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Italy won't say who's paying for the care of a $700 million superyacht tied to Putin

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The Scheherazade, a 460-foot superyacht, has been held in Italy since May 2022 in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It is believed to have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Laura Lezza/Getty Images hide caption

The Scheherazade, a 460-foot superyacht, has been held in Italy since May 2022 in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It is believed to have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Scheherazade superyacht was impounded by the Italian government in May 2022 in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Instead of falling into disrepair, Italy has allowed its owner to maintain and refit the vessel, but it won't disclose who is footing the bill.

The Financial Times reported on Sunday that the vessel has been held at port in Marina di Carrara, located almost 90 miles northwest of Florence, since it was impounded by authorities in the spring of 2022. For over a year, the Italian government has permitted the owner to continue paying for the ship's staff, its maintenance and refitting of the vessel. But Italy won't identify the owner.

Italy's Finance Ministry said in a May 2022 news release that the superyacht had "significant economic and business links" with "prominent elements of the Russian government" but didn't name the owner of the ship.

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According to the website SuperYachtFan , the 460-foot superyacht belongs to Russian billionaire Eduard Khudainatov. However, Bloomberg News reported in 2022 that he is a "straw owner" of the superyacht — as well as another ship — and that the Scheherazade actually belongs to Putin.

The Financial Times reported that the Scheherazade has 22 cabins, two helicopter decks and a spa and that it's being refitted by the Italian Sea Group. NPR reached out to the Italian Sea Group for comment but did not hear back before publication.

The United States created Task Force KleptoCapture in the wake of Putin's war against Ukraine, aiming to hold Russian oligarchs accountable for evading sanctions. In its one year of operation, the task force has brought charges to at least 35 individuals and entities, NPR previously reported.

Part of those efforts included seizing luxury items belonging to billionaires with ties to the Kremlin. This includes items like a 348-foot yacht seized in Fiji in May 2022, which is valued at about $300 million and is now sitting in San Diego.

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Scheherazade: Giant £570m superyacht ‘owned by Vladimir Putin’ is seized by Italian authorities

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The Italian government has seized a luxury superyacht worth an estimated £570m that is believed to be linked to Russian president Vladimir Putin .

The vessel was impounded as part of the EU’s sanctions against Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine , under which similar yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs have been confiscated.

The six-deck Scheherazade had been undergoing repairs in the port of Marina di Carrara in Tuscany since last September. Recent activity at the dockside suggested that the crew were preparing to put the yacht to sea, as calls grew for it to be included in the sanctions.

The Italian finance ministry said in a statement that the owner of the yacht had ties to “prominent elements of the Russian government”, without naming them. US officials have previously told The New York Times that the vessel could belong to Mr Putin, though there has been no official confirmation of this.

Supporters of the imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were also of the belief that the vessel belonged to the Russian president. In a report released in March , an organisation set up by Mr Navalny said it had evidence that the boat belonged to Mr Putin, as several crew members were drawn from Russia’s Federal Protective Service (FSO), which is tasked with protecting the president.

In March, the ship’s British captain, Guy Bennett-Pearce, denied that Mr Putin had ever owned or set foot on the Scheherezade . “I have never seen him. I have never met him,” he told the The New York Times .

Days later, Mr Bennett-Pearce said he had been left with “no choice” but to reveal the owner’s identity to the Italian police, adding: “I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that this will clear the vessel of all negative rumours and speculations.”

Police boarded the yacht – which is over 450ft long and has two helicopter landing pads – late on Friday to execute the order, the government said.

Officials said they had struggled to identify the real owner of the boat, as it is registered in the Cayman Islands and was built by the German firm Lürssen. The yacht was delivered to its owner in 2020 and can host up to 18 guests and 40 crew, Reuters reported.

Italian authorities said the owner was not on any sanctions lists drawn up by Brussels since Mr Putin’s declaration of war on 24 February, although Rome has asked Brussels to rectify this.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, while addressing the Italian parliament in March, urged the government to impound the yacht as part of the EU’s efforts to put pressure on Mr Putin.

