Time for a touch up! Russian oligarch's £240million Motor Yacht A undergoes a refit so she's spruce enough to keep up with her new £360million big sister

• Sailing Yacht A, worth £360m, and £240m Motor Yacht A, are both owned by billionaire Andrey Melnichenko 
• Mr Melnichenko received his new Sailing Yacht A last month after it completed its final sea trials in Gibraltar
• The oligarch, 45, is worth around £11billion, and is a Russian industrialist with assets in fertiliser and coal
• Motor Yacht A's minor refurbishment and maintaenance will take 'a few months'

A Russian oligarch's £240 million prized superyacht is undergoing a facelift, almost ten years after it was built.

Motor Yacht A - one of the world’s 25 largest superyachts - is currently docked in Navantia, Cartagena, in south-eastern Spain. 

Her renovation comes as owner, Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, 45, - who is believed to be worth around £11billion - recently got his hands on in a new vessel, the £360million Sailing Yacht A.

The two luxury boats have this week been pictured moored alongside each other in Cartagena.

Costing a combined total of £600million, they first took to the waves together in early May.

Motor Yacht A will now be given a luxury makeover and a maintenance job similar to a car receiving an MOT and service that will take 'a few months' a spokesman for the owner told MailOnline. 

Motor Yacht A, pictured left next to her big sister Sailing Yacht A, is going renovation work in Navantia, Cartagena, Spain

In Spain, Motor Yacht A (right) will be given a luxury makeover in a maintenance job similar to a car receiving an MOT and service that will take 'a few months' a spokesman for the owner said

Both Motor Yacht A (pictured) and Sailing Yacht A belong to Andrey Melnichenko - a 45-year-old Russian industrialist worth around £11billion with assets in fertiliser and coal

Sailing Yacht A, which was has three 300ft masts that are taller than Big Ben's tower, met Motor Yacht A in Monaco

The towering Sailing Yacht A boasts masts at 300ft that are taller than Big Ben as it sits in the water off the coast of Monaco

Motor Yacht A which belogns to the Russian oligarch born in Gomel, Belarus, during Soviet rule, who is one of the richest citizens of Russia and the world with a reported net worth of around £11billion

A spokesman for Mr Melnichenko said: 'Motor Yacht A is undergoing a planned minor refit in the Navantia shipyard in Cartagena. 

'It's a technical survey and regular maintenance to maintain her usual as-new condition.'

Sailing Yacht A had been tested rigorously in Gibraltar before being handed to its owner last month where she and Motor Yacht A were sent out to sea.  

They were spotted in the 430-acre principality of Monaco, the glitzy and glamorous seaside principality on the French Riviera.  

Sailing Yacht A was handed over to the owner by the project team led by Dirk Kloosterman having completed her final sea trials in the Navantia shipyard in Cartagena, and in Gibraltar at the beginning of May. 

The staggering Sailing Yacht A is a 468ft-long vessel which has three 300ft masts that are taller than Big Ben's tower.  

Motor Yacht A, pictured left, sailing in waters off the coast of Monaco next to its owner's new toy- Sailing Yacht A, seen right

Pictured in Monaco, Sailing Yacht A, left, and Motor Yacht A, right, are both stamped with a huge A on the back of the vessels

People disembark Sailing Yacht A's smaller ferrying vessel as it moors among the other luxury yachts in Monaco's harbour

HOW DOES MOTOR YACHT A STACK UP AGAINST SAILING YACHT A?

Billionaire Andrey Melnichenko owns two of the world's largest superyachts. Here's how they stack up:

Motor Yacht A 

Launched: 2008

Builder: Blohm + Voss (Hamburg, Germany)

Designer: Philippe Starck 

Cost: £240million

Length: 119 metres (390ft)

World's 21st largest superyacht 

Guests: 14

Crew: 42 

Maximum speed: 23 knots (26 mph)

Cruising speed: 19.5 knots (22 mph)

Flag: Bermuda 

Sailing Yacht A

Launched: 2017

Builder: Nobiskrug (Rendsburg, Germany)

Designer: Philippe Starck 

Cost: £360million

Length: 142.8 metres (468.5ft)

World's 9th largest superyacht 

Guests: 20

Crew: 54 

Maximum speed: 21 knots (24mph)

Cruising speed: 16 knots (18 mph)

Flag: Bermuda 

Sailing Yacht A boasts eight floors - with a helicopter pad on one of the decks - and an underwater observation room.

