superyacht


Saturday, December 10, 2022
Shipping

Russian Billionaire Gets Judge on Board in Fight Over French Riviera Yacht

By Gaspard Sebag (Bloomberg) –Sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Kuzmichev has notched up another victory in his fight with French authorities

December 10, 2022
Total Views: 4468

Sunday, November 27, 2022
Cruise Ships

Can Money Buy Happiness Aboard A Ritz-Carlton Yacht?

By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) On board a 12-day transatlantic sailing of the new 298-passenger Evrima, which is the first ship from the Ritz-Carlton Yacht

November 27, 2022
Total Views: 7045

Saturday, November 5, 2022
Shipping

Superyacht Seized In Spain As Sanctioned Owner Stops Fees

By Gaspard Sebag and Stephanie Baker (Bloomberg) –A Spanish court moved to seize a superyacht valued at $140 million that’s linked to a senior

November 5, 2022
Total Views: 7447

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Accidents

Watch: 40-Meter Superyacht Sinks Off Italy

Some billionaire just had a really bad day. Or as the ol’ joke goes, maybe it was one of the best—who knows? A 40-meter superyacht sank off the coast

August 25, 2022
Total Views: 20558

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Cruise Ships

Saudi Cruiseship Mega-Yacht Conversion Project Scrapped As Economy Turns

This year has been tough for the world’s biggest yachts. Earlier this month, Rotterdam said it wouldn’t take apart a bridge to let Jeff Bezos sail

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 5072

Sunday, July 10, 2022
News

Jeff Bezos Won’t Dismantle Historic Rotterdam Bridge

By Pablo Fernandez Cras (Bloomberg) A historic Rotterdam bridge that needed to be dismantled for billionaire Jeff Bezos’s new superyacht will be left intact

July 10, 2022
Total Views: 10128

Sunday, June 26, 2022
Russian Superyacht Reappears In Dubai After Going Dark
Shipping

Russian Superyacht Reappears In Dubai After Going Dark

DUBAI (Reuters) – A luxurious superyacht belonging to a sanctioned Russian billionaire parliamentarian featuring six suites,

June 26, 2022
Total Views: 6940

Saturday, June 25, 2022
Shipping

Megayachts Run Low On Safe Harbors As Russia Sanctions Take Hold

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) –When the $325 million Amadea superyacht that’s been linked to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov sailed into Fiji in

June 25, 2022
Total Views: 4353

Sunday, May 29, 2022
Ship Fires

Fire Engulfs Superyacht In British Marina

LONDON (Reuters) – Fire ripped through a superyacht in southwest England on Saturday, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky and briefly

May 29, 2022
Total Views: 12267

Thursday, May 26, 2022
Accidents

Electrical Fire Destroyed Luxury Yacht Near Key West, NTSB Says

The fire that destroyed a luxury yacht near Key West in March 2021 likely started from an electric source within the sound enclosure for the vessel’s

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 6188

Saturday, May 14, 2022
News

‘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: 70147

Sunday, April 17, 2022
Finance

US Court Holds Bankrupt Billionaire In Contempt For Hiding His Yacht Overseas

By Jeremy Hill (Bloomberg) A $37 million wire transfer will serve as a substitute for a 150-foot luxury yacht tied to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui,

April 17, 2022
Total Views: 33063

Monday, April 4, 2022
Shipping

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: 3763

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

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: 4301

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
News

All You Need To Know About Russian Yacht Arrests

Superyachts of incredible size have become the symbol of oligarch-sized wealth and now, with the Ruble crashing and anti-Russian sanctions proliferating…

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 22636

Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Ports

Monaco Clamps Down On Russian Oligarch Yachts

by Sudip Kar-Gupta (Reuters)  Monaco, a tax haven often favoured by the super-wealthy, will proceed with freezing assets and imposing

March 1, 2022
Total Views: 23106

Thursday, February 3, 2022
Shipbuilding

Rotterdam to Dismantle Historic Bridge to Make Way for Superyacht Supposedly Built for Jeff Bezos

AMSTERDAM, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The city of Rotterdam has agreed to remove a section of historic bridge in the Netherlands to make way for a superyacht,

February 3, 2022
Total Views: 5478

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Cruise Ships

Saudi Superyacht Dispute Pits Credit Suisse Against Gulf Prince

By Ellen Milligan (Bloomberg) — Credit Suisse Group AG is pursuing a Saudi prince in court, alleging he failed to repay the bank around $78 million

January 4, 2022
Total Views: 17723

Sunday, December 26, 2021
Maltese Falcon SuperYacht Ibiza
Shipyard

Bankrupt Luxury Yacht Yard Perini Navi Sold At Auction

Maria Pia Quaglia (Reuters) The Italian Sea Group said on Wednesday it had bought bankrupt luxury yacht maker Perini Navi for 80 million euros ($91 million) in

December 26, 2021
Total Views: 20880

Saturday, November 27, 2021
Superyacht Owners Have The Means To Act On Climate Change If They Choose To
Shipbuilding

Superyacht Owners Have The Means To Act On Climate Change If They Choose To

By Thomas Gualtieri Nov 27, 2021 (Bloomberg) –There are some things that even billionaires in their superyachts can’t escape. The floating

November 27, 2021
Total Views: 1936