Italy confiscated yachts and villas worth over £770m in March and April from Russian billionaires with close ties to Mr Putin, in a bid to hurt Moscow financially.

Earlier in March, Italy seized a £530m megayacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, as oligarchs around the world scrambled to save their yachts and other luxury assets from western governments.

And in April the German authorities seized the world’s largest superyacht, Dilbar , sprawling over 512ft, which belonged to billionaire Alisher Usmanov before he transferred its ownership to his sister.

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Italy seizes billion-dollar superyacht Scheherazade, reportedly linked to the Russian government

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Scheherazade, one of the world's most expensive yachts, is reportedly linked to the Russian government. ( Reuters: Jennifer Lorenzini )

The Italian government says it has seized a luxury yacht worth almost a billion dollars, which is reportedly linked to the Russian government.

Key points:

• The 140-metre superyacht has been rumoured to have links to Russia's President, but its actual owner isn't publicly known
• Italian authorities have seized the vessel, which they say is linked to "prominent elements of the Russian government"
• Italy has asked the EU to introduce sanctions against the yacht's true owner

The 140-metre, six-deck Scheherazade had been undergoing repairs in the Italian port of Marina di Carrara since September, but recent activity at the dockside suggested the crew might be preparing to put the vessel to sea.

Italy's Finance Minister had adopted a decree to stop the superyacht from sailing away from the Tuscan port earlier this week, after an investigation of the vessel linked it to "prominent elements of the Russian government".

Police boarded the yacht late on Friday to execute the seizure order, the Italian government said.

The vessel has previously been linked by some media organisations to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

While Italy's finance ministry has not named an owner, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation into the vessel told the Reuters news agency that Italian police believed the owner was Eduard Khudainatov, the former chief of Russian energy giant Rosneft, who is not currently a target of European Union sanctions.

Italy's finance ministry said the probe carried out by the country's financial police corps found "significant economic business links of the beneficial owner" of the Scheherazade as well to other subjects included in a list issued in 2014 as part of EU measures prompted by Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

The ministry said the owner was not on any sanctions lists drawn up by Brussels following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, it said Rome had asked the EU to rectify this and had ordered the boat be seized pending a decision.

Based on the Italian investigation, minister Daniele Franco adopted a "freezing decree'' regarding the yacht, which flies the flag of the Cayman Islands and which had "long been under the attention of the authorities", a statement said.

It comes after the superyacht Amadea — believed to belong to sanctioned Russian oligarch Sulieman Kerimov — was  seized by Fijian authorities and put in the custody of the United States  earlier this week.

A few weeks after Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a speech to Italian politicians, urged Italy to continue freezing the assets of Russian oligarchs and officials. He cited the Scheherazade by name.

The luxury vessel has two helicopter pads and can host up to 18 guests and 40 crew.

Its owner has never been publicly identified, but there have been rumours that it belongs to Mr Putin or a member of his inner circle.

An organisation set up by imprisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny released a report in March saying it had evidence that the boat belonged to Mr Putin.

It said many of its crew were drawn from Russia's Federal Protective Service (FSO), which is tasked with protecting the Russian President.

The Kremlin did not respond at the time to a request for comment on whether Mr Putin was the owner or whether members of the FSO were crew members.

Italy has sequestered villas and yachts from wealthy Russians, who regularly came to the country on holiday and had bought property in many prestigious locations.

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The Italian finance minister has adopted a decree that will impede a mega-yacht from sailing away from a Tuscan port, after an investigation carried out by Italy's financial police corps indicated the luxury vessel Scheherazade has links to "prominent elements of the Russian government."

There had been fears that the 459-foot long yacht, which has been in dry dock in the port of Marina di Carrara, was preparing to sail out of Italian waters soon. Based on the Italian investigation, Minister Daniele Franco adopted a "freezing decree" regarding the yacht, which flies the flag of the Cayman Islands and which had "long been under the attention of the authorities," the statement said.

