Saddam’s Yacht : Pools, Prayer Room, Helicopter Pad, Mini Escape Sub

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Saddam's Yacht
There is some controversy surrounding a yacht that Iraq claims was constructed for Saddam Hussein and wants returned to the country. The current owners are trying to sell the ship for $35 million dollars. If you are in the market, this could easily make a good lair for the next Bond super villain.

According to an account in the French daily Le Figaro, corroborated by Amir-Aslani, the Ocean Breeze, made for a 35-member crew, has about 10 rooms, several salons with large-screen TVs, pools, saunas, gold plumbing fixtures, a prayer room and a portable helicopter pad.

Less glamorous but more telling of Saddam’s real-world concerns are the bulletproof windows, a missile-launching system — disarmed — and a secret passage leading to a mini-submarine for escape if the vessel comes under attack. It was unclear whether the mini-submarine is still part of the yacht, but the Le Figaro account implied that it is.

Saddam’s other yacht is not commanding as high a sales price.
saddam's other yahct

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3 Responses to “Saddam’s Yacht : Pools, Prayer Room, Helicopter Pad, Mini Escape Sub”

  1. Justin Says:

    That’s actually surprisingly cheap for what it is and who it housed.

  2. Justin Says:

    Why did they only destroy one?

  3. chris2x Says:

    My guess is that they only destroyed the one they did because they thought he was on it, or it got caught up in the fighting

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