At the beginning of the month, another luxury vessel was detained in France, the ownership of which is attributed to the head of Rosneft, who fell under the sanctions.
In Europe, the second luxury yacht in a month has been detained, the ownership of which is attributed to the head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, who fell under the sanctions. We are talking about the ship “Crescent” (“Crescent”), it was detained in Spain. This information is provided by the international agency Reuters.
The Cayman-flagged Crescent arrived in Spain from Italy in November 2021, according to Marine Traffic.
The Spanish Ministry of Transport officially confirmed the detention of the ship, specifying that the Cresent moored in the port city of Terragona on November 2 and was going to sail on March 4, but did not.
Built in Germany, Crescent is one of the largest yachts in the world. According to unofficial information, its cost exceeds 600 million dollars.
It is worth recalling that at the beginning of the month another luxury yacht was detained in France, the ownership of which is attributed to Igor Sechin. We are talking about the ship Pola Ariake, which in the past was called “Princess Olga”, allegedly in honor of the ex-wife of the head of Rosneft.
Earlier it was also reported about the confiscation of an expensive yacht from one of the wealthiest Russian oligarchs. We are talking about the luxurious ship Dilbar, owned by Alisher Usmanov. Reportedly, the 156-meter Dilbar yacht was in Hamburg and was confiscated in accordance with new sanctions restrictions imposed by Western countries on a number of Russians.