It is powered by a 'hybrid diesel-electric package with controllable pitch propellers,' and is designed to accommodate 20 guests and a crew of 54. 

Project Director Dirk Kloosterman said: 'This has been the most challenging assignment of my career. I am confident Sailing Yacht A will be the world's greatest yacht in terms of design and technology for the years ahead.' 

A close-up shot of billionaire Andrey Melnichenko's £240million superyacht which he called Motor Yacht A

Motor Yacht A, left, and Sailing Yacht A, in the sea off the coast of Monaco with a combined value of about £600million

A smaller vessel is lowered into the water from Motor Yacht A, which appears to have inspired the design of the new yacht

The two yachts, that cost a combined £600million, met today in Monte Carlo, in Monaco

The 468ft-long vessel Sailing Yacht A (left) is owned by Andrey Melnichenko, as is Motor Yacht A (right) 

Andrey Melnichenko, who has an estimated net worth of $13.4 billion (£10.8 billion), is said to favour using the letter 'A' so that his vessels are listed first in shipping registers

The impressive superyachts were both designed by Frenchman Philippe Starck for the Russian billionaire 

The 45-year-old Russian industrialist is worth around £11billion, with assets in fertiliser and coal.

He is the main shareholder of EuroChem, one of the leading fertiliser producers in the world. 

Sailing Yacht A eclipses his other superyacht, Motor Yacht A, worth £240million. 

It boasts an opulent lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows, wood and leather furniture, and a spacious owner's cabin that is larger than most apartments in London or New York and is said to have bomb-proof glass and a rotating bed.

Sailing Yacht A boasts eight floors - with a helicopter pad on one of the decks - and an underwater observation room

The ultra-luxurious Motor Yacht A features an unconventional design and bears a resemblance to a military-style submarine

The cruise speed of the ship is 18mph, with a top speed of 24mph. The hull is made of steel, with a teak-finish deck

Three spa pools with current-generating technology are spread throughout the yacht, and one has a glass floor that passengers can look into from the lower deck.  

There are seven luxurious cabins for up to 14 guests and accommodation for 42 crew members.

Powered by two diesel engines, the yacht has a top speed of 23 knots (26.4 mph) and a cruising speed of 19.5 knots (22.4 mph), with a range of 6,500 nautical miles. 

Over the years it has been spotted in places such as Honolulu, Malibu, Monaco, Puerto Rico, Turkey and Thailand.

Both vessels were designed by Frenchman Philippe Starck, a renowned contemporary designer. 

The Belarus-born Melnichenko lives a glamorous, jet-setting lifestyle with his wife, Aleksandra, a former model and pop star from Serbia. 

In addition to two massive yachts, he owners a customised Boeing 737 private jet, a villa in the French Riviera, a penthouse in New York and a sprawling estate near Ascot, England.  

He is said to favour using the letter 'A' so his vessels are listed first in shipping registers.   

The huge yacht, which has 300ft masts, as tall as Big Ben, was seen sailing off into the sunset from Gibraltar on May 2, where workers were seen carrying out tests and inspections on it  

The impressive superyacht was designed by Frenchman Philippe Starck and built by German Naval Yards, Nobiskrug

The luxurious vessel has 300ft masts, eight floors, a helicopter pad and an underwater observation room and is designed to accommodate up to 20 guests and more than 50 crew

The yacht, named Sailing Yacht A, has been branded 'the world's greatest yacht' by project chiefs

The boat's owner has an estimated net worth of $13.4 billion (£10.8 billion) and he spent £360million on the luxury vessel

The impressive vessel was photographed on May 2 in Gibraltar, where workers have been carrying out tests and inspections

The massive yacht, which has eight floors, was undergoing testing in Gibraltar before being handed to its owner

The colossal yacht has three 300ft masts, eight floors, a helicopter pad and an underwater observation room

The massive vessel, which has space for 20 guests and more than 50 crew, was being tested and undergoing inspections in Gibraltar on May 2 

WHO ARE ANDREY MELNICHENKO AND HIS GLAMOROUS WIFE ALEKSANDRA?

