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BERLIN, March 2 (Reuters) – German authorities have seized a virtually $600 million luxurious yacht owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov who has confronted European Union sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Forbes reported, citing sources within the yacht trade.
The 512-foot yacht, Dilbar, was taken within the northern port of Hamburg, the Forbes web site reported.
The yacht had been present process a refit in shipyards of Blohm + Voss, Forbes reported, including that the German authorities had frozen the asset and staff engaged on the ship didn’t seem for work on Wednesday.
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Nobody at Germany’s Basic Customs Workplace or at Blohm + Voss was instantly accessible to remark. Forbes stated representatives for Usmanov didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The EU imposed sanctions on the Russian tycoon and metals magnate and 25 different distinguished folks for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in keeping with a call revealed on the EU’s official journal.
At the least 5 superyachts owned by Russian billionaires have been anchored or cruising on Wednesday in Maldives, an Indian Ocean island nation that doesn’t have an extradition treaty with the US, ship monitoring knowledge confirmed. L4N2V52QD
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Reporting by Madeline Chambers; Enhancing by Howard Goller
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