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Liverpool FC owner John W Henry's £63 million superyacht docks in Jersey as part of European tour

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See the £63 million superyacht docked at Jersey's Albert Pier

A £63 million luxury superyacht owned by American billionaire businessman John W Henry has docked in Jersey .

The 66-metre Elysian vessel, previously named Ester III, sails under the Cayman Islands flag and is the largest private vessel ever to have berthed in the island.

The Lürssen superyacht has an outdoor swimming pool, helicopter pad and glass lift with room for up to 12 guests and 17 crew.

It has a top speed of 16.5 knots and set sail from Florida around a month ago on a European tour, leaving Douarnenez Bay in France on Thursday afternoon before arriving at Albert Pier in St Helier at around 7am on Friday (24 May).

A crew member told ITV News that the Elysian is stopping overnight in Jersey to refuel before continuing its journey to Germany.

Guests from the UK are believed to be on board, although Mr Henry is not.

The 74-year-old has a net worth of more than £4 billion according to Forbes and has built a sports empire, owning both Liverpool FC and the Boston Red Sox.

A yacht engineer told ITV News about the financial benefits that a vessel of this size visiting Jersey will have.

Ben Blutch said: "It's a Lürssen one so it's a good brand and it's parading money all around. Imagine the price for Elysian refuelling in Jersey."

Marie-Claire Sutton from the St Helier Yacht Club added: "It's actually quite amazing and seeing such a beautiful yacht from my office window is just incredible."

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Liverpool owner John W Henry has dipped into the transfer market to splash out an eye-watering £68m on a new 215-foot super-yacht.

The American, who is the majority shareholder of Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, spent the whopping amount on the luxury yacht which can reportedly accommodate 12 overnight guest in a master suite, three double cabins and two twins, and up to 17 crew in separate quarters.

The super-yacht, which was previously named Ester III, was formerly owned by Georgy Bedzhamov, but was snapped up by Henry after the Russian entrepreneur became wanted on fraud charges in his homeland.

Henry has since renamed the yacht 'Iroquois' and the property has a French classical theme throughout its interior, according to Yacht Harbour, as well as custom furniture and a hand-carved leather piece of artwork in the main stairwell.

Among the yacht's main features are an ornate fireplace in the main saloon, an infinity pool located aft of the main deck, an elevator, a spa center, a gym and a helipad located on the bow.

Other features of the stunning super-yacht include a hot tub, silk carpeting, gold leaf detailing, and Henry's new signing has a top speed of 15 knots (17mph).

The yacht was ordered to be sold by the Gibraltar Supreme Court after a claim was filed by mutli-national bank, BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, and was listed for sale in August at £67.6m.

It is reported that proceeds from the yacht's sale will be distributed to creditors in the coming months.

Reds owner Henry rescued Liverpool Football Club from the poisonous reign of Tom Hicks and George Gillett in October 2010 when he and his business associates, who were then known as New England Sports Ventures (NESV), purchased the club for £300m.

Henry, who is worth close to £2 billion according to influential American business magazine Forbes, also owns the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Globe newspaper and a NASCAR racing team.

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Man dies on John Henry's yacht

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BOSTON -- A crew member on a yacht belonging to Red Sox owner John Henry apparently committed suicide on board Monday while the vessel was docked in Boston, authorities and the team said.

The team said in a statement that fellow crew members were the only other people on board the yacht Iroquois, which was at Rowes Wharf near the financial district and is a sight familiar to Bostonians.

The man was 28 to 30 years old, said police spokeswoman Cheryl Fiandaca. When firefighters and police arrived at the yacht, they found him in cardiac arrest, and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

It wasn't clear who called authorities, and police did not release the man's name. The manner of death also wasn't released.

Police at the scene did not comment, and a man who appeared to be a yacht crew member said he could not comment.

"Mr. Henry and the members of the Boston Red Sox are saddened by the news and send deepest condolences to his family," the team's statement said.

Henry, the team's principal owner, has owned the Red Sox with two major partners since 2002 and is a former owner of the Florida Marlins. He is chairman of John W. Henry & Co. Inc., a hedge fund he founded in 1981.

