Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin is set to launch the much-awaited
Mirgab V yacht this Saturday. They have invited the public to the 10 a.m. launch and the new owners of Mirgab V the
Alshaya family of Kuwait are
holding a fireworks
display in the evening to celebrate. The 144-foot tri-deck yacht is the largest motor yacht in Burger's
history. The yacht will summer in the Mediterranean on the French Riviera and also can be seen at the Monaco Yacht Show
in September. The
yacht cost over $20 million and
includes 12 staterooms (seven for guests and five for crew), a glass circular elevator and a swim platform that
converts to a stairway to the sea.