First Oligarch Yacht seized by Germans.: Daily Mail 600 mill UK

[lindysalsagal]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10570957/Russian-billionaire-Alisher-Usmanovs-megayacht-SEIZED-German-authorities.html

Sanctioned Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's 500ft-long £600million megayacht – one of the biggest in the world – is SEIZED by German authorities amid crackdown on Putin's oligarchs



By WILLIAM COLE FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 16:29 EST, 2 March 2022 | UPDATED: 17:09 EST, 2 March 2022

Sanctioned Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's megayacht has been seized amid a crackdown on oligarchs friendly with Vladimir Putin, it has been reported.

The 512-foot Dilbar, described as Usmanov's prized possession, was frozen by German authorities on Monday.

The vessel, with an estimated value of £600million, remains at shipyards in the northern city of Hamburg where it has been for a refitting job since late October.


The move is part of an asset freeze on Usmanov after he was sanctioned by the European Union in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. ( lbs always means weight; £ will get you a pound sterling sign in the title (nt))

[msongs]

4. learn somethink new every day tho it does look rather like a capital e nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. It's actually a stylised capital 'L', for 'libra'

which is the Latin for a measure of weight (as well as 'scales') - 'lira' comes from that too. Old British money, used until 1971, was called 'Lsd' (before the drug ...) - standing for Libra, solidus (for the shilling) and denarius (for the penny). The proper abbreviation for an old penny was 'd', so a price could be £1.2s.6d.

[dclarston13]

2. They should house the homeless on that thing.

I wonder what will happen to these yachts I assume they will be sold to other ultra rich folks.

[Sanity Claws]

7. Probably the best use for it.

You can't sell it. Not many people have that kind of money to buy it, insure it, dock it, etc.

[Shellback Squid]

3. that's heavy

I couldn't find the british symbol for pounds on my keyboard either

[world wide wally]

5. That will make an awesome planter!

[essaynnc]

6. HOLY SHIT ! The largest yacht in the world.....

Why in the world does any one person need to acquire so much wealth to be able to own that, while a huge part of the planet's population is food insecure? Could it be that wealth begets power which allows a person or industry to accumulate even more money? Where does it end?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for capitalism. But it has to be held in check. And Number 1 is... keep your dang $ (or rubles) out of politics!!! We should be able to make national decisions based on the good of ALL, not just what the richest 200 families in the world want.

[tavernier]

10. The top deck is for chickens?

[Pachamama]

8. Floating Ukrainian Refugee Shelters

That seems to be the perfect solution.

Then turn it over to Ukraine for reparations

[WarGamer]

9. details here