Russian Billionaire's Superyacht Mysteriously Vanishes https

[Nevilledog]

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It’s a 230-foot superyacht with room for 28 guests and crew—and yet, in the last week, it has seemingly vanished, just as other vessels belonging to Russian billionaires have been frozen or seized.

The Galactica Super Nova, owned by Lukoil CEO Vagit Alekperov, sailed in recent weeks from Barcelona to Tivat, Montenegro, arriving on March 1. But just a day later, the boat departed, according to data from the ship-tracking company MarineTraffic.

An official at the port in Montenegro confirmed that the yacht was no longer there.

Soon after it left, Galactica’s automatic tracking system, also known as AIS, stopped pinging out signals, reports MarineTraffic and its competitors VesselFinder and VesselsValue. As of Wednesday afternoon Central European Time, the boat had yet to update its location.

It is legally required for all yachts of Galactica’s size to have their AIS turned on “at all times,” said Sam Tucker, head of superyachts at VesselsValue. “For the past 12 months, we have had a very reliable signal coming from this vessel, so after seeing it [leave] Porto Montenegro, we are very surprised that there has been no signal received from either our satellites or ground stations.”

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[lindysalsagal]

1. Top Ten Places to Hide A 230' Yacht:

1. Uranus

[lindysalsagal]

5. 2. Vlad's private lake in Siberia

He's gotta have a few....

[LiberatedUSA]

2. Oh a game of Battleyacht.

Where is it hiding and how many torpedoes can it withstand?

[lindysalsagal]

4. "Hit!" "Sunk!"

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. Hope it sank

All the pro putin assholes went down with it.
I hope there is 1 less ogliarch in the world.

[WarGamer]

6. Experts say most of the Russian yachts are heading for Port Said and the Suez...

They're crossing through the Suez Canal into the Indian Ocean on course for Maldives.

Some are also hanging out in Dubai.

[mitch96]

7. "It is legally required for all yachts of that size to have their AIS turned on "at all times"

I'm curious if the AIS is not turned on and it "sinks or is disabled" would the insurance company cover the claim?? If so that would be a shame if something happened to it..
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