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Saddams Yacht “Qaddisat Saddam” for sale – $34 Million Only

24 December 2007 No Comment

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Its Christmas time again and this year we have the perfect gift for you. Saddam Hussein’s yacht “Qaddisat Saddam”. The former and now dead dictator of Iraq has left a magnificent super yacht which is now available for a cool $34 million. according to radaronline.

The 269 feet “Qaddisat Saddam” now named “Ocean Breeze” seems to have come out of South of France, Broker Burgess London is inviting offers around £17 million ($34million) for Ocean Breeze.

When the yacht was built, all of the workers involved were sworn to secrecy, signing gagging orders.

History of the “Qaddisat Saddam” Yacht

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Qadissiyat Saddam being named after a famous Arab victory over the Persians in 637 AD The Danish 1981 built “Qaddisat Saddam (Ocean Breeze) yacht is one of the two yachts which were made my Saddam, the other yacht being Al Mansur (”The Victor”) which was later bombed by Anglo-American forces during the Iraq War of 2003.

The 269ft vessel is full of customized fittings ordered by the Iraqi leader from builders Helsingor Vaerft.

Inside the Yacht -

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The Middle Eastern despot-chic decor features plenty of gold, silver, and marble, Arabesque arches, fancy fountains, gold-tap bathrooms, table and silverware for 200, a medi-clinic with surgical suite (who wants to play doctor?), helipad, 14 cabins for 28 passengers, bunk space for 35 crew members, and prayer rooms. There are Jacuzzis, steam rooms, hi-tech entertainment suites and games parlours, including table tennis and pool tables, and flat-screen TVs in almost every cabin.

It can bed about 28 people and has Bullet proof glasses, closed-circuit television, a secret passage that runs the length of the boat for easy access to a fast patrol boat and a mini-submarine pod for emergency exits.

So if you want a piece of history then the Qaddisat Saddam or Ocean Breeze is surely a good buy for you.

PS. – Please make sure that you keep the yacht at some distance from the US coast. :)

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