The team has won two World Series during his tenure, the first in 2004 after an 84-year title drought.

Henry is also the principal owner of English soccer team Liverpool FC.

Forbes magazine reported in 2011 that Henry had listed the 164-foot yacht for sale for $28 million.

Associated Press writers Steve LeBlanc and Jay Lindsay contributed to this report.

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Death on Red Sox owner's yacht is apparent suicide

Crew member apparently commits suicide on red sox owner's yacht, docked in boston.

BOSTON (AP) -- A crew member on a yacht belonging to Red Sox owner John Henry apparently committed suicide on board Monday while the vessel was docked in Boston, authorities and the team said.

The team said in a statement that fellow crew members were the only other people on board the yacht Iroquois, which was at Rowes Wharf near the financial district and is a sight familiar to Bostonians.

The man was 28 to 30 years old, said police spokeswoman Cheryl Fiandaca. When firefighters and police arrived at the yacht, they found him in cardiac arrest, and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

It wasn't clear who called authorities, and police did not release the man's name. The manner of death also wasn't released.

Police at the scene did not comment, and a man who appeared to be a yacht crew member said he could not comment.

"Mr. Henry and the members of the Boston Red Sox are saddened by the news and send deepest condolences to his family," the team's statement said.

Henry, the team's principal owner, has owned the Red Sox with two major partners since 2002 and is a former owner of the Florida Marlins. He is chairman of John W. Henry & Co. Inc., a hedge fund he founded in 1981.

The team has won two World Series during his tenure, the first in 2004 after an 84-year title drought.

Henry is also the principal owner of English soccer team Liverpool FC.

Forbes magazine reported in 2011 that Henry had listed the 164-foot yacht for sale for $28 million.

Associated Press writers Steve LeBlanc and Jay Lindsay contributed to this report.

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Death on Red Sox owner’s yacht is apparent suicide

A crew member on a yacht belonging to Red Sox owner John Henry apparently committed suicide on board Monday while the vessel was docked in Boston, authorities and the team said.

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The team said in a statement that fellow crew members were the only other people on board the yacht Iroquois, which was at Rowes Wharf near the financial district and is a sight familiar to Bostonians.

The man was 28 to 30 years old, said police spokeswoman Cheryl Fiandaca. When firefighters and police arrived at the yacht, they found him in cardiac arrest, and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

It wasn’t clear who called authorities, and police did not release the man’s name. The manner of death also wasn’t released.

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Police at the scene did not comment, and a man who appeared to be a yacht crew member said he could not comment.

“Mr. Henry and the members of the Boston Red Sox are saddened by the news and send deepest condolences to his family,” the team’s statement said.

Henry, the team’s principal owner, has owned the Red Sox with two major partners since 2002 and is a former owner of the Florida Marlins. He is chairman of John W. Henry & Co. Inc., a hedge fund he founded in 1981.

The team has won two World Series during his tenure, the first in 2004 after an 84-year title drought.

Henry is also the principal owner of English soccer team Liverpool FC.

Forbes magazine reported in 2011 that Henry had listed the 164-foot yacht for sale for $28 million.

Associated Press writers Steve LeBlanc and Jay Lindsay contributed to this report.

John W Henry: Crew member dies on Liverpool FC owner yacht in apparent suicide

He said he is "saddened" by the death, which happened on his yacht Iroquois docked in Boston, Massachusetts

• 07:51, 4 Jun 2013
• Updated 09:48, 4 Jun 2013

A crew member has apparently committed suicide aboard Liverpool FC owner John Henry’s private boat.

The man, aged between 28 and 30, was found having a heart attack on the 164ft yacht – the £18million venue for Mr Henry’s second marriage in 2009.

A probe was launched in the US after emergency services tried to revive him at the scene in Boston.

A spokesman for Mr Henry, who also owns the Boston Red Sox, said: “Earlier today, a crew member on the vessel Iroquois seemingly took his life on the vessel.”

He added: “Mr Henry and the members of the Boston Red Sox are saddened by the news and send deepest condolences to his family.”

John Henry, 63, is a billionaire commodities and foreign exchange trader and his company Fenway Sports Group took over Liverpool FC in 2010.

He bought the Red Sox for over £450million in 2002.

