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Sanctioned Russian oligarch's $65 million yacht is heading toward Greece after stopping in Turkey, satellite data shows

• A $65-million yacht linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has changed its trajectory.
• According to the vessel-tracking website MarineTraffic, the yacht is heading toward Greece.
• The vessel was last reported off the coast of Göcek, in Turkey, the satellite data show.

A sanctioned Russian oligarch's yacht is sailing toward Greece after stopping in a bay near the Southwestern Turkish resort of Göcek on Saturday, according to vessel-position tracking website MarineTraffic . 

The $65 million yacht, "Clio," belongs to billionaire industrialist Oleg Deripaska, according to Superyacht Fan . 

Russian oligarchs have had their most precious assets frozen, detained, or seized — from superyachts and properties to private jets and  even their artwork —  as the West seeks to put pressure on the country's most powerful individuals in the aftermath of the Ukraine invasion . The movement of superyachts owned by some of Russia's high-profile businessmen has been the subject of particular fascination, since many can be publicly tracked using satellite imagery. 

Deripaska's yacht departed from the bay of Göcek, in the coastal province of Mugla, Turkey, on Saturday at 8 p.m. local time, data shows. It is not clear how long the vessel stayed there.

However, a witness told Reuters they saw the 238-foot vessel arrive on Saturday. 

Insider reached out to Deripaska through his charitable foundation Volnoe Delo but did not immediately receive a response.

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Deripaska has been sanctioned by the US, UK, and EU, alongside hundreds of other individuals linked to Vladimir Putin. He is estimated to be worth £2 billion, according to the UK government , and has an extensive real estate portfolio in the UK. These include properties near Buckingham Palace and a mansion in Surrey, South England.

US sanctions were imposed on Deripaska in 2018 as one of seven Russian businessmen who "benefit from the Putin regime and play a key role in advancing Russia's malign activities," following the 2014 annexation of Crimea in Ukraine. His appeal to remove those sanctions last year was rejected.

The owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, who has reportedly enacted as a peace envoy between Russia and Ukraine, has two of his superyachts docked in Turkey, where officials have said he is "sincerely" trying to end the conflict with Ukraine. 

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Russian oligarch’s super yacht arrives in Turkish waters

Russian billionaires are heading for Turkey to flee Western sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A yacht linked to a Russian aluminium tycoon arrived in a bay near the southwestern Turkish resort of Gocek on Saturday, as more Russian billionaires head for Turkey to flee Western sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Oleg Deripaska, founder of Russian aluminium giant Rusal, has been sanctioned by the United States, United Kingdom and European Union.

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A witness saw the 73-metre (239.5 feet) yacht Clio arrive off the coast of Gocek in the Aegean coastal province of Mugla. The Cayman Islands-flagged vessel remains in the bay off Gocek.

The arrival of the Clio in Turkish waters came after two super-yachts linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who made a surprise appearance at Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Istanbul this month, docked in Turkish ports.

Turkey, a member of NATO, shares a maritime border with Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea, and has good ties with both and has mediated in the continuing conflict.

Istanbul has supported Kyiv, but also opposed sanctions on Moscow, including measures against Russian billionaires.

Ankara has relied heavily on Russian energy imports and tourists and has emerged as a safe haven for Russians fleeing sanctions, and many have invested in Turkish property.

On April 4, the US government seized a mega-yacht in Spain, the first in Washington’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other pricey assets of Russian elites.

Spain’s Civil Guard and US federal agents descended on the yacht, Tango, at the Marina Real in the port of Palma de Mallorca, the capital of Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

Documents tied to the US investigation alleged that oligarch Viktor Vekselberg bought the Tango in 2011 and used shell companies to hide his interest in the vessel, the US Department of Justice said.

In early March, customs officers in France seized a yacht belonging to Rosneft oil company boss Igor Sechin as it tried to leave the Mediterranean port of La Ciotat in a breach of EU sanctions on Russian oligarchs.

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Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

Oligarch Yacht AIS Warns ‘Armed Security Onboard’ As It Sails Towards The Black Sea

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After successfully transiting the Suez and entering the Mediterranean the sanctioned Russian oligarch-owned superyacht Clio, transmitted the AIS message “armed security onboard”. According to vesselfinder the yacht is now at anchor in Turkey .

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) Clio, a $65-million superyacht tied to Oleg Deripaska, the Russian aluminum billionaire whose connections to Vladimir Putin have put him on sanctions lists, is on the move again after being anchored off the Maldives.

The 239-foot yacht had been in the Indian Ocean for at least two months as scrutiny around Deripaska and other oligarchs close to Russia’s president increased following the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Clio is heading for Gocek, Turkey, and was expected to reach its destination Friday afternoon local time, according to vessel data analyzed by Bloomberg News.

Deripaska, who has been under U.S. sanctions since 2018, sits atop an industrial conglomerate that includes a major provider of military equipment to Russia. The European Union sanctioned him earlier this month on the same day the bloc targeted Putin’s adult daughters. The U.S. and EU have levied sanctions on tycoons and those accused of enabling Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Oleg Deripaska's Yacht #CLIO changed location. Destination: Gocek, Turkey Status: Underway using Engine Current speed: 10.4kn https://t.co/UCPebIg4qt #StandWithUkraine #Oligarchs #yacht #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/DnsYFKLGrY — Oligarch Yachts & Jets (@OligarchTracker) April 14, 2022

Authorities in the U.S. and allies in the U.K., Italy, France and Germany are trying to locate the luxury boats and other properties of Russian tycoons.

Nearly a dozen yachts have already been seized — Italian authorities confiscated a 530 million-euro ($578 million) superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, while Spain confiscated Viktor Vekselberg’s $90 million  Tango  as well as the $600 million Crescent believed to belong to  