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Russian oligarchs found “shelter” for their yachts

The yacht of the head of the board of directors of Domodedovo airport Dmitry Kamenshchik

Several yachts have hidden their location, changed their destinations or sailed into international waters.

Russian oligarchs hid their luxury yachts in the Maldives from arrest. Some vessels have the location feature disabled. Writes about it Reuters.

So, on March 9, Andrey Melnichenko, the owner of assets for the production of coal and fertilizers, was included in the EU sanctions list. The next day, his superyacht Motor Yacht A, off the Maldives, stopped broadcasting its position. Disabling these devices could help hide the yachts from the view of the authorities, the newspaper notes.

According to MarineTraffic, three more yachts have hidden their current location, changed their declared destinations or sailed into international waters.

The chief prosecutor of the Maldives, Hussain Shamim, said that the authorities cannot arrest ships. An exception is if the crime was committed in accordance with local law.

Sanctions against the Russian Federation: 14 Russian yachts “stuck” in the Netherlands

Previously it was reported that Britain began arrests of yachts Russian businessmen.

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