Gaddafi's son ordered cruise ship complete with shark tank

Source: The Telegraph

Live sharks circling in a tank aboard your own cruise liner may remain the idle fantasy of many Kleptocrats, but for Hannibal Gaddafi the dream was almost a reality.

The fourth son of Col Gaddafi, a trained seaman who controlled Libya's maritime industry, commissioned a vessel with its own shark tank after becoming frustrated at being unable to charter cruise ships at short notice.

The vessel – the Phoenicia, which was not completed before the overthrow of the Gaddafi family, was to have entertained up to 3,500 guests with elaborate gilt-edged architectural flourishes.

Inside, Hannibal asked for a 120-tonne chamber filled with seawater for two sand tiger sharks, two white sharks and two blacktip reef sharks. Flanked with marble pillars, gold-framed mirrors and giant statues, the shark tank was to be a unique centrepiece for his guests.

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