Andrey and Aleksandra Melnichenko, a former model and pop star from Serbia - the couple met in France in 2003

Born in Gomel, Belarus, during Soviet rule, Andrey Melnichenko is one of the richest citizens of Russia and the world, with a reported net worth of around £11billion.

He is the main shareholder of EuroChem, one of the leading fertiliser producers in the world.

The billionaire industrialist met his wife Aleksandra, a former model and pop star from Serbia, in the South of France in 2003 and within two years were married in the same spot in an extravagant wedding which included performances by pop stars Whitney Houston and Christina Aguilera, along with Spanish singing legend Julio Iglesias.

Moscow-based Melnichenko paid singer Jennifer Lopez $2million to perform at his wife's lavish 30th birthday bash at their English mansion in Ascot, and the pair regularly throws sailing parties attended by the rich and famous.

In 2008, rocker Lenny Kravitz performed at their third wedding anniversary bash on Motor Yacht A. Three years later rapper Snoop Dogg entertained partygoers in a specially-built mirrored disco room.

Mrs Melnichenko once told Harper's Bazaar: 'The boat is perfect for parties, and we are always looking forward to the next one.'

In addition to two of the world's largest superyachts and a sprawling estate in Berkshire, west of London, the couple owns a villa in the French Riviera, a duplex penthouse in New York, a flat in London and a customised Boeing 737 private jet.

Manchester United return to top of football rich list with value of £2.86bn after moving ahead of Real Madrid in Forbes rankings

• Manchester United are the world's most valuable football club at £2.86 billion
• Spanish giants Barcelona are the second with an overall worth of £2.82bn
• Business magazine Forbes' 14th annual rich list has looked at the '15-'16 season
• The calculations are based on equity plus net debt, revenues & operating income

Manchester United are now the world's most valuable football club at some £2.86 billion after moving ahead of Real Madrid at the top of business magazine Forbes' 14th annual rich list.

According to Forbes' calculations, which are based on equity plus net debt, revenues and operating income for the 2015-2016 season, United generated some £592 million which saw the Old Trafford club return to top spot for the first time in five years.

Spanish giants Barcelona were placed second with an overall worth of £2.82bn, with rivals Real, who won both the La Liga title and Champions League last season, in third place at £2.77bn, having been top since 2013.

Manchester United are now the world's most valuable football club at some £2.86 billion

Spanish giants Barcelona are the second with an overall worth of £2.82bn, say Forbes

United have moved ahead of Real Madrid at the top of magazine Forbes' 14th annual rich list

Forbes 'The Business Of Soccer' World's Most Valuable Teams '15-'16

1 - Manchester United £2.86bn

2 - Barcelona £2.82bn

3 - Real Madrid £2.77bn

4 - Bayern Munich £2.1bn

5 - Manchester City £1.61bn

6 - Arsenal £1.5bn

7 - Chelsea £1.43bn

8 - Liverpool £1.15bn

9 - Juventus £976m

10 - Tottenham Hotspur £821m

11 - Paris Saint-Germain £652m

12 - Borussia Dortmund £626m

13 - AC Milan £621m

14 - Atletico Madrid £567m

15 - West Ham United £491m

16 - Schalke £487m

17 - Roma £441m

18 - Inter Milan £416m

19 - Leicester City £320m

20 - Napoli £294m

German side Bayern Munich are listed fourth at £2.1bn.

Forbes Media assistant managing editor Mike Ozanian said: 'Manchester United's return to the top spot is a testament to their powerful brand and marketing acumen.'

United's value at $3.69 billion (£2.86bn) signals an 11 percent jump compared to last year.

The financial muscle of the Premier League, which is benefiting from a huge increase in broadcasting revenue, is clear as five other English clubs in Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur all also made the top 10.

Joe Lewis and Daniel Levy's Tottenham Hotspur are in 10th position in Forbes' club rankings

Leicester City won the 2015-16 Premier League title and placed 19th, while West Ham United, who have now moved into the London Stadium, are 15th.

Serie A winners Juventus, who were beaten by Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final in Cardiff, are ninth, with French giants Paris Saint-Germain just outside the top 10.  