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Red Sox Owner John Henry Buys Waterfront Estate On Nantucket

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Boston Red Sox owner John W. Henry has dropped $25 million on a waterfront estate on Nantucket in the Shimmo neighborhood.

Henry, who is also the principal owner of The Boston Globe and the Liverpool Football Club, is expected to close on an abutting property at 48 Shimmo Pond Road that could bring the total value of the two acquisitions to approximately $35 to $38 million, island real estate sources told the Current .

Taken together, the deals could break the record for the highest sale of residential real estate in Nantucket history, eclipsing the previous record of $36 million for a home on Lincoln Avenue that was set less than two weeks ago.

The transaction last Friday for $25 million listed Harbor Hill House LLC as the buyer, an entity registered to John W. Henry at 433 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Fla.

The property Henry acquired on Friday at 4 Middle Valley Road is a waterfront estate that features multiple buildings totaling 18,100 square feet, including 10 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms. It was previously owned by entrepreneur Donald Burns, who tapped internationally known architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen to envision the compound. The property was recently featured in Architectural Digest .

The two properties at 4 Middle Valley Road and 48 Shimmo Pond Road - both owned by Burns - had been on the market together for $42.5 million .

On April 22, the property at 48 Shimmo Pond Road was transferred by Burns' limited liability company to another entity - 48 SBR LLC - registered to Boston attorney Joseph Brodigan. That sale was completed for $0.

Henry and his wife Linda Pizzuti have previously vacationed on Nantucket, and once told WGBH that the decision to move forward with the purchase of the Boston Globe was finalized during a beach walk on the island.

The deal for the waterfront estate marks just the latest high-end real estate transaction in Nantucket’s white-hot real estate market. The aforementioned $36 million sale of 21 Lincoln Avenue - which is believed to have sold to Texas businessman Robert Bass - was preceded by the $32.5 million sale of 42 Easton Street on Brant Point last October to Stephen A. Schwarzman.

Last year there were two other sales over $30 million on Nantucket, including the commercial properties of the Beachside Hotel for $38 million , and the Nantucket Inn for $30 million .

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Death On Red Sox Owner's Yacht Is Apparent Suicide

June 3, 2013 / 3:59 PM CDT / CBS Chicago

BOSTON (AP) — A crew member on a yacht belonging to Red Sox owner John Henry apparently committed suicide on board Monday while the vessel was docked in Boston, authorities and the team said.

The team said in a statement that fellow crew members were the only other people on board the yacht Iroquois, which was at Rowes Wharf near the financial district and is a sight familiar to Bostonians.

The man was 28 to 30 years old, said police spokeswoman Cheryl Fiandaca. When firefighters and police arrived at the yacht, they found him in cardiac arrest, and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

It wasn't clear who called authorities, and police did not release the man's name. The manner of death also wasn't released.

Police at the scene did not comment, and a man who appeared to be a yacht crew member said he could not comment.

"Mr. Henry and the members of the Boston Red Sox are saddened by the news and send deepest condolences to his family," the team's statement said.

Henry, the team's principal owner, has owned the Red Sox with two major partners since 2002 and is a former owner of the Florida Marlins. He is chairman of John W. Henry & Co. Inc., a hedge fund he founded in 1981.

The team has won two World Series during his tenure, the first in 2004 after an 84-year title drought.

Forbes magazine reported in 2011 that Henry had listed the 164-foot yacht for sale for $28 million.

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Crew member 'commits suicide aboard $29m yacht owned by Red Sox owner John Henry'

• The man, aged between 28 and 30, was found in cardiac arrest by emergency responders and could not be revived

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Published: 15:41 EDT, 3 June 2013 | Updated: 16:30 EDT, 3 June 2013

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A crew member for a multimillion dollar private yacht owned by Red Sox owner John Henry has apparently committed suicide aboard the vessel.

The victim, who is between 28 and 30, was found in cardiac arrest after firefighters and police raced to the Iroquois, which is docked in Rowes Wharf in Boston, around midday on Monday.

They attempted to revive him but he was later pronounced dead, Boston police spokeswoman Cheryl Fiandaca said.

