After the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that came afterwards on people close
to Putin here we have the 5 Largest Super Yachts in the world currently seized or under arrest.
Number 5 motor yacht Amadea built by Lurssen and delivered in 2017 at a cost of 325 million
dollars. Amadea is 106 meters or 347 feet in length and has a gross tonnage of 4400
she features a helicopter landing pad on the bow a giant swimming pool on the stern and
looks like an Imperial cruiser from Star Wars. Amadea belonged to Russian billionaire Suleiman
Karimov and was in the Caribbean when Russia invaded Ukraine the yacht headed west through
the Panama Canal and across the Pacific Ocean with the destination of Vladivostok in Russia,
however she diverted to Fiji to refuel and was arrested upon arrival by Fijian officials at
the request of the U.S government after a series of court cases in Fiji the yacht was eventually
seized by the U.S and sailed to San Diego under a U.S flag where she remains pending sale.
Number 4 Motor Yacht Crescent built by Lurssen in Germany and known as project Thunder Crescent was
delivered in 2018 at a cost of 600 million dollars she has 135 meters of 442 feet in length and has a
gross tonnage of 9194. finished in black Crescent has a telescopic helicopter hanger on the aft.
this yacht has one of the most sophisticated security systems on any yacht in the world
including facial recognition cameras the yacht ownership was hidden in an obscure series of
shell companies however the Spanish government connected the vessel to Igor section known as
Putin's right-hand man and CEO of Rosnift who is under sanctioned related to the war in Ukraine
the yacht is arrested in tarragon in Spain where she was laid up at the time.
Scheherezade, built by Lurssen in Germany and known as Project Lightning, motor yacht Scheherezade was
delivered in 2020 and believed to have cost 700 million dollars, she has 140 meters in length and
apart from her paint job is very similar to his sister ship Crescent with similar features and
the same telescopic helicopter hanger on the stern. Scheherezade is also connected to Igor Sechin
although it has argued in court that the yacht was owned by Edward Gutenitov, the former CEO of
Rosneft, he was believed to be a straw owner to avoid sanctions until he was himself sanctioned
soon after. however the yacht was allegedly a Christmas present to Russian President Vladimir
Putin from a group of Russian billionaires, the yacht sail to Sochi in Russia soon after her
delivery with a crew largely made up of members of the Russian FSO or Putin's personal protection.
the yacht has also been used by Elena Kabeva believed to be Putin's lover ,Scheherezade was
arrested in May whilst in Italy at the Italian sea group Shipyard in Marina de Carrara. - Have
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under the project name White Pearl sailing yacht is the only vessel on the list so far not built by
Lurssen. she has 142 meters of 465 feet in length and has an incredible gross tonnage of 12 558
sailing yacht was delivered in 2017 as a reported cost in excess of 420 million dollars. she is the
largest sail assisted yacht in the world and her electronic masts stand almost the length of a
football field at 100 meters sailing out to a is named after her owner Russian billionaire Andrei
Milnerchenko and his Serbian wife Alexandra the yacht was in a shipyard in Trieste Italy in March
when she was boarded by the Italian "Guarda de Finanza" or financial police and the yacht was
arrested and prevented from leaving the yacht is currently in Trieste but under the control
of the Italian government although the owner filed a lawsuit to try and get his yacht back.
motor yacht Dilbar built by yes you guessed it Lurssen in Germany and delivered in 2016
at a reported cost of 800 million dollars Dilbar is the largest super yacht ever built by volume
at a staggering 15,917 gross tons. she has 156 meters in length of 511 feet Dilbar can hold a
crew of up to 100 and has the largest power plant ever installed on any super yacht that generates
30,000 kilowatts of power she has 2 helipads and the largest swimming pool
on any yacht that is 25 meters in length or 82 feet can hold 180 cubic meters of water
owned by Alicia Usmanov the yacht was one of the first to be affected by the sanctions placed on
Hirona at the outset of the war in Ukraine as Usmanov was sanctioned his yacht was in
Blooming of our Shipyard in Hamburg which is now owned by Lurssen as a result of the sanctions
his crew of 72 were all laid off including the captain who sent out a group message informing
the crew they were all fired the yacht was in a dry dock facility and was looked after by a
skeleton crew of five hired by Lurssen until the yacht was allowed to be moved to his
current location although the vessel is still detained by the German government Lurssen have
been allowed to resume work on the yacht and reassembled the shafts and propellers before
her move she is now in a floating Dry Dock at the Lurssen Shipyard in Bremen foreign
the total cost of the Yachts on this list is 2 billion 845 million dollars
so there you have it the 5 largest seized Russian super yachts in the world
look out for the next video in the series the 5 largest sanctioned super Yachts currently at Large
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