Leicester City won the 2015-2016 Premier League title under Claudio Ranieri and placed 19th

New York living - billionaire style: Where the world's richest live in Manhattan (prepare for some serious home envy)

• New York has more billioniares than any other city - and each one has a stunning Manhattan pad 
• Media mogul Rupert Murdoch owns an incredible triplex, on floors 58 to 60, at One Madison, worth $57.25m
• Russian business magnate Roman Abramovich, Michael Bloomberg and telecom executive Dexter Goei are all buying up houses to create megamansions
• Hedge funder Steven Cohen not only owns a $115 million duplex but has had his plans approved for another megamansion on Perry Street

From multi-million dollar triplexes and townhouses, to luxury penthouses with a view to die for, this is how the other half live. 

New York is a mecca for billionaires, with more than any other city in the world.

So if you've ever wanted a sneak peak into the homes of some of Manhattan's most notable billionaires, including former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and News Corps' Rupert Murdoch, look no further. 

A map shows the locations of the luxury homes and mansions of some of New York's most notable billioniares

Rupert Murdoch

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch bought the incredible triplex, on floors 58 to 60, at One Madison in 2014 for $57.25 million, Curbed New York reports.

The 6,850-square-foot penthouse property, which features a spiral staircase, wall-to-wall glass, and a swimming pool, was put on the market again a year later for $72 million but has refused to sell.

Murdoch then bought a $25 million townhouse in the West Village, at 278 West 11th Street, which he converted into a single-family residence with herringbone hardwood floors, fireplaces, a roof terrace, and landscaped garden, before selling up in July 2016 for $27.5 million.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, pictured with his wife Jerry Hall in February at Vanity Fair, owns an incredible triplex at One Madison

The 6,850-square-foot penthouse property, in Manhattan, features a spiral staircase and wall-to-wall glass

The home was put on the market again a year after he bought it, for $72 million, but has refused to sell

The penthouse apartment building also features a pool and all the luxury touches a billionaire expects in his multimillionaire dollar home

Aside from this incredible property, Murdoch bought a $25 million townhouse in the West Village, at 278 West 11th Street,  before selling up in July 2016 for $27.5 million

Roman Abramovich

Russian business magnate Roman Abramovich, who is worth $9 billion, was granted permission by the Landmarks Preservation Commission last year to combine townhouses 1, 13, and 15 East 75th Street into one huge 18,000-square-foot home. 

Designs, created by Herzog & de Meuron, will include seven bathrooms all with a bidet, a 30-foot backyard and an indoor swimming pool, while its rear facade feature a glass and bronze curtain wall. 

Russian business magnate Roman Abramovich, who is worth $9 billion (pictured as he listened to Polina Deripaska, the wife of billionaire Oleg Deripaska at the Grand Kremlin Palace on March 14, in Moscow, has grand plans for his New York home

He was granted permission by the Landmarks Preservation Commission last year to combine townhouses 1, 13, and 15 East 75th Street into one huge 18,000-square-foot home

Designs, created by Herzog & de Meuron, will include seven bathrooms all with a bidet, a 30-foot backyard and an indoor swimming pool, while its rear facade feature a glass and bronze curtain wall

Bill Ackman

Hedge fund manager Ackman bought One 57's Winter Garden penthouse for $91.5 million in 2012.

However, Ackman has no plans to live in the 10,000-square-foot condo, but plans to flip it once the price has increased. It seems likely it will after another penthouse in One 57, dubbed the Billionaire's Building, closed for more than $100 million. 

The apartment, according to plans, will offer stunning views across Central Park and at that height, most of the city.

Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman, member of the board of Valeant, (pictured testifying about price spikes in decades-old pharmaceuticals before a hearing at Capitol Hill last year) bought One 57's Winter Garden penthouse for $91.5 million in 2012

The apartment, according to plans, will offer stunning views across Central Park and at that height, most of the city

However, Ackman has no plans to live in the 10,000-square-foot condo, but plans to flip it once the price has increased

 It seems likely it will after another penthouse in One 57, dubbed the Billionaire's Building, closed for more than $100 million

The building features a curved design at its top and even at the entrance near Central Park

Juan Beckmann Vidal

Jose Cuervo tequila owner Vidal bought his apartment at New York's tallest skyscraper, 432 Park Avenue, for $46.25 million in 2013,

But it appears there are already problems after he filed a lawsuit claiming his upstairs neighbor Harry Macklowe had caused a catastrophic flood from his penthouse, damaging Vidal's apartment below.