Probe: Police are investigating an apparent suicide on the Iroquois after a man died on board on Monday

Investigation: Police work aboard Boston Red Sox owner John Henry's yacht 'Iroquois' on Monday

It was not immediately clear who placed the 911 call . Authorities have also not released the man's name or the manner of his death.

The yacht is docked at 30 Rowes Wharf, behind the Boston Harbor Hotel, near the city's financial district.

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High ranking police officials, including police Commissioner Ed Davis, were spotted on the multimillion-dollar vessel on Monday afternoon, WCVB reported.

The Red Sox issued a statement saying that a crew member 'apparently took his life aboard the vessel', adding that only crew were on the yacht at the time, the  Boston Globe reported.

It added: 'Mr. Henry and the members of the Boston Red Sox are saddened by the news and send deepest condolences to his family.'

Owner: The multimillion dollar vessel is owned by Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, pictured

Docked: Police are seen aboard the Iroquois, which is moored at Rowes Wharf in Boston

John W. Henry, 63, is a billionaire commodities and foreign exchange trader, who bought the Red Sox for $700 million in 2002.

He is also the principle owner of Liverpool Football Club in England and owns NASCAR team Roush Fenway Racing.

He is chairman John W. Henry & Co. Inc., a hedge fund he founded in 1981. The team has won two World Series during his tenure, the first in 2004 after an 84-year title drought.

According to Forbes in 2011, his 164-foot private yacht was being sold for $28.75 million.

Henry married his second wife aboard the boat in 2009 before hosting a reception at Fenway Park.

At sea: The 164-foot private yacht where the man was found was sold for $28.75 million in 2011

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Exiled russian oligarch’s 257’ superyacht amaryllis seen towed through palm beach.

The Amaryllis being towed past the former mansion of Henry Flagler, built in 1902

By John Jannarone and Alan Hatfield

The 257’ superyacht Amaryllis apparently owned by exiled Russian oligarch Andrey Borodin was towed past Palm Beach, FL on Friday morning, according to a visual account by CorpGov .

The yacht, whose owner is frequently cited as Mr. Borodin by enthusiast publications, moved slowly through the Lake Worth lagoon where bridges were raised for its passage. A towboat with flashing lights about 150 feet ahead pulled the Amaryllis , built by German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen in 2011.

While CorpGov could not officially confirm Mr. Borodin as the owner of the vessel, his wife, socialite Tatiana Korsakova, has posted dozens of Instagram photos and videos aboard the Amaryllis. A yacht broker interviewed by CorpGov confirmed that Ms. Korsakova is indeed aboard the Amaryllis in the photos and videos.

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The sighting comes as billions of dollars in Russian-owned yachts have been seized around the world as a result of international sanctions. CNN has published an extensive list of seized vessels, which were taken in harbor cities including Mallorca, Spain and London.

However, it is unclear if the Amaryllis was being seized or voluntarily towed. Very large yachts often choose to be towed because bridges are required to raise for them, according to the yacht broker.

The former Bank of Moscow chief was granted political asylum in the UK in February 2013 after fleeing what he alleged to be politically-motivated fraud and embezzlement charges. Mr. Borodin would go on to be tried and convicted in abstentia in Russian Court in 2018, but not before managing to enlist a number of prominent American lawmakers to lobby Washington for a U.S. visa. Despite Russian extradition requests to the UK government, Borodin’s controversial attempts to make large donations to the NHS, and the uncovering of an assassination plot against his life, the fugitive banker remains overseas, having been granted access to his Swiss bank accounts and having made several notable London real estate purchases during his time in exile.

Mr. Borodin is widely listed as a billionaire, but his total wealth remains difficult to confirm accurately, with the governments of Switzerland and the Bahamas having been asked to help the Russian government in its legal case. In 2012, Borodin purchased the UK’s then-most expensive home, an 80-hectare 18th-century estate in Oxfordshire, for upwards of $217 million. In 2017 he was granted access to personal Swiss accounts holding a reported $378 million. The Amaryllis was purchased for a reported $120 million.

Mr. Borodin did not immediately respond to an emailed query from CorpGov , while the FBI declined to comment. An emailed query to The Department of Homeland Security was not returned.

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