Yachts impacted by international sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine explained

International sanctions have been imposed during the Russo-Ukrainian War by a large number of countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, and a number of international organisations against Russia, Crimea, and Belarus following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in late February 2014. These sanctions were imposed against individuals, businesses, officials and assets such as yachts from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Impacted yachts

Name Owner Action taken Photo Refs
Date Action By Status
M/Y A Flag state deregistered Sailed to Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates and stuck in port until a new flag state is found. [1]
S/Y A 12 March 2022 Arrested [2]
Alfa Nero Seized The yacht was abandoned in the harbour since February 2022. To be actioned off if no owner is identified by March 31st, 2023 [3]
TBA Auction date
Amadea 4 May 2022 Arrested Transported by a US crew to San Diego.
27 May 2022 Seized
Amore Vero 2 March 2022 Arrested
Axioma 22 March 2022 Arrested Axioma was arrested by Gibraltar authorities on behalf of JPMorgan Chase. Later she was officially seized and put up for auction on 23 August 2022. On 27 September 2022 it was announced that the winning bid was selected out of a total of 63, and is worth $37.5m. [4] [5] [6]
Seized
23 August 2022 Auction date
27 September 2022 Winning bid selected
Crescent 15 March 2022 Arrested [7]
Dilbar 3 March 2022 Sanctioned [8]
3 March 2022 Arrested
Firebird 17 October 2022 Arrested Both yacht and owner were arrested after drones were flying from the yacht and presumably taking pictures of strategic areas, which is not allowed under current sanctions.[9] [10]
Flying Fox 28 March 2022 Arrested The reason for her release is unknown but as soon as she was she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Turkey. Later Flying Fox was added to the US sanctions list. [11]
Released
3 June 2022 Sanctioned
Galactica 3 March 2022 Sanctioned Since Galactica was still being fitted out by the yard, she was not allowed to be delivered to her owner because of sanctions. [12] [13]
Garcon March 2022 Arrested Garcon was arrested on Antigua at the request of the United Kingdom. The reason for her release is unknown but as soon as she was she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Morocco. [14]
22 July 2022 Released
Graceful 3 June 2022 Sanctioned Graceful left Blohm + Voss, Germany abruptly mid refit on 9 February 2022. Now she is hiding from sanctions in Kaliningrad, Russia. [15]
Halo March 2022 Arrested Halo was arrested on Antigua at the request of the United Kingdom. The reason for her release is unknown but as soon as she was she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Morocco.
22 July 2022 Released
Lady Anastasia 26 February 2022 Taras Ostapchuk (ships engineer) [16]
15 March 2022 Arrested
Lady M 5 March 2022 Arrested [17] [18]
Lena 5 March 2022 Arrested
Luna 12 May 2022 Arrested [19]
Madame Gu 3 June 2022 Sanctioned Madame Gu is hiding from sanctions in Dubai, UAE.
New Vogue 2 April 2022 Arrested
Olympia 3 June 2022 Sanctioned Olympia is hiding from sanctions in Russia. [20]
PHI 29 March 2022 Arrested [21]
Quantum Blue 3 March 2022 Arrested [22]
4 March 2022 Released
Ragnar 23 February 2022 Inspected Because the owner is Russian, local fuel companies refused to sell fuel to the yacht causing her to be stuck in Narvik. The Norwegian government had to order a different company to deliver fuel so she could leave. [23] [24] [25]
Arrested The people of
30 March 2022 Released
Royal Romance 23 March 2022 Arrested Following the arrest of the owner, the yacht was arrested by Croatian authorities in Split. On 1 December 2022 it was announced she was seized and set to be auctioned off by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency. An auction date is not announced as of 1 December 2022. [26] [27]
1 December 2022 Seized
TBA Auction date
TBA Winning bid selected
Scheherazade 9 May 2022 Arrested
Sea Rhapsody 3 June 2022 Sanctioned Sea Rhapsody is hiding from sanctions in the Seychelles. [28]
Tango 5 April 2022 Seized She was boarded by Spanish and US agencies and subsequently seized by the US. [29]
Valerie 15 March 2022 Arrested MY Valerie was arrested while being moored at the MB92 shipyard in Barcelona. She later changed the name to Meridian A in an effort to confuse Spanish officials and try to escape the arrest. Following a relocation from the refit yard where she was taking up space since her arrest to a vacant berth the owner stopped paying for the berthing fees and the yacht was subsequently seized.[30] [31]
4 November 2022 Seized

Other sanctioned yacht owners

Below a list of yachts that have not directly been impacted by sanctions but do have owners that are on one or more sanction lists.