With the sale yet to close, there are rumors Vidal is now trying to back out of the sale and has demanded his $11.56 million security deposit back.

Don Chairman of Jose Cuervo, Don Juan Beckmann Vidal (with Petra Nemcova at the 2012 Mexico Gala at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City) bought an apartment at New York's tallest skyscraper

Vidal's apartment in the 432 Park Avenue building, which towers over the city, was bought for $46.25 million in 2013

The incredible apartment offers marble bathrooms with a city wide view and luxury fixtures

But it appears there are already problems after he filed a lawsuit claiming his upstairs neighbor Harry Macklowe had caused a catastrophic flood from his penthouse, damaging Vidal's apartment below

With the sale yet to close, there are rumors Vidal is now trying to back out of the sale and has demanded his $11.56 million security deposit back

Michael Bloomberg

The world's tenth richest man, and former mayor of New York City, lives in townhouse at 19 East 79th Street.

Like Abramavich, Bloomberg does not feel that one house is enough and has been acquiring apartments in the adjacent building; 17 East 79th Street.

He now owns five out of the six apartments next door, buying the fifth property - Unit 3 - for $14 million - and so is just one step away from creating the mansion of his dreams. 

The world's tenth richest man, and former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg (pictured in February in New York) lives in townhouse at 19 East 79th Street

Bloomberg does not feel that one house is enough and has been acquiring apartments in the adjacent building; 17 East 79th Street

Dexter Goei 

Keeping up with the Joneses, or in this case the Bloombergs and Abramaviches, telecom executive Dexter Goei has recently been granted permission to merge his two townhouses at on West 11th Street into one huge, 11,000 sq ft family home.

He had bought the properties for just $31 million in 2016 although the renovation is expected to cost another $1.3 million.

Plans, from Arcologica architects, will gut the home and interiors, and restoration work to the exterior.

Dexter Goei, CEO of cable and mobile telecoms company Altice, (pictured at a news conference in Saint-Denis, near Paris, in 2015) has recently been granted permission to merge his two townhouses at on West 11th Street into one huge, 11,000 sq ft family home

He had bought the properties for just $31 million in 2016 although the renovation is expected to cost another $1.3 million

Plans, from Arcologica architects, will gut the home and interiors, and restoration work to the exterior

Steven Cohen

Hedge funder Steven Cohen owns both a duplex at One Beacon Court, which he first put on the market in 2013 for $115 million, before the price tumbled significantly to its most recent asking price down to $67.5 million, and has plans underway for a Perry Street megamansion.

The huge structure, comprising of a connected four-story and six-story building was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in February.

Steven Cohen, Chairman and CEO of Point72 Asset Management, (at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California,May 2) owns not one but two high end properties in New York

 Cohen has plans underway for a Perry Street megamansion. The huge structure, comprising of a connected four-story and six-story building was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in February

He owns a duplex at One Beacon Court, which he first put on the market in 2013 for $115 million

The price of the impressive apaprtment has tumbled significantly to its most recent asking price down to $67.5 million

Carlos Slim

Another billionaire who can count himself among the top ten richest people in the world, business magnate Slim purchased the landmarked Benjamin N. Duke house opposite the Metropolitan Museum of Art for $44 million in 2010.

The house was soon listed for almost double that, at $80 million, but was removed the market in 2016 without explanation. 

Located at 1009 Fifth Avenue, it is one of the largest and most luxurious of the surviving Central Park-facing prewar mansions. Features include a sweeping staircase, hand-carved wood paneling, intricate plastering, and terraces.

Another billionaire who can count himself among the top ten richest people in the world, is business magnate Carlos Slim (in January in Mexico)

Slim purchased the landmarked Benjamin N. Duke house opposite the Metropolitan Museum of Art for $44 million in 2010

Located at 1009 Fifth Avenue, it is one of the largest and most luxurious of the surviving Central Park-facing prewar mansions