The eastern Mediterranean may see less traffic, but its coastlines – from the Greek isles (I spotted the sleek 75.5-metre ...

ROME (Reuters) – Italian police have seized a superyacht from Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, the prime minister’s office said on Saturday, a few days after the businessman ...

Dubbed Sailing Yacht A, it is among the largest in the world – measuring 100 metres high and 143 metres long. It underwent testing in Gibraltar in 2017 before it was handed over to Melnichenko.

One of Russia's richest men, Andrey Melnichenko, said the Ukraine war had made him a "pariah." Melnichenko now lives in the UAE, where his $300 million Motor Yacht A is moored.

His $300mn Motor Yacht A has a berth here, a safe haven compared to that of its bigger brother, the $600mn Sailing Yacht A, which was seized by Italian authorities in Trieste.

It doesn't stop here, either. Since its arrest in March 2022, Sailing Yacht A has proved an even bigger pain in the neck, just not for the intended recipient, Melnichenko.

20 Jun 2022, 05:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owned by Andrey Melnichenko, Sailing Yacht A was seized in Italy in March while in storage for refits. It has just been refloated Blade-Shaped $300M ...

Among those assets is Sailing Yacht A, the biggest and most expensive sail-assisted yacht in the world, a spectacular, $600 million three-mast vessel owned by EuroChem Group founder Andrey ...

Italian authorities in March impounded Russian coal and fertilisers magnate Andrey Melnichenko’s $600mn Sailing Yacht A after Russia invaded Ukraine. Another yacht, ...

Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko's superyacht Motor Yacht A is one of six linked to Russians that has been sailing in Maldives' waters, having managed to avoid any action against it post-sanctions.

Andrey Melnichenko's yacht stopped sharing its location a day after he was sanctioned by the EU. Russian oligarchs seeking to escape sanctions have gone to the Maldives, in addition to the UAE ...

Andrey Melnichenko's yacht stopped sharing its location a day after he was sanctioned by the EU. Russian oligarchs seeking to escape sanctions have gone to the Maldives, in addition to the UAE. Three ...