Russian superyacht stuns world by crossing the Strait of Hormuz: Who owns it and how did it cross despite blockadeRussian superyacht crosses Strait of Hormuz blockade: how a $500M vessel tied to Alexey Mordashov quietly exposed cracks in global control ...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Blockade breach? $500 million Russian-linked superyacht sails through Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran warA superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov, the Nord, transited the Strait of Hormuz, a route severely restrict...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
$325 million Russian superyacht seized by US — now you can bid on its helipad, spa, and 8 lavish stateroomsThe U.S. is auctioning off Amadea, a $325 million superyacht allegedly owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. Seized in Fij...
07 Aug, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
US says it wants forfeiture of billionaire Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov's $300 mln superyachtThe United States has filed a complaint in federal court seeking the forfeiture of a $300 million superyacht controlled by Russian oligarch...
23 Oct, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
Nord Stream sabotage clues point to Ukraine: reportsMetadata from the emails used to rent a sailboat suspected to have been used in the attack tie them to Ukraine, Spiegel weekly reported Fri...
26 May, 2023, 10.12 PM IST
Russian cos eye Hong Kong escapeHong Kong could offer a window to outside capital for Russian firms since China's government has maintained friendly relations with Moscow ...
11 Oct, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
US warns Hong Kong not to offer 'haven' to sanctioned oligarchs. All you need to knowAs a result of a $500 million superyacht moored in one of the city's harbors, the US has warned Hong Kong against becoming a 'haven' for sa...
09 Oct, 2022, 08.06 PM IST
UK detains Russian-owned superyacht in London's Canary WharfThe 58.5 metre Dutch-built yacht, named Phi, was detained in the Canary Wharf financial district of London under the government's Russian s...
29 Mar, 2022, 07.31 PM IST
Mystery yacht 'Scheherazade', believed to be Vladimir Putin's pleasure boat, docked in TuscanyIt has been parked for maintenance work at The Italian Sea Group's shipyard for several months.
24 Mar, 2022, 06.01 PM IST
Italy freezes another Russian oligarch's yacht over UkraineItaly's financial crimes police said it had been found to be "indirectly attributable, through a company based in Bermuda, to Andrei Melnic...
12 Mar, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachtsWhile many are still anchored at or near sun-splashed playgrounds in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, more than a dozen were underway to or...
06 Mar, 2022, 11.05 PM IST
Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachtsThe evolution of oligarch yachts goes back to the tumultuous decade after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, as state oil and metals indust...
06 Mar, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
Russian oligarchs' yachts seized in Europe, others harbouring in MaldivesThe yachts arrived in the tropical archipelago off the coast of Sri Lanka after the imposition of severe Western sanctions on Russia in res...
03 Mar, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
A 55-year-old Ukrainian sinks his Russian boss's $7.7 million luxe yacht in Spain, says 'no regrets, would do it again'The Russian tycoon is the CEO of Rosoboronexport, a Russian military weapons company.
02 Mar, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
Tries to sink Russian boss' yacht, then he leaves for warTaras Ostapchuk said he was hoping to join Ukrainian soldiers or civil militias trying to hold back Russian troops advancing towards the ca...
01 Mar, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
France to target Russian oligarchs 'yachts and luxury cars' as EU imposes sanctionsEU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday that the European Union would ban Russian state media Russia Today -- known as RT -- and ...
28 Feb, 2022, 09.13 PM IST
The rich are sailing their super-yachts to Croatia and Turkey for the perfect holiday amid pandemicThe ultra-rich are abandoning some of their traditional mooring spots like Spain.
18 Aug, 2020, 05.51 PM IST