Mystery superyacht The Felix is docked in the Port River, but who owns it?
IT’S the superyacht that has Port Adelaide buzzing with rumours. Is it a Hollywood hunk’s floating palace? A luxury base for a billionaire for a penchant for batteries and space rockets?
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IT’S the super yacht that has Port Adelaide buzzing with rumours. Could it be Hollywood hunk Chris Hemsworth’s floating palace while on Tourism Australia duties, or a luxury base for Elon Musk while keeping an eye on his big battery?
The Felix is moored at Port Adelaide after meandering down the east coast with stops in Sydney and Hobart.
The former research vessel was converted to be the super yacht Amadeus in 2007 for French luxury goods billionaire Bernard Arnault.
It was renamed the Felix in early 2016 following its sale to a mystery buyer for an undisclosed price. At the time one valuation put it at being worth 65 million euro ($A100 million).
Felix is a world away from a fishing tinny. The 70m ship is configured to take 12 guests in six cabins, plus 18 crew, with facilities such as jacuzzi, gym, cinema, elevator serving three decks and golf driving range.
In 2008 the Power and Motor Yacht website listed it as the 64th largest motor yacht in the world, noting “Former British prime minister Tony Blair, his wife Cherie, and rock star Bono cruised together aboard this yacht last summer”.
What Felix is doing in Adelaide is a mystery, although there are many theories. Comments on social media include claims it is owned by a North American businessman.
Meanwhile, Chris Hemsworth has left SA and Elon Musk has been busy launching a rocket taking one of his Tesla cars into space.
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