 On 4 November 2007, in a "60 Minutes" profile, Perkins suggested the yacht cost more than $150 million but less than $300 million, refusing to be more specific.Damon Roberts of Insensys, Ltd. was responsible for designing and manufacturing the DynaRig of "Maltese Falcon" at the Perini Navi premises in Tuzla, İstanbul.The design, testing and manufacturing of the system was completed over a three-year period.