Owner Yacht Photo Refs
Titan [32]
Eclipse
Solaris
Sussurro
Galactica Super Nova
Galactica Plus
Aquamarine [33] [34]
Clio [35] [36]
Sputnik [37]
Sapphire [38]
Lauren L [39]
Universe [40]
Areti [41]
Pacific [42]
Aurora [43]
Nord [44]
Galaxy of Happiness
Nirvana [45]
Feadship BN1010 [46]
Ocean Victory [47]
Rahil [48]
Le Grand Bleu [49]
Cloudbreak [50]
Grand Rusalina [51]
La Datcha [52]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrey Melnichenko • Net Worth $24 Billion • House • Yacht • Private Jet • Eurochem . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703060213/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/sailing-yacht-a/owner/ . live .
  2. Web site: Update on Russian yachts seized . SuperYacht Times . 2 August 2022 . en . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801202207/https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/update-on-russian-yachts-seized . live .
  3. Web site: Update: Sanctioned Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev denies ownership of 82m Alfa Nero superyacht . SuperYacht Times . 2023-04-02. en.
  4. Web site: Inside AXIOMA Yacht • Dunya Yachts • 2013 • Owner Dmitry Pumpyansky . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 28 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220728061653/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/axioma/ . live .
  5. Web site: Update: 72m superyacht Axioma will be first seized Russian-owned yacht put up for auction . SuperYachtTimes . 2 August 2022 . en . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706223948/https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/sale-of-seized-russian-owned-superyacht-axioma-mandated . live .
  6. Web site: Arrested superyacht Axioma sells for $37.5M at auction . BoatInternational . 6 October 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: Spanish officials confirm temporary arrest of three yachts: Crescent, Valerie and Lady Anastasia . BoatInternational . 2 August 2022 . en . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703102911/https://www.boatinternational.com/business/news/spain-arrests-three-yachts-crescent-valerie-lady-anastasia . live .
  8. Web site: Inside DILBAR Yacht • Lurssen • 2016 • Owner Alisher Usmanov . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801200450/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/dilbar/ . live .
  9. Web site: Sailing through a pandemic: On board Oyster sailing yacht Firebird with owner Andrey Yakunin . BoatInternational . 27 October 2022 . en.
  10. Web site: Norwegian Police detains son of close Putin ally for flying drone at Svalbard . The Barents Observer . 27 October 2022 . en.
  11. Web site: Inside FLYING FOX Yacht • Lurssen • 2019 • Owner Dmitry Kamenshchik . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702233901/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/flying-fox/ . live .
  12. Web site: Vagit Alekperov • Net Worth $26 Billion • House • Yacht • Private Jet • Lukoil . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802215742/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/galactica-super-nova/owner/ . live .
  13. Web site: Superjacht Galactica in Harlingen (nog) niet in beslag genomen . 3 March 2022 . Quote Net . 2 August 2022 . nl . 20 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520192559/https://www.quotenet.nl/lifestyle/jachten/a39306441/superjacht-galactica-in-harlingen-nog-niet-in-beslag-genomen/ . live .
  14. Web site: Roman Abramovich • Net Worth $7 billion • House • Yacht • Private Jet • Chelsea FC . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 27 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427211527/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/eclipse/owner/ . live .
  15. Web site: Inside GRACEFUL Yacht • Blohm Voss • 2014 • 82m • Owner Vladimir Putin . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 30 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730023647/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/graceful/ . live .
  16. Web site: Crew member attempts to sink €6.5m superyacht Lady Anastasia . SuperYacht Times . 2 August 2022 . en . 12 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220512014333/https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/man-attempts-to-sink-russian-superyacht-lady-anastasia . live .
  17. Web site: Alexei Mordashov • Net Worth $30 billion • House • Yacht • Private Jet • Severstal . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428105934/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/nord/owner/ . live .
  18. Web site: Inside LADY M Yacht • Palmer Johnson • 2013 • Owner Alexei Mordashov . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702233528/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/lady-m/ . live .
  19. "Biden And Allies Are Coming For Russian Billionaires’ Yachts: Forbes Tracked Down 51. Here's Where To Find Them", Giacomo Tognini, 1 March 2022; Forbes
  20. Web site: SECRETS OF PUTIN'S YACHT OLYMPIA . 13 May 2021 . Marine CV Help . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802215740/https://marinecvhelp.com/blogs/news/secrets-of-putin-s-yacht-olympia . live .
  21. Web site: Inside PHI Yacht • Royal Huisman • 2021 . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702233523/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/phi/ . live .
  22. Web site: Inside QUANTUM BLUE Yacht • Lurssen • 2014 • Owner Sergey Galitskiy . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702234054/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/quantum-blue/ . live .
  23. Web site: Inside RAGNAR Yacht • Niestern Sander • 2020 • Owner Strzhalkovsky family . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 28 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220728061753/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/ragnar/ . live .
  24. Web site: 68m M/Y Ragnar denied fuel in Norway . 17 March 2022 . SuperYacht News . 2 August 2022 . en . 27 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427172542/https://www.superyachtnews.com/owner/68m-my-ragnar-denied-fuel-in-norway . live .
