Secret buyer nabs Microsoft grandee’s superyacht for £200m

For 1m a week you can rent 126-metre ship built for Paul Allen, with two helicopters, two subs and a recording studio

A vast explorer class" superyacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been sold for almost 200m, and is now available to rent for anyone with about a 1m to drop for a week.

Octopus was the world's largest yacht when she was built for Allen in 2003 and the 126-metre vessel marked a turning point in superyacht design, capable of being used for deep sea exploration as well as living a life of luxury on the high seas.