Many of Khashoggi’s most lavish parties took place aboard Nabila, but the yacht was also an invaluable business instrument. Three water-makers produce 45,000 litres of fresh water a day from the ocean and six mammoth refrigerators carry a three-month supply of food for 100 people. Fuel tanks holding 618,256 litres of diesel give a maximum range of 8,500 nautical miles at the cruising speed of 17.5 knots. To get to and from shore, there is a helicopter landing pad and a pair of nine metre tenders. There is accommodation for a crew of 52 people. Insisting that she be totally self-contained, Khashoggi had included in the specification everything from a patisserie and three-chair hair salon to a screening room with an 800-film library and a hospital with an operating theatre. Named Nabila, after Khashoggi’s only daughter, the vessel was launched in 1980. ![]() “No-one really knows what she originally cost,” says Jonathan Beckett, CEO of Burgess, the broker that arranged the sale to Trump. Trump Princess features more than 100 cabins
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