Dilbar yacht

Some of the super yachts owned by Russian oligarchs that have been moving toward the Maldives and Montenegro in recent days are estimated to be worth ...

Even as more oligarchs have their superyachts seized because of the invasion, the Russian president’s own yacht is reportedly doing all right. Data from the global intelligence group MarineTraffic shows that several yachts owned by Russian oligarchs have been moving toward the Maldives and Montenegro in recent days. Three more yachts owned by Russian magnates were also seen sailing in the island nation’s waters, Reuters reported, including one belonging to Vladimir Potanin, a Russian nickel tycoon whose net worth is more than $25 billion. Also sailing to the Maldives was a superyacht owned by oil executive Vagit Alekperov, data shows. Sechin’s Amore Vero is among the luxury yachts targeted in the wake of the invasion. Abramov’s Titan is 263 feet long and has seven cabins for guests, with an estimated value of $100 million. Days after the invasion began, Deripaska called for negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. Billionaire Evgeny Lebedev appealed to Putin in the Evening Standard, a British newspaper he owns, asking that Russian troops stop “killing their Ukrainian brothers and sisters.” It would be a slightly longer trek for Abramovich’s Solaris, if it were to leave from Barcelona. While the practice known as privateering is archaic, the idea has come up in recent decades. The 281-foot-long superyacht, which can accommodate 14 guests and 28 crew members, has an estimated value of $120 million, according to Superyacht Fan, a website tracking luxury yachts. Usmanov was among the Russian elite placed under E.U. sanctions this week. But with invasion forces wreaking widespread destruction in Ukraine, the French Finance Ministry announced Thursday that it seized the Sechin-owned yacht on Wednesday night.