  25. Web site: An $85 million superyacht linked to a Russian oligarch was moored in Norway for more than 6 weeks while dockers refused to refuel it. Now it's sailing for Malta. . Business Insider . 2 August 2022 . en . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703101402/https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarch-yacht-sails-malta-norway-dockers-refused-refuel-sanctions-2022-4?international=true&r=US&IR=T . live .
  26. Web site: Inside ROYAL ROMANCE Yacht • Feadship • 2015 • Owner Viktor Medvedchuk . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702233522/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/royal-romance/ . live .
  27. Web site: Seized 93m Feadship Russian-owned superyacht Royal Romance to be auctioned . SuperYachtTimes . 1 December 2022 . en.
  28. Web site: Inside SEA RHAPSODY Yacht • Amels • 2012 • Owner Andrey Kostin . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220602154543/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/sea-rhapsody/ . live .
  29. Web site: Inside TANGO Yacht • Feadship • 2011 • Owner Viktor Vekselberg . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702233521/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/tango/ . live .
  30. Web site: Inside VALERIE Yacht • Lurssen • 2011 • Owner Sergey Chemezov . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801200318/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/valerie/ . live .
  31. Web site: Spanish government to seize Russian-owned 85m Lürssen superyacht Meridian A. SuperYacht Times. 10 November 2022. en.
  32. Web site: Inside TITAN Yacht • Abeking Rasmussen • 2010 • Owner Alexander Abramov . SuperYachtFan . 3 August 2022 . en.
  33. Web site: Inside AQUAMARINE Yacht • Heesen Yachts • 2021 • Owner David Davidovich . SuperYachtFan . 22 November 2022 . en.
  34. Web site: UK hits key Russian oligarchs with sanctions worth up to £10 billion . UK government . 22 November 2022 . en.
  35. Web site: OLEG DERIPASKA • Net Worth $3 Billion • House • Yacht • Private Jet • Basic Element . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 10 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220410085050/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/clio/owner/ . live .
  36. Web site: Inside CLIO Yacht • Lurssen • 2004 • Owner Oleg Deripaska . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531015129/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/clio/ . live .
  37. Web site: SPUTNIK • Support Vessel for Oleg Deripaska's Yacht Clio • 2006 . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 16 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516004515/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/clio/sputnik/ . live .
  38. Web site: Inside SAPPHIRE Yacht • Nobiskrug • 2011 • Owner Filaret Galchev . SuperYachtFan . 3 August 2022 . en.
  39. Web site: Inside LAUREN L Yacht • Cassens • 2002 • Owner Igor Kolomoisky . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 2 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802001244/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/lauren-l/ . live .
  40. Web site: Inside UNIVERSE Yacht • Amels • 2018 • Owner Russian billionaire . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 22 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422081641/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/universe/ . live .
  41. Web site: All You Need to Know About Igor Makarov and his Yacht Areti . SuperYachtFan . 3 August 2022 . en.
  42. Web site: Inside PACIFIC Yacht • Lurssen • 2010 • Owner Leonid Mikhelson . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 30 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730012810/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/pacific/ . live .
  43. Web site: Inside AURORA Yacht • Lurssen • 2017 • Owner Andrey Molchanov . SuperYachtFan . 3 August 2022 . en.
  44. Web site: Inside Nord Yacht • Lurssen • 2020 • owner Alexei Mordashov . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 11 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611210506/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/nord/ . live .
  45. Web site: Vladimir Potanin • Net Worth $31 billion • House • Yacht • Private Jet • Interros . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 23 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323083143/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/barbara/owner/ . live .
  46. Web site: 'Is Feadship's nieuwe, 118 meter lange superjacht van een omstreden Rus?'. 6 October 2022 . Schuttevaer.nl. 10 November 2022. nl.
  47. Web site: Inside OCEAN VICTORY Yacht • Fincantieri • 2014 • Owner Viktor Rashnikov . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 29 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529121012/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/ocean-victory/ . live .
  48. Web site: Inside RAHIL Yacht • Benetti • 2011 • Owner Arkady Rotenberg . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 30 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730055125/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/rahil/ . live .
  49. Web site: Inside LE GRAND BLEU Yacht • Bremer Vulkan • 2000 • Owner Eugene Shvidler . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 26 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426160919/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/le-grand-bleu/ . live .
  50. Web site: Inside CLOUDBREAK Yacht • Abeking & Rasmussen • 2016 • Owner Alexander Svetakov . SuperYachtFan . 3 August 2022 . en.
  51. Web site: Inside GRAND RUSALINA Yacht • Trinity • 2006 • Owner Rustem Teregulov . SuperYachtFan . 2 August 2022 . en . 23 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210623145408/https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/grand-rusalina/ . live .
  52. Web site: Inside LA DATCHA Yacht • Damen Sea Explorer • 2019 • Owner Oleg Tinkov . SuperYachtFan . 3 August 2022 . en.

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