The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday, Aug. 20, edition that Barrick Gold chairman Peter Munk
wants to triple the number of
berths at a former Yugoslav
naval port on the Adriatic Sea
as he converts the marina into
a resort for rich people.
A Bloomberg dispatch to The Globe reports that Mr. Munk
has already invested more
than $133-million
to clean up the "environmental
mess" left by
Warsaw Pact warships that
berthed for decades in Montenegro's
Kotor Bay. His Porto
Montenegro marina development
for "superyachts" and
luxury condos will also have
two hotels, golf courses,
shops and restaurants.
The Adriatic Sea coastline
of the former Yugoslavia is becoming more popular for tourists as investment raises
standards and services. The
island of Hvar in Croatia, which the government
bills as a San Tropez of
the east, is already the haunt
of celebrities including
Bill Gates and Paris Hilton.
With 183 berths and 29 luxury
condos, Porto Montenegro
will eventually have 630
berths, including 130 for supersized
yachts, as well as
two boutique hotels, Mr.
Munk said.
Mr. Munk's co-investors include Jacob
Rothschild, Nathaniel
Rothschild, Bernard Arnault and Oleg Deripaska.
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