Mystery buyer gets Microsoft co-founders superyacht for £200m

> Subscriber-only, By Tony Esposito2021-08-24T14:17:00

When built, Octopus was the largest yacht in the world

The 126m Octopus – built by Lürssen for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2003 and on the market since his death in 2018 – has been sold to a mystery buyer who intends to charter the vessel.

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