Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Anchors Mega Yacht in Hong KongThe superyacht Nord, believed to belong to Alexey Mordashov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s third-richest oligarch, was anchored in Hong Kong waters on Oct. 6, 2022.
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other countries imposed sanctions on tycoons who are regarded as Putin’s allies, including Mordashov.
According to Bloomberg, the European and American governments have seized more than a dozen superyachts of these billionaires, with a total value of more than US$2.25 billion, as well as some other properties. But some yachts have fled to ports where sanctions do not apply....
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