A few weeks after Russia's war against Ukraine began, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a speech to Italian lawmakers, urged Italy to continue freezing assets of Russian oligarchs and officials. He cited by name the Scheherazade, which, according to some reports, belongs to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Italian ministry statement didn't identify the boat's owner nor specify who are the "prominent" elements of the Russian government. But it said the "actual owner" of the Scheherazade should be included in the 2014 EU sanctions list.

Italian media have reported that the ship is registered to Eduard Khudainatov, a former executive at Russia's state-owned Rosneft oil company, who has not been sanctioned. 

Khudainatov is at the center of another mega yacht dispute in Fiji, where police moved Thursday to seize the $300 million Amadea. American officials say the Amadea is owned by Suleiman Kerimov, a sanctioned Russian oligarch, who built his fortune in gold mining. A Fijian lawyer for the company the Amadea is registered to argued in court that the ship is owned by Khudainatov.

The news comes as western nations are cracking down on sanctions against Russian billionaires by taking control of their mega yachts and other valuable assets, including villas and private jets, parked in territory over which their governments have jurisdiction. In early April, American and Spanish law enforcement agents took control of a mega yacht owned by an oligarch who's close to Putin. 

In March, Italy said it seized a $70 million yacht belonging to Alexey Alexandrovits Mordaschov, a steel magnate with close ties to the Kremlin. It also froze Lena, a $54 million yacht belonging to Gennady Nikolayevich Timchenko, a close friend of Putin, whom the EU has sanctioned. 

The seizures have caused some — possibly including Putin — to rush to move their boats into friendlier waters. 

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Italian police boarded the yacht, the Scheherazade, late on Friday, ending what appeared to be preparations to set sail.

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After weeks of investigation, Italian authorities announced late Friday evening that they had impounded a nearly $700 million superyacht, saying that its owner had “significant economic and business links” to “prominent elements of the Russian government.” According to U.S. officials, the prominent element is none other than Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin.

In recent days, the Scheherazade, as the enormous luxury ship is named, showed signs of readying to set sail , apparently aiming to leave before the Italian government could seize it. But late Friday, Italian police boarded the yacht — which is 459 feet long, with two helicopter decks, a gym and a swimming pool convertible into a dance floor — and told the crew that the ship was not going anywhere. The Italian finance ministry announced that an investigation had established that the ship’s owner, whom it did not name, was an individual that “threatened peace and international security” and that the individual’s actions amounted to the “undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.”

The ministry also specified the urgency to implement the restrictions as the reason to freeze the floating, and extremely expensive, asset.

The Italian authorities, who have actively impounded villas and yachts belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarchs, said in a statement that it had impounded the ship, which is in the dry dock of the port of Marina di Carrara, on the northern coast of Tuscany, even though the person they had identified as its technical owner did not currently appear on a European sanctions list. They added that they could not name the individual until the European Council published the name, and the Italian government committee tasked with protecting the country’s financial security called for the person’s name to be added to the list.

Italian media outlets have for weeks reported that Eduard Khudainatov, a Russian oil tycoon who is currently not under sanctions, owns the yacht. Mr. Khudainatov is considered close to Igor Sechin, a powerful oligarch and close friend of Mr. Putin’s who is currently under sanctions. Italian financial police officials reached on Friday night declined to say who they believed owned the ship.

The captain and the chairman of the Marina di Carrara shipyard, where the Scheherazade underwent refitting and has wintered for two consecutive years, have denied assertions made by U.S. intelligence service, construction workers, crew members and locals in the small port that the vessel unofficially belongs to, and is for the use of, Mr. Putin. They have argued that, on paper, it belonged to a Russian individual who hasn’t been sanctioned by international authorities.

The ship’s captain, Guy Bennett-Pearce, told The New York Times recently that its owner was not on the sanctions list, but also denied to have seen or met Mr. Putin on the yacht.

