21 Jan 2023, 15:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / As sanctions imposed on Russian oligarchs run their course, more yachts are being seized, and Tango is a perfect example that this cannot be avoided forever
15 Jan 2023, 09:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Irina VU superyacht was arrested in Croatia. It vanished in October, and authorities only found out this week, apparently
19 Dec 2022, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / World’s most expensive and secretive megayacht has been hiding in Turkey for months, just got a fresh tank of fuel and might be getting ready to sail off
13 Dec 2022, 10:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sanctioned Russian oligarch is accused of deliberately sailing his luxury yacht out of Italy, just as authorities were about to impound it
5 Dec 2022, 10:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Part of Abramovich’s fleet of superyachts, totaling over $1.3 billion, was moved to Turkey to avoid seizure under current sanctions
3 Dec 2022, 16:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / The U.S. Department of Justice is taking steps to superyacht Madame Gu, linked to sanctioned Russian steel magnate and lawmaker Andrei Skoch
3 Dec 2022, 05:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Belonging to the “dark prince of Ukrainian politics” Viktor Medvedchuk, the megayacht was arrested in Croatia earlier this year and will be sold off
21 Nov 2022, 11:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owned by known Putin associate Dmitry Pumpyansky, the $75 million superyacht was seized in March over an outstanding debt, and sold at forced auction in Septemb
10 Nov 2022, 10:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Repurpose seized assets to actually get some use out of them, one petition asks in reference to Amore Vero, which was seized in March and has been sitting since
9 Nov 2022, 05:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Alisher Usmanov’s biggest asset was seized in Germany in March and raided in September. Authorities confirm the seizure of $5 million in artworks
8 Nov 2022, 08:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How do you hide one of the world’s most recognizable superyachts? You turn every tacking system onboard off, including on the tenders
6 Nov 2022, 08:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Renamed Meridian A while frozen in Spain, the ex-Valerie is now property of the Spanish government. It is still the jewel in Lurssen’s crown
29 Oct 2022, 00:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Roman Abramovich is under sanctions but he’s managed to take his $1.3 billion superyacht fleet into cover, and it’s being taken good care of
22 Oct 2022, 05:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Unprecedented economic sanctions, including the seizure of luxury assets, “do not seem to have the crippling effect intended”
8 Oct 2022, 08:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Believed to be owned by billionaire Alexey Mordashov, Nord has been MIA since sanctions went into effect earlier this year. It’s now at anchor in Hong Kong
6 Oct 2022, 04:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sanctioned oligarchs are trying to find loopholes to avoid sanctions, and the suspicious listing of Igor Kesaev’s spectacular superyacht could be one such case
5 Oct 2022, 03:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Graceful fled Germany before work on it was completed and retired to Kaliningrad. It’s on the move again, heading to St. Petersburg under a new name
29 Sep 2022, 09:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / German authorities have raided Dilbar in search for evidence of tax evasion on part of its direct beneficiary, billionaire Alisher Usmanov
28 Sep 2022, 03:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The auction on Axioma, the first seized superyacht to sell without the owner’s say-so, has finalized and will be completed within 60 days
27 Sep 2022, 04:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, Dilbar was seized in March and held at a Lurssen shipyard. Reports say it’s about to be reunited with the owner