Explosive media report
Abramovich owns more yachts than known
04/03/2022, 11:05 am
As a result of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, Great Britain and the EU are imposing sanctions on numerous oligarchs. Among them is Roman Abramovich. The assets of the Russian super-rich are supposed to be frozen. However, this does not appear to be the case across the board.
The Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich apparently owns more luxury yachts than previously known. According to the newspaper “Financial Times” belong to the still owner of the English soccer club FC Chelsea, a total of five boats with a total value of almost one billion US dollars. So far it was only known that he is the owner of the “Solaris” and the “Eclipse”. Both yachts are said to be worth a total of $900 million.
According to the report, the 55-year-old also owns the yacht Halo and the helicopter-equipped Garcon, which are estimated to cost around $38 million (together or separately?). Both ships are according to current information from the tracking portal “marinetraffic.com” anchored in the port of Antigua. The island is one of the two largest in the Caribbean country of Antigua and Barbuda. The local authorities apparently had no knowledge of the ownership situation.
Explosive about the story: Although the islands are an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations, the official head of state is Queen Elizabeth. And in Great Britain, Abramovich, who is considered to be close to the Kremlin, is on the list of sanctions as a result of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. According to the Financial Times, the island state’s authorities have assured the British of “full support” should a corresponding application be received.
The rather “small” yacht “Sussurro” is also attributed to the Russians. She is currently moored in La Ciotat in southern France. The “Financial Times” put the value of this ship at eleven million dollars. France, together with the European Union, has also imposed sanctions on the 55-year-old and frozen his assets.
Abramovich had increasingly come into focus in the past few days. Not only because of the “wandering” of his luxury yachts to Turkey, where he is not threatened with sanctions for the time being. But mainly because of its unclear role in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. He is said to have been the target of a poison attack. After a meeting in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in early March, he reportedly showed “symptoms of suspected poisoning.” A source close to Abramovich told the Wall Street Journal that it was unclear who might be behind the incident. Western experts could not have provided an explanation for the symptoms either.