Sergey Brin's $450 million Dragonfly superyacht docks at Spanish Navy berth for massive fuel stop
Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s 466-foot yacht Dragonfly was forced to use a Spanish Navy cruise berth in Gibraltar to refuel, highlighting the vessel’s commercial-scale fuel needs.
Sergey Brin’s Dragonfly, a 466-foot Lürssen superyacht valued at roughly $450 million, cannot use ordinary marina fuel pumps and therefore turned to Gibraltar’s commercial bunkering hub. Docked at a Spanish Navy cruise berth, the yacht accessed the Western Arm terminal, which can pump fuel at up to 80 metric tons per hour, meaning a complete refuel would require about 13 hours. Even a partial 500-metric-ton uplift would cost between $690,000 and $720,000 and take over six hours.
The vessel’s diesel-electric hybrid system, powered by two large MAN engines, still relies heavily on diesel, underscoring the logistical challenges of such a massive private craft. The stop was purely operational, with AIS data showing the yacht traveling from Palma de Mallorca toward Gibraltar before heading back to the Balearics.
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The episode shows how ultra-large private yachts depend on commercial port infrastructure, raising questions about maritime logistics and costs.
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