Russian-Owned Super Yachts Going Dark to Avoid Sanction Seizure

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Yachts of Russian billionnaires on the international sanction list tries to go dark but they can't hide from satellite imagery and the work of the OSINT community.

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Russian-Owned Super Yachts Going Dark to Avoid Sanction Seizure - USNI News
Mega-wealthy owners of the superyachts value privacy and discretion and keep as low a profile their vessels allow and recent events in Ukraine have increased the desire of some superyacht owners to...
9:39 AM · Mar 12, 2022

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/11/russian-owned-super-yachts-going-dark-to-avoid-sanction-seizure

Mega-wealthy owners of the superyachts value privacy and discretion and keep as low a profile their vessels allow and recent events in Ukraine have increased the desire of some superyacht owners to hide their movements.

Yachts owned by Russia’s oligarchs may be subject to being seized under international sanctions. Several vessels have already been detained. These include Amore Vero, reportedly owned by Igor Sechin, a former Russian administration official and CEO of the Rosneft energy company. Lady M, is reputedly owned by Alexei Mordashov, a steel and mining billionaire.

Some boats are going dark, turning off their automated identification systems and running to safe harbors. Some are be sailing to remote Russian ports not normally associated with luxury yachts.

One such yacht is Amadea. This 106-meter (348 ft) yacht is reputed to be owned by Suleyman Kerimov, a Russia-based billionaire and politician, who is on the sanctions list.

Amadea stopped transmitting her position on AIS (Automated Information System) on Feb. 24, just hours after the start of the invasion. AIS is required, under Safety Of Lives At Sea (SOLAS) rules. The International Maritime Organization’s rules require, “AIS should always be in operation when ships are underway or at anchor.”

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[drray23]

1. Its kinda hard to hide a 400+ ft yacht

It's not like you can hide it in a remote marina or cove.

[Scrivener7]

2. I was going to say....

It reminds me of the "how do you know an elephant has been in your refrigerator?" joke.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. Hunt these fuckers down

[EndlessWire]

4. Hiding won't do them any good.

First, you have Ukrainian farmers hauling off the tanks.

Next, you have EU tugboats hauling off the yachts.

Cheers to the working man! Give up, Putin!