No, your eyes don’t deceive you — that is a 217-foot, $125-million super yacht cruising the Great Lakes.
The Hampshire, ɾєρօɾτedly owned by English billionaire Andrew Currie, has been making its way around the Upper Peninsula this month, stopping in variousdestinations, including Mackinac Island.
Currie, a biofuel executive who is a director with chemical company Ineos, is worth about $3.5 billion, making him the 504th richest person on Forbes’billionaires 2019 list.
While Currie is not publicly connected to the ship,MLiveand theMining Gazetteɾєρօɾτ the multibillionaire owns the Hampshire.Currie is also connected to Hampshire I, another super yacht thatappeared at the Cannes Film Festivalin May.
The Dutch-built Hampshire can sleep 12 guests and carries a crew of 17 people, according toBoatInternational. The boat also features an on-deck pool.
The yacht stopped in Milwaukee on Aug. 7, according to theMilwaukee Business Journal, then headed toward Traverse City.TV6 also caught the yachtAug. 12in Marquette’s Lower Harbor, wherethe station ɾєρօɾτedthat crew members stopped on shore to support local business.
A Mackinac Island State Harbor employee said the Hampshire docked at the island Monday and was still there Tuesday morning. According to boat tracking siteVessel Finder,the yachthas a set destination of “cruising Great Lakes.”
