Measuring 466 feet (142.1 meters), the Lürssen-built yacht is too large for the kind of fuel pump found at an ordinary marina, forcing it to rely on Gibraltar’s industrial bunkering infrastructure instead. Delivered in 2024 and valued at approximately $450 million, the yacht’s sheer size recently forced it to dock at a Spanish Navy cruise berth. Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s superyacht Dragonfly is so large that even a routine fuel stop becomes a commercial-scale operation.
The 9,408-gross-ton yacht runs on a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system powered by two MAN 16V28/33D diesel engines, each roughly the size of a semi-truck, weighing 44 tons and generating 9,760 hp. Together, they propel the vessel to a reported top speed of 24 knots. Dragonfly is not simply a large hull with lavish cabins. Germán Frers designed the yacht, with Nauta Design responsible for its interiors and social spaces. It also includes a dedicated business deck, reflecting Brin’s apparent desire to work while travelling.
Gibraltar’s fuel infrastructure includes 18 tanks with around 3,200 metric tons of marine gas oil and automotive gas oil storage, along with a separate facility capable of storing another 13,350 metric tons of marine gas oil. AIS records show the yacht travelled roughly 463 nautical miles from Palma de Mallorca toward Gibraltar before continuing its journey. Its latest reported destination is Alcudia, Spain, according to MarineTraffic, with the yacht heading back toward the Balearics.
The operation also has barges available for vessels refuelling at anchor or requiring different fuel grades. Dragonfly’s Gibraltar visit also appears to have been an operational stop rather than a leisure destination.