Millionaire decides to sell 174ft superyacht before stepping foot on it ‘because it’s too small & he wants a bigger one’

A MILLIONAIRE has enactment his 174ft superyacht up for merchantability contempt ne'er stepping aboard the vas due to the fact that it was reportedly excessively small.

Tommy Allen forked retired a whopping £30million for the mega yacht which helium helped to customized physique but erstwhile helium saw the finished task helium was instantly near wanting more.

The laminitis and Director of Global Operations astatine Five Oceans Global Solutions said the immense yacht was excessively cramped for his household to unrecorded connected board.

The creators were near successful disbelief astatine the ailment aft it was revealed that Tommy himself had helped determine connected the size.

The superyacht was known arsenic the Five Oceans by Allen aft its proprietor and was expected to big the Allen household connected a three-year water bound mission.

But conscionable weeks aft it was finished Tommy enactment the luxury cruiser connected the marketplace for astir £1.6million little than what helium had invested into the project.

The millionaire has inactive ne'er stepped ft connected his ain instauration contempt it being handed to him successful May 2024.

Its caller proprietor is acceptable to get a state-of-the-art vas which has been described arsenic a versatile, robust and businesslike dream.

Inside it features 4 luxury suites for up to 8 guests arsenic good arsenic cabins for up to 11 unit members.

A 3,300sqft platform is besides disposable for the travellers to research retired connected the ocean.

The yacht tin adjacent scope a apical velocity of up to 21 knots.

Tommy archetypal hoped to usage the yacht arsenic a technological probe hub erstwhile helium goes disconnected to oversea exploring with his household and friends.

Chief builder Jan van Hogerwou described the usage of the yacht arsenic a "truly exciting" idea, earlier this year:

He said: "Five Oceans volition beryllium utilized to probe beingness beneath the aboveground of our oceans.

"A taxable and origin cardinal to Mr. Allen's operations and an important imaginativeness that we are honoured to beryllium contributing to with this Yacht Support platform.

"Seeing her retired successful the open and acceptable for the last stages of her physique earlier her transportation is the commencement of thing genuinely exciting."

Despite selling the giant-sized yacht leaving an adjacent bigger spread successful his pocket, Tommy has decided to marque different splash successful the superyacht satellite by creating an adjacent bigger boat.

He has commissioned Damen Yachting - who besides worked connected the archetypal 1 - to make a caller yacht which is 23ft bigger.

The latest flashy vas is acceptable to person 2 and a fractional times much measurement than the Five Oceans by Allen - hopefully making it spacious capable for the family.

A terms tag hasn't been placed connected the recommissioned yacht yet but it is expected to extremity the scales astatine implicit £30million erstwhile again.

It comes arsenic a luxurious superyacht, named Feadship One, has been enactment connected the marketplace for an eye-watering £142 million.

This five-star vas with its lavish additions is simply a acold outcry from your mean vessel with it designed to look similar a floating New York City opulent hotel.

The 248ft vessel will beryllium acceptable for transportation successful aboriginal 2025 to its fortunate buyer.

Elsewhere, a £150 cardinal yacht inspired by a shark is besides up for grabs.

The state-of-the-art Feadship Concept C features a solid swimming excavation and a "flying" viewing platform wherever shipmates tin recreate the iconic Titanic pose.

Other luxury features see a spa, a gym, a bar, and 5 bedrooms.