‘Vladimir Putin’s ₤570,000,000 superyacht’ taken by Italian cops

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    'Vladimir Putin's £570,000,000 superyacht' seized by Italian police

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    Fear were growing that the Scheherazade will set sail and prevent sanctions (Picture: AFP/Reuters)

    An enormous superyacht stated to be owned by Vladimir Putin has actually been taken by Italian authorities as part of sanctions versusRussia

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    The smooth, six-deck Scheherazade had actually been going through repair work in the port of Marina di Carrara given that September.

    But current activity at the dockside recommended the team may be preparing to require to the seas and leave sanctions over the intrusion ofUkraine

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    The Cayman Islands signed up luxury yacht has actually been the topic of an examination by the Italian monetary cops given that completion of March.

    Around this time, as increasingly more attention was drawn to the vessel, its Russian team left in the middle of the night and was changed by an all-British group.

    Police boarded the luxury yacht late last night to perform their order, the Italian federal government stated.

    The Scheherazade’s British captain, Guy Bennett-Pearce, has actually rejected that Putin is owner of the luxury yacht– made by German company Luerssen– however has actually declined to state who it is.

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    Italy’s monetary cops stroked on the boat last night and took it (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

    A view shows the multi-million-dollar mega yacht Scheherazade, docked at the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara, Tuscany, on May 6, 2022. - The ownership of the multi-million-dollar mega yacht Scheherazade, docked on the Tuscan coast, is currently the source of speculation that it belongs to a Russian oligarch, or even perhaps President Vladimir Putin himself. (Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO SCOPPA/AFP via Getty Images)

    Authorities have actually declined to state who owns the luxury yacht (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

    Some have actually declared it might come from Russian oil magnate Eduard Khudainatov, who has actually not been struck with any sanctions.

    However the Italian financing ministry stated Rome had actually asked Brussels to correct this and had actually purchased the boat to be taken pending a choice.

    A declaration from the Italian Financial Police stated: ‘After confirmation by the financial authorities it has actually emerged that there is a substantial financial connection in between the owner of The Scheherazade and senior aspects of the Russian federal government.

    ‘On the basis of these elements it has been recommended that the yacht be placed on the current European Union sanctions list and the Minister of Finance in Rome has agreed.’

    Mr Khudainatov is the previous chairman and president of state-owned Russian oil and gas businessRosneft He is close to Igor Sechin, a Putin ally and chairman of Rosneft.

    The Scheherazade, whose ownership remains one of the biggest mysteries in the yachting world, features two helipads, but almost nothing is known about the interior features, and there are no known photos from inside the boat. / In this handout photo made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to celebrate International Women's Day, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. International Women's Day on March 8 is an official holiday in Russia, where men traditionally give flowers and gifts to female relatives, friends and colleagues. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)

    Investigative reporters and opposition activists are persuaded the Scheherazade comes from Putin (Picture: AP)

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    Italy sequestered rental properties and private yachts worth over EUR900 million ($770 million) in March and April from rich Russians (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

    But activists and investigative reporters linked to sent to prison Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are persuaded the boat comes from Putin.

    They gotten details recommending that a number of the luxury yacht’s team were members of the Federal Protection Service, the firm that supplies security for Putin and his acolytes.

    Mariateresa Levi of the Italian Financial Police informed MailOn line:’ I am not in a position to inform you who the real owner is however we are pleased that the luxury yacht ought to be taken and in the next couple of hours officers will board and seize her.’

    In an address to the Italian parliament in March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had actually prompted the federal government to seize the luxury yacht as part of a Europe- broad effort to pressure Putin and his partners to stop the attack on Ukraine.

    Italy sequestered rental properties and private yachts worth over EUR900 million ($770 million) in March and April from rich Russians, who routinely pertained to the nation on vacation and had actually purchased home in lots of prominent areas.

    However, cops stated they had actually had a hard time to recognize the genuine owner of the Scheherazade.

    Delivered to its secret owner in 2020, the luxury yacht has 2 helicopter landing pads and can host up 18 visitors and 40 team.

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