Italian authorities seize one of world’s largest superyachts from oligarch
Guardian, 12 Mar 2022
Italian authorities have seized a €530m (£444m) superyacht owned by Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko as part of EU sanctions following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Video footage shows police cars with flashing lights approaching the yacht, said to be one of the largest in the world, and officers boarding it.
Sy A – short for Sailing Yacht A – was seized on Friday evening in the port of Trieste after being identified by Italian police as belonging to Melnichenko
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