Posted on 03/02/2022 1:47:41 PM PST by BusterDog
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov was sanctioned by the European Union on Monday. Two days later, Forbes has learned from three sources in the yacht industry that one of his prized possessions—the 512-foot yacht Dilbar, valued at nearly $600 million—has been seized by German authorities in the northern city of Hamburg.
The ship has been in the Hamburg shipyards of German shipbuilding firm Blohm+Voss since late October for a refitting job. Sources who spoke to Forbes said that the German government froze the asset and that, likely as a result, Blohm+Voss employees who had been working on the yacht didn’t show up to work on Wednesday. Representatives for Blohm+Voss and Usmanov didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Usmanov purchased Dilbar in 2016 for a reported cost of $600 million from German shipbuilder Lürssen, which custom-built it for him over 52 months. The firm calls it "one of the most complex and challenging yachts ever built, in terms of both dimensions and technology." At 15,917 tons, it's the world's largest motor yacht by gross tonnage, and is typically manned by a crew of 96 people. Dilbar boasts the largest swimming pool ever installed on a yacht as well as two helicopter pads, a sauna, a beauty salon, and a gym. Its plush interiors have more than 1,000 sofa cushions and it can host up to 24 people in 12 suites.
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Oh, they can end gas & oil to Germany.
These rich oligarchs are going to put some pressure on Pooty.
... nothing like rule of law and due process.
6oo million here, 600 million there, pretty soon you’re talking real money.
It will be interesting to see how these Russian mobsters deal with Putin.
So, Putin got his out in time…
Typical democrat idea to stop the war. Steal money from them. These rich guys might be jerks and probably crooks but they did not start the war.
Ran Gazprom for a decade, is mega-rich by any standards. He will probably retaliate. He’s certainly not used to getting shoved around and certainly will not put pressure on Putin.
Why? Rich people like nice things.
“... nothing like rule of law and due process.”
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Gone, whether you are a Canadian trucker, Russian Oligarch, or Jan 6 protestor. It’s just gone, the law means whatever they say it means.
” Why? Rich people like nice things.”
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I don’t think these guys got wealthy by being nice.
The Dims in America salivate over that kind of power.
Connections. They aren’t gonna have any soon outside of certain $hit holes.
Anyone else think this is all Hillary’s revenge?
Did anyone take any NATO billionaire’s yacht after the disaster in Libya?
He’s not the only Russian billionaire with a mega-yacht: Forbes and yacht valuation experts VesselsValue tracked down 32 of them. Despite being hit by EU sanctions on Monday, Usmanov is yet to comment on them or on the war in Ukraine.
Well they are more than acquainted with how Putin operates when many got kicked out of Russia when he first took office...some didn’t make it. Others were taken down after they left. So they know his ‘reach’ if they give him a hard time.
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