Google co-founder’s yacht is as large as a naval ship:The ₹4,250-crore yacht has a theater, spa and gym; filling its tank costs ₹13.6 crore

Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s luxurious superyacht ‘Dragonfly’, worth approximately ₹4,250 crore, has been in the news these days because of its massive size and the way it is fueled. At 466 feet long, the yacht is too large for ordinary private yacht marinas. That is why it had to use a Spanish Navy cruise berth for refueling. A special facility built along the seashore for berthing, cleaning and refueling ships, boats and yachts is called a ‘marina’. 1.16 million liters of diesel at a time, costing up to ₹13.61 crore The massive size of Dragonfly can be gauged from its fuel requirements. If it is fully refueled to its 1.16-million-liter capacity, the bill can range from ₹13.04 crore to ₹13.61 crore. Refueling through a pipeline takes approximately 12.5 hours. Filling it with tankers takes 60 trucks and 2 days If such a large yacht were filled using regular diesel tankers arriving by road, around 60 tanker trucks would be required to supply 1.16 million litres of fuel. Filling it via trucks could take at least two days. That is why industrial-scale fueling hubs such as Gibraltar are used, where large diesel storage tanks with capacities of 3,200 metric tonnes and 13,350 metric tonnes are available. The 9,408-tonne yacht has a business deck and swimming pool Knowledge Box: Find out who Sergey Brin is Sergey Brin founded the search engine company ‘Google’ with Larry Page in 1998. He is one of the world’s richest businesspeople. The ‘Dragonfly’ superyacht was delivered to Brin by Lürssen in 2024 and was designed by Germain Frers.