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Saturday, May 28, 2022
Russian Oligarch’s Megayacht Location Is Turned Back On After Going Dark For 12 Days 
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Russian Oligarch’s Megayacht Location Is Turned Back On After Going Dark For 12 Days 

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) –A $150-million ultra-luxurious superyacht tied to Russia’s second-richest citizen Leonid Mikhelson, who is

May 28, 2022
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Saturday, May 14, 2022
‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts
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‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts

By Stephanie Baker and Jonathan Browning May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –In the race to seize assets tied to sanctioned Russian billionaires, US

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 70082

Friday, May 13, 2022
Russian Tycoon’s Yacht Goes Dark on Way to Bahamas
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Russian Tycoon’s Yacht Goes Dark on Way to Bahamas

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — A $150 million superyacht tied to Leonid Mikhelson, Russia’s second richest-citizen whose gas company is a target of

May 13, 2022
Total Views: 21981

Saturday, May 7, 2022
Italy Impounds Luxury Yacht Linked To Russian President
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Italy Impounds Luxury Yacht Linked To Russian President

By Crispian Balmer and Emilio Parodi, (Reuters) – The Italian government ordered police on Friday to impound a luxury yacht worth some $700

May 7, 2022
Total Views: 3328

Friday, May 6, 2022
Megayachts Racing Across Oceans Show Oligarchs’ Desperation
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Megayachts Racing Across Oceans Show Oligarchs’ Desperation

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — Before the $325 million Amadea megayacht was thrust into a legal tussle in the South Pacific, the luxury vessel that the

May 6, 2022
Total Views: 33315

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
super-yacht AMADEA
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Fiji Enforces US Superyacht Arrest Warrant

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) Fiji’s High Court has given the green light for U.S. and local authorities to seize a $325 million megayacht whose ownership is in

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 3506

Saturday, April 16, 2022
Solaris, Russian superyacht linked to Russian oligarch Abramovich docks in Turkey's Yalikavak
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Turkey Welcomes Russian Oligarch Yachts

by Yoruk Isik (Reuters) A yacht linked to Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska arrived in a bay near the southwestern Turkish resort of Gocek on Saturday, as

April 16, 2022
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Friday, April 15, 2022
Russian Super-yacht Owner Oleg Deripaska
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Oligarch Yacht AIS Warns ‘Armed Security Onboard’ As It Sails Towards The Black Sea

After successfully transiting the Suez and entering the Mediterranean the sanctioned Russian oligarch-owned superyacht Clio, transmitted the AIS message

April 15, 2022
Total Views: 64017

DOJ’s KleptoCapture Needs Mariners To Upkeep Oligarch Superyachts
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DOJ’s KleptoCapture Needs Mariners To Upkeep Oligarch Superyachts

By Devon Pendleton (Bloomberg) When the superyacht Tango was seized by Spain at the behest of the U.S. last week, it marked a high-profile victory for the

April 15, 2022
Total Views: 35969

Monday, April 4, 2022
Spain Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Superyacht on Behalf of United States
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Spain Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Superyacht on Behalf of United States

Spanish authorities have seized a luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russia oligarch Viktor Vekselberg at the request of the United States. The seizure marks the

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 3723

Sunday, April 3, 2022
Global Ports Says It Was Not Involved In Allowing Superyacht Solaris To Dock At Bodrum
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Global Ports Says It Was Not Involved In Allowing Superyacht Solaris To Dock At Bodrum

April 3 (Reuters) – Global Ports Holdings PLC said on Sunday that it had not been involved in granting permission for a superyacht

April 3, 2022
Total Views: 16118

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Urges Italy to Seize Mystery Yacht
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Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Urges Italy to Seize Mystery Yacht

By Crispian Balmer ROME, March 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Italy on Tuesday to seize a mystery yacht worth

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 4399

Second Superyacht Linked to Russian Oligarch Abramovich Tracked Off Turkey
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Second Superyacht Linked to Russian Oligarch Abramovich Tracked Off Turkey

ISTANBUL, March 22 (Reuters) – A superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was nearing the Turkish tourist resort of Marmaris

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 3183

Thursday, March 17, 2022
Russian Superyacht Crescent,
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Norway Refuses To Fuel Russian Super-Yacht

Norway refuses to bunker the Russian Super-yacht Ragnar but lets it plug into power “so they’re not freezing to death.” By Jill R. Shah and Lars Erik

March 17, 2022
Total Views: 10969

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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Russian Super-Yacht Arrests Continue In Spain

By Thomas Gualtieri (Bloomberg) The Spanish government has taken control of a yacht linked to the top executive of a major Russian defense conglomerate, as

March 16, 2022
Total Views: 13408

Saturday, March 12, 2022
Sanctioned Russians Spark Worries of Industry Crisis at Dubai Yacht Show
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Sanctioned Russians Spark Worries of Industry Crisis at Dubai Yacht Show

By Devon Pendleton, Lisa Fleisher and Kateryna Kadabashy (Bloomberg) –Superyachts, the ultimate symbol of excess, have long had a whiff of the

March 12, 2022
Total Views: 27385

Italy Seizes Russian Billionaire Melnichenko’s Superyacht Over Sanctions
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Italy Seizes Russian Billionaire Melnichenko’s Superyacht Over Sanctions

By Emilio Parodi BERGAMO, Italy, March 12 (Reuters) – Italian police have seized a superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich

March 12, 2022
Total Views: 7878

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Russian Oligarch Fails To Pay Superyacht Crew
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Russian Oligarch Fails To Pay Superyacht Crew

By Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) Alisher Usmanov’s superyacht will languish in a dock in Hamburg after its crew and captain walked after European Union and

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 64284

Saturday, March 5, 2022
Italy Arrests Russian Yachts Worth $115M
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Italy Arrests Russian Yachts Worth $115M

By Crispian Balmer (Reuters) – Italian police have seized villas and yachts worth at least 140 million euros ($153 million) from four

March 5, 2022
Total Views: 4256

Thursday, March 3, 2022
Oligarchs’ Yacht Seized in France as Governments Ramp Up Sanctions on Russia’s Super Rich
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Oligarchs’ Yacht Seized in France as Governments Ramp Up Sanctions on Russia’s Super Rich

By Tassilo Hummel and Alasdair Pal PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) – French authorities have seized four cargo vessels and one luxury yacht linked to

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 5311
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