The Russian billionaire is trying to sue $ 100 million from the company that has poorly painted its yacht

The 120-meter yacht Andrei Melnichenko, who had struck the public several years ago with its extravagant appearance, suffered from the negligent attitude of Dulux workers, owned by Akzo NoBel. Moreover, it suffered from $ 100 million - that is how much, according to Melnichenko, should a company that left him on his yacht after painting laying and stripes.

Akzo Nobel once repainted the yacht at his own expense, but Melnichenko remained unhappy with the result and now intends to demand compensation through the New Jersey court, The Daily Mail reports.

About $ 25 million, according to the businessman’s calculations, the next painting of the yacht “A”, named after his wife Alexandra Nikolich, and he will demand another 75 million dollars as a “penalty” - after all, while “A” will be repaired, he and his wife will have to rent another ship. Apparently, the world's largest sailing yacht, which he planned to build last year, is not yet ready.

"Motor yacht A" - such is its official name - weighs 5900 tons and can develop speed up to 45 km/h. Although Melnichenko tried to hide its existence with all his might, in the world of yachtsmen "a" he made a splash and became a "well -known symbol of the crazy wealth of the Russians," as the foreign press wrote.

In addition to two swimming pools, on the nose and in the stern, "A" boasts a helipad, an amphibian vessel and a garage for the owner of the owner. The crew of the ship is 35 people. The ship has more than 100 audio collars and more dozen plasma panels, many of which are disguised as mirrors, and the film of the yacht has more than two thousand films. “A” was bought for $ 400 million, its maintenance costs owners of $ 12 million a year, but Melnichenko, who occupies the sixth place in the Forbes rating of the richest businessmen of Russia, is not ready for this for his wife. So, their wedding in 2005 was held in the Orthodox Chapel, which he, at the request of the bride, dismantled from the suburbs and brought in parts and gathered in France, where the celebrations took place.