Yet a former Scheherazade crew member told The New York Times that he had never heard of Mr. Khudainatov and confirmed that crew members always believed and discussed the real owner to be Mr. Putin.

Gaia Pianigiani is a reporter based in Italy for The New York Times.  More about Gaia Pianigiani

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The data is for informational purposes only and VesselFinder is not responsible for the accuracy and reliability of SCHEHERAZADE data. 156 IMAGES Yacht Scheherazade • Lurssen • 2020 • Location Eduard Khudainatov: The Energy Titan and the Mysterious Owner of Yacht Sailing yacht SCHEHERAZADE Hodgdon Yachts 47m (154ft) ketch rigged Eduard Khudainatov: The Energy Titan and the Mysterious Owner of Yacht Sailing yacht Scheherazade sold EDUARD KHUDAINATOV • Net Worth $1 billion • Yacht Scheherazade VIDEO Memory 19 " Shererazade" on Lake Coniston Mysteriöse Luxus-Yacht "Scheherazade" Feadship's 67.4m/ 221ft Project 823 Unexpected Adventures on the Water: Sailing Vlog Thrilling Sailing Adventure in Ipswich River Prestige 500S Tour COMMENTS SCHEHERAZADE Yacht • Eduard Khudainatov $700M Superyacht The yacht's ownership has been a subject of intrigue and speculation, with Eduard Khudainatov, the former President of Rosneft, currently believed to be the owner. Scheherazade's value is estimated at around $700 million with running costs pegged at $70 million annually. Eduard Khudainatov: The Energy Titan and the Mysterious Owner of Yacht The yacht Scheherazade is a very large superyacht, built by Lurssen.She was delivered to her owner in 2020.She is one of the largest yachts in the world.. The yacht has a length of at least 136 meters.We estimate her displacement at more than 9,000 tons. Update: her volume is actually 10,167 tons. Her maximum speed will probably be above 18 knots.. Scheherazade (yacht) Scheherazade is a motor superyacht built by Lürssen Yachts of Germany. [3] With a length of 140 m (460 ft), it is currently one of the longest motor yachts in the world.. While being built, it used the project name "Lightning". [6] The exterior design was done by the designer Espen Oeino, and the interiors by the firm of Francois Zuretti. [5] It entered service in June 2020. [7] $700 million superyacht tied to Putin is still being maintained ... Italy won't say who's paying for the care of a $700 million superyacht tied to Putin. August 7, 20234:53 PM ET. By. Dustin Jones. Enlarge this image. The Scheherazade, a 460-foot superyacht, has ... $700mn superyacht tied to Putin is being refitted while impounded It has been 15 months since Italy impounded the Scheherazade, a $700mn superyacht linked to Vladimir Putin. But the time the yacht has spent sitting in the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara has not ... Who owns this $700 million megayacht? European authorities are The 12th largest yacht in the world, the 460 feet Lürssen yacht named Scheherazade, worth nearly $700 million, possibly belongs to Vladimir Putin himself. Image via - Charterworld.com Scheherazade, docked at the Italian Sea Group shipyard in Marina di Carrara, Italy, is under tight protection, implying that it belongs to the Russian President. ASOLARE Yacht Charter Price (ex. Scheherazade) The 47.15m/154'8" 'Asolare' (ex. Scheherazade) sail yacht built by shipyard Hodgdon Yachts is available for charter for up to 6 guests in 3 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by British designer Winch Design. Offering an enticing combination of luxury and adventure, Asolare has all the bells and whistles and a wealth of convivial social spaces for the ultimate sun-kissed yacht ... Scheherazade: Giant £570m superyacht 'owned by Vladimir Putin' is The 'Scheherazade' had been undergoing a refit in Tuscany since last September. ... The yacht was delivered to its owner in 2020 and can host up to 18 guests and 40 crew, Reuters reported. ... Putin-Linked Superyacht May Elude Sanctions, by Setting Sail The Scheherazade has so far avoided the