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Showing Original Post only (View all)Germany seizes Oligarchs $600 million mega-yacht [View all]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2022/03/02/germans-seize-russian-billionaire-alisher-usmanovs-mega-yacht/?utm_source=ForbesMainTwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainTwitter&sh=1b27889552ddRussian 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 possessionsthe 512-foot yacht Dilbar, valued at nearly $600 millionhas been seized by German authorities in the northern city of Hamburg.
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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No no...it could be a Trojan Horse yacht. Sail into some Russian port, all the swells would
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 2022
#77
I bet it wastes a lot of gas - or fuel - whatever you call it. They should first outfit it with
Maraya1969
Mar 2022
#92
When something you personally own is almost the size of two football field
AZLD4Candidate
Mar 2022
#29
Ummm... why would oligarchs care about being seen pooping with the door open? LBJ didn't. nt
albacore
Mar 2022
#10
I think it could. Convert all available space to bunks, dining, medical facilities.
lagomorph777
Mar 2022
#11
It would make a good artificial reef. They sink ships around here for that purpose. ;)
Chainfire
Mar 2022
#21
Yes. These people will just assume that they'll get their toys back later.
Lonestarblue
Mar 2022
#47
We'd just be selling it to another asshole. Only assholes can afford such obscenity.
lagomorph777
Mar 2022
#25
A friend took me for a ride in his small boat among those yachts in Fort Lauderdale
Walleye
Mar 2022
#84
There are going to be lots and lots of expensive toys in the secondary market going forward.
NoMoreRepugs
Mar 2022
#70