Category: Shipping

Yachts hidden by straw man

Yachts hidden by straw man

Gepostet von | 26 May 2022 | , , , | 0

The interest and the gloating continue unabated. It has now been revealed that a "front man" may have hidden Russian yachts worth a billion dollars. In the race to seize the assets of sanctioned Russian billionaires, the US authorities are claiming that a Russian tycoon acted as a "front man" for two yachts worth billions. According to reports, this also includes the 700 million dollar superyacht "Scheherazade", which is associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On the South Pacific island of Fiji, the USA is now also trying to seize the 325-million-dollar yacht "Amadea". Court documents there are said to be a...

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Oligarch yacht switches off

Oligarch yacht switches off

Gepostet von | 25 May 2022 | , , , | 0

A $150 million superyacht owned by Leonid Mikhelson, Russia's second richest citizen whose gas company is the target of US sanctions, has stopped transmitting its location after it was last seen heading for the Bahamas. The 85-metre-long "Pacific", which has room for two helicopters, was last spotted at almost full speed in the Caribbean shortly after 9 pm local time on 8 May before, according to ship data compiled by Bloomberg, it stopped transmitting automatically and became invisible on the net, effectively "going down". This led to the rumour in some media that she had really sunk. Why would she? These are also unconfirmed reports. Should the...

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Indian Ocean Commission supports African island states in the fight against maritime crime

Indian Ocean Commission supports African island states in the fight against maritime crime

Gepostet von | 25 May 2022 | , , , , | 0

The "Baba Ali", a Seychellois fishing vessel, was transiting through the Seychelles Economic Zone when the authorities intercepted it with a drug cargo in May 2021. As part of an operation coordinated by the Seychelles Air Force, the Seychelles Coast Guard and the National Information Exchange and Coordination Centre, the authorities boarded the vessel and inspected it. The finds - heroin and hashish worth around 1.2 million dollars - show the extent of the threat posed by the regional drug trade. The seizure of the drugs and the arrest of three other Seychellois nationals and four Indonesian nationals show that the efforts of the Coordination Centre are...

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Significant decline in piracy in West Africa

Significant decline in piracy in West Africa

Gepostet von | 24 May 2022 | , , , | 0

.... but the Gulf of Guinea remains a global hotspot Piracy off the West African coast has fallen dramatically since 2021 - by almost half. But the region remains the world's piracy hotspot, according to Dryad Global. In its 2021/22 annual report, the maritime risk company notes that "the drastic decline in piracy across West Africa in 2021 resulted in a total decrease in piracy and maritime crime incidents of 56 % compared to 2020. The number of actual and attempted attacks, as well as ship strikes, decreased by more than 85 %...

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US Coast Guard: Cruise ship travelled through Cape Canaveral security zone

US Coast Guard: Cruise ship travelled through Cape Canaveral security zone

Gepostet von | 23 May 2022 | , , , | 0

Looking for spectacular events for passengers or silly oversight? The US Coast Guard has been investigating the intrusion of a cruise ship into a designated safety zone during a rocket launch near Cape Canaveral in January. The launch of a multi-million dollar satellite launch was cancelled as a result. The aborted launch for the Italian space agency was rescheduled for the next day, where it was successful. The US Coast Guard designates safety zones in the lower area and warns sailors of imminent launches from Cape Canaveral. The overflight path of each rocket launch over the Atlantic determines the location of the individual zones. The "traffic offender" was...

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