fate of some luxury yachts linked to powerful Russians, which have been seized in the effort by the European Union, Britain and the United States to go ... Italy seizes billion-dollar superyacht Scheherazade, reportedly linked Italy has asked the EU to introduce sanctions against the yacht's true owner; ... from sailing away from the Tuscan port earlier this week, after an investigation of the vessel linked it to ... $700 Million Superyacht Tied To Putin, According To Navalny In especially bad news for the Scheherazade, Italian police on March 12 boarded and froze a sailing yacht owned by Andrey Melnichenko, another sanctioned Russian billionaire. Italy freezes $700 million mega-yacht linked to "prominent ... Italy's financial police patrol boat is seen in front of the multi-million-dollar mega yacht Scheherazade, docked at the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara, Tuscany, on May 6, 2022, after its basin ... Yacht SCHEHERAZADE, Hodgdon Yachts A General Description of Sailing Yacht SCHEHERAZADE. This 47 m (155 ft) luxury yacht was constructed at Hodgdon Yachts in 2003. Sailing Yacht SCHEHERAZADE is a large superyacht. The naval architecture office that made this yacht's plans and general arangement on this ship was Bruce King. The vessel had interior design work was the talent of ... Italy Seizes Superyacht Tied to Putin Italy seizes a superyacht tied to Putin. Italian police boarded the yacht, the Scheherazade, late on Friday, ending what appeared to be preparations to set sail. After weeks of investigation ... Refit of 47m superyacht Asolare completed The 47.15 metre sailing superyacht is the former Scheherazade, which we reported sold through Edmiston & Company and Sparkman & Stephens in 2013. At the time of sale she had an asking price of $15.95 million. Built to a design by Bruce King, the yacht was built by Hodgdon Yachts in 2003 with a cold-moulded hull in wood and epoxy. Is this US$700 million superyacht in Italy Putin's pleasure boat? The Scheherazade is one of the world's largest superyachts, but the identity of its owner isn't publicly known; Several yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs have been seized in Europe since ... SCHEHERAZADE Yacht 2,000nm range. Sleeps 6 overnight. The 25.5m/83'8" sail yacht 'Scheherazade' was built by Palmer Johnson in Monaco. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of John G. Alden and she was last refitted in 2003. SCHEHERAZADE yacht (Lurssen, 141.96m, 2020) 10167. DELIVERED. 2020. BEAM. 23.3 m. SCHEHERAZADE is a 141.96 m Motor Yacht, built in Germany by Lurssen and delivered in 2020. Her power comes from two MTU diesel engines. She has a gross tonnage of 10167.0 GT and a 23.3 m beam. The naval architecture was developed by Lurssen, who has architected 71 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database ... SCHEHERAZADE yacht (Palmer Johnson, 24.38m, 1983) 6. SCHEHERAZADE is a 24.38 m Sail Yacht, built in the United States of America by Palmer Johnson and delivered in 1983. Her top speed is 11.0 kn and she boasts a maximum range of 2000.0 nm when navigating at cruising speed, with power coming from a Caterpillar diesel engine. She can accommodate up to 6 guests in 3 staterooms, with 4 crew ... Exclusive: 140m Lurssen superyacht 'Project ... Still officially known as 'Project Lightning' the 140m (459ft) motor yacht SCHEHERAZADE has been delivered and is currently undertaking her maiden voyage to Norway. ... with 3700 motor yachts, sail yachts, explorer yachts and catamarans to choose from including superyachts and megayachts, the world is your oyster. ... trademarks and copyrights ... SCHEHERAZADE, Yacht Vessel SCHEHERAZADE (IMO 9809980) is a Yacht built in 2020 and currently sailing under the flag of Unknown. Map ... AIS Data Historical AIS Data Container Tracking. Free. News. Mobile Apps Route Planner Fleet Explorer Embed map Become AIS Partner. SCHEHERAZADE Yacht, IMO 9809980. VesselFinder. ... 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