Don’t Gloat Over the Sinking of the Superyacht My Saga
25 Aug 2022, 09:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Reports in the local media link the superyacht to Gennady Ayvazyan, spawning talk of insurance fraud. The only certainty is that the vessel is a complete loss
Seized $75 Million Axioma Sells at Auction, and the Rich Are Still Winning
24 Aug 2022, 04:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Gibraltar Admiralty Court confirms 63 bids were placed online for the 2013 Dunya Shipyard vessel, says amounts and bidders are confidential
Millionaires the World Over Are Interested in Seized Axioma Superyacht, Smell a Bargain
22 Aug 2022, 06:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dmitry Pumpyansky’s $75 million superyacht was seized in Gibraltar under current international sanctions, will sell at auction on August 23
$700 Million Megayacht Scheherazade Is Now Officially a “Houseboat”
18 Aug 2022, 03:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One of the largest, most luxurious and most secretive megayachts in the world is now a Malaysia-flagged houseboat, still under arrest in Italy
Roman Abramovich Has Successfully Taken His $1.3 Billion Superyacht Fleet Into Hiding
13 Aug 2022, 06:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Halo and Garcon have reached the safe waters of Turkey, where Eclipse and Solaris arrived months ago. They are officially out of reach for UK authorities
$75 Million Axioma Becomes the First Seized Superyacht to Sell at Auction, Without Reserve
27 Jul 2022, 04:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owned by a Russian billionaire, Axioma was arrested in Gibraltar at the end of March. The court ruled it will sell at auction to recover a standing loan
Biker Gang The Night Wolves, aka Putin’s Angels, Is Hit by Sanctions
25 Jul 2022, 08:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The EU singles out the motorcycle club, founder Alexander “The Surgeon” Zaldostanov and three others, in a bid to stop them from spreading propaganda
Two of Roman Abramovich’s Superyachts Suddenly Sail Away, Months After They Were Detained
24 Jul 2022, 05:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Superyacht Halo and support vessel Garcon were detained in Antigua in late March, after Abramovich was sanctioned. They’re now traveling together to Morocco
Construction Resumes on Seized $600 Million Megayacht Dilbar, but No One Knows What For
21 Jul 2022, 05:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The world’s largest yacht by tonnage, Dilbar, was seized in Germany under current sanctions against Russia. It is now out of dry dock for unspecified work
The Strange Case of $80M Superyacht Polaris, Which Escaped Sanctions and Then Came Back
12 Jul 2022, 03:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / MY Polaris, delivered by Rossinavi in 2021, is now called MY Polestar and is sailing under a different flag after a few months spent in Turkey
Sanctioned Megayacht Solaris Is Heading to the U.S., or Actively Trolling
28 Jun 2022, 08:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Roman Abramovich’s smaller and less expensive superyacht has been docked in Turkey for months, is now displaying unlikely destination on AIS
$156 Million Superyacht Madame Gu Has Been Found, Photographed in Hiding
25 Jun 2022, 04:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Steel billionaire Andrei Skoch’s superyacht went dark in March, as it was leaving Dubai. It turns out it never left, because it’s still moored there
Oil Magnate’s $75 Million Superyacht Axioma Will Sell at Auction, Probably for Peanuts
24 Jun 2022, 03:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Authorities in Gibraltar order the sale of the seized superyacht, to allow J.P. Morgan to recover a standing loan of $21.5 million
Seized $600 Million Sailing Yacht A Is Out of Dry Dock, No Explanation Given
20 Jun 2022, 03:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owned by Andrey Melnichenko, Sailing Yacht A was seized in Italy in March while in storage for refits. It has just been refloated
Seized $325 Million Superyacht Amadea Arrives in Hawaii, Is U.S. Taxpayers’ Problem Now
18 Jun 2022, 04:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / After a lengthy and highly-mediated court battle, Amadea is now fully under U.S. control after arrest in Fiji in April, under current sanctions against Russia
Russian-Owned Private Jets and Helicopters Continue to Fly, Despite Sanctions
17 Jun 2022, 02:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Surprising absolutely no one, new research shows that international economic sanctions have had little impact as regards privately-owned aircraft
Gorgeous, Brand-New $50 Million PHI Superyacht Is “Victim of a PR Stunt”
16 Jun 2022, 05:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Russian-owned superyacht was detained in London at the end of March and remains there still, even though the direct beneficiary is not on any sanctions list
Two of the World’s Biggest Superyachts, Nord and Motor Yacht A, Sail Under Russian Flag
15 Jun 2022, 03:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Both superyachts are on sanctions lists but have managed to avoid capture. They have been de-registered and are now sailing under the Russian flag
U.S. Goes After Superyachts, Luxury Yacht Management Company, and God Himself
4 Jun 2022, 04:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In a bid to “degrade the key networks used by Russia’s elites,” the U.S. Department of Treasury expands sanctions list to include vessels, companies, aircraft
Blade-Shaped $300M Megayacht A Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight for Weeks
2 Jun 2022, 04:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The smallest and least expensive megayacht of Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, Motor Yacht A, has been berthed in the UAE since early April