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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGermany seizes Oligarchs $600 million mega-yacht
https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2022/03/02/germans-seize-russian-billionaire-alisher-usmanovs-mega-yacht/?utm_source=ForbesMainTwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainTwitter&sh=1b27889552ddRussian billionaire Alisher Usmanov was sanctioned by the European Union on Monday. Two days later, Forbes has learned from three sources in the yacht industry that one of his prized possessionsthe 512-foot yacht Dilbar, valued at nearly $600 millionhas been seized by German authorities in the northern city of Hamburg.
Usmanov purchased Dilbar in 2016 for a reported cost of $600 million from German shipbuilder Lürssen, which custom-built it for him over 52 months. The firm calls it "one of the most complex and challenging yachts ever built, in terms of both dimensions and technology." At 15,917 tons, it's the world's largest motor yacht by gross tonnage, and is typically manned by a crew of 96 people. Dilbar boasts the largest swimming pool ever installed on a yacht as well as two helicopter pads, a sauna, a beauty salon, and a gym. Its plush interiors have more than 1,000 sofa cushions and it can host up to 24 people in 12 suites.
intrepidity
(7,294 posts)Sell it to.... who?
Bev54
(10,051 posts)onecaliberal
(32,852 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)onetexan
(13,040 posts)iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,021 posts)Response to intrepidity (Reply #1)
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The Figment
(494 posts)Impound the yacht, continue to send weapons and tech to support Ukraine...
Then give it to Sea Shepherd,where they will paint it in nautical camo,get good use outta couple of helicopter pads and has comfortable accomodations for a crew of about 110.
KS Toronado
(17,220 posts)especially when it should be going to benefit Ukrainians.
Peregrine Took
(7,413 posts)AmBlue
(3,110 posts)...for some Ukrainian refugees right now.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)And donate it to the Ukrainian Navy...
A HERETIC I AM
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So the length is good!
It would make a shitty warship though, unless you gutted it to the framing and refit it completely. If youre going to do that, might as well just build a new one from the keel up.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,013 posts)come for a looky look.
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Fill it with C4 and remote direct it into a Russian Navy squadron or port...
ECL213
(212 posts)and sail it up the Volga river.
I'm with you lol
machoneman
(4,006 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)She could be the Command Flagship Oberammergau!
Ray Bruns
(4,093 posts)FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)This thing is a monster!
Disaffected
(4,554 posts)COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)But I know what you're saying. Obscene the way he got the money to buy her.
Disaffected
(4,554 posts)Obscene in how he got the money and obscene that he spent a huge sum on such a gross extravagance.
StClone
(11,683 posts)Maraya1969
(22,479 posts)solar panels
Disaffected
(4,554 posts)Why, you would even have to cover up the swimming pool, sun decks and race track. Still wouldn't be nearly enough though (unless you are OK with going slower than a row boat at best).
AZLD4Candidate
(5,688 posts)and costs more than a lot of businesses make as profit each year, you have too much.
I wonder how many vodka and cocaine fueled orgies he had on his floating midlife crisis with souldead celebrities, dignitaries, and potentates. Unreal.
Codifer
(546 posts)I should think that there are some number of teenage girls who deserve some recompense from the selling of it.
Actually, a LOT of recompense.
edit to add: Probably some teenage boys too.
LiberatedUSA
(1,666 posts)That movie really shows the insanity the insanely rich will do.
COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)PatSeg
(47,419 posts)It is hard to fathom. These people are like 21st century royalty and their wealth is obscene.
crickets
(25,969 posts)PatSeg
(47,419 posts)There appears to be a yacht competition among the world's billionaires these days. Or should we call it "yacht envy"?
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)The same thing with those giant mansions. You have a full time staff and never get to have the place to yourself. What if you wanted to poop with the door open or run down to the fridge to get a snack without your pants on?
Maybe I just shared too much about my own habits
albacore
(2,398 posts)COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)Poop in the fridge with....oh hell...never mind.
RockCreek
(739 posts)But I hope that somehow it is used to help the Ukrainians.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)RockCreek
(739 posts)But leave a lot of amenities for them to enjoy, too!!
Hot tub(s), gym, entertainment equipment, etc.
lastlib
(23,224 posts)That'll learn 'im, durn 'im.
Chainfire
(17,536 posts)Send the Oligarch the video of it going down. It sends a better message than selling it and it eliminates any question of him ever getting it back.
RockCreek
(739 posts)Please don't do that to the ecosystem!
Perhaps, instead, a video of the fuel being removed to be used other ships.
Along with an announcement that Germany is sending the monetary value of the fuel to help Ukraine.
Chainfire
(17,536 posts)If you want to make a point, don't monetize the issue. I would recommend scraping it, but that takes too long. As long as the Yacht is afloat, there is a chance of him getting it back, if it is at the bottom of the North sea, he won't...ever. Make the thug cry about his precious lost toy.
RockCreek
(739 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,982 posts)At least one or two yachts need to be sold or turned into something else to send a message.
Chainfire
(17,536 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)JasonMain
(79 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)That kind of money.
I dont care who you are or what you do. Nobody needs such obscene wealth.
There are too many people suffering to allow it, but people dont see it this way.
Sell the godamn yacht give the money to Ukraine.
And fuck over every ogliarch with ties to putin including the rich pigs in America .
leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Better to put it to good use.
Irish_Dem
(47,021 posts)What is the draw for them?
lastlib
(23,224 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,021 posts)Now all the people they paid off are being outed.
colorado_ufo
(5,733 posts)And with all that advanced technology, still continue to do business.
It doesn't have to sell for for $600M; after all, it's "used." (LOL!) I would certainly give it a different name; what kind of stupid name is Dilbar? Four and a half years to build it, and that's the best they could come up with?
Sell it as a potential floating hotel/casino; park it in permanent dock outside Monte Carlo and require a portion of all proceeds to go for a permanent benefit to Ukraine.
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)It's the SuperYacht capital of the US. Hundreds of them there.
It's not just the Russians.
Seems to be the goto purchase once you hit 9 figures.
Walleye
(31,017 posts)My mouth was open the whole time.
Irish_Dem
(47,021 posts)COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)I can't remember what, but they're compensating.
Irish_Dem
(47,021 posts)Kind of coincides with all the pictures I see on TV..... these rich old guys on yachts with all the young yacht girls in bikinis. I guess the wife is back in one of the mansions or Park Ave apartment.
COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)Stumpy. Ren and Stumpy? Nah, that doesn't sound right.
Irish_Dem
(47,021 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(5,688 posts)Justice matters.
(6,928 posts)Chainfire
(17,536 posts)I believe the number on his new toy is 500 million, but then he has yet to furnish and decorate it... You know, it is just keeping up with the Johnovics. Conspicuous consumerism writ large. It makes a man yearn for icebergs.
2naSalit
(86,583 posts)k0rs
(72 posts)Larger than the WW2 German "pocket battleship" Graf Spee.
My God, the conspicuous consumption...
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)And scuttle it.
aeromanKC
(3,322 posts)Non profit venture that creates jobs and proceeds benefiting all Ukrainians.
AllyCat
(16,184 posts)Marcuse
(7,479 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,798 posts)This a great article from a West Virginia newspaper.
https://www.timeswv.com/news/local_news/sen-joe-manchins-boat-too-homely-to-be-a-yacht-experts-say/article_9bbf5ae0-65a2-11ec-ac11-1bacb9aba291.html
Here is the headline:
It is a quick read. In short, it is a 65 foot three story houseboat worth about $300-$400K. No biggie.
Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)He hides his money in other people's names.
Good for Germany.
moonscape
(4,673 posts)Raven123
(4,830 posts)housecat
(3,121 posts)Whomever buys it --such as a cartel -- might resell it, and it can eventually find its way back to Russia. Parts are certainly of highest quality, and valuable enough to make disassembling it worthwhile. Then give the proceeds to Ukraine.
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)Six Hundred Million for a BOAT!!! Let that sink in.
They should dismantle it piece by piece and make him watch. Give any proceeds from the sale of the people to Ukraine.
Alwaysna
(574 posts)when he found out his toy was confiscated.
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)...
In the end of the 90s Usmanov was the General Director of Gazprom Invest Holdings, the investment-holding subsidiary of Russia's state-owned gas company Gazprom,[21] and managed it for more than a decade;[22] Usmanov left the company in 2014.
Kid Berwyn
(14,897 posts)Thank you for the background, AntiFascist! Mr. Usmanov is a beneficiary of our times business buzzword, Piratization.
aggiesal
(8,914 posts)SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)Ziggysmom
(3,407 posts)They are helping analyze and monitor Ukraine nuclear sites.
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/52459/nuclear-hazards-zaporizhzhia-plant-ukraine-military-invasion/
AllaN01Bear
(18,191 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,112 posts)Will the money from sale go to Ukraine?
Danascot
(4,690 posts)you're just riff-raff.
Emile
(22,712 posts)The Unmitigated Gall
(3,807 posts)But oh how Id love to see it on the deep bottom
Robert Ballard style.
ZonkerHarris
(24,223 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,417 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,579 posts)COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)Other than be a status symbol. You could buy a cruise liner for less than that, I'm sure, and call *that* a yacht.
As for me, I'll stick with my trusty canoe.
Danascot
(4,690 posts)that he can have his boat back if he manages to take out Putin.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)by Russia. The first patients should be Ukrainian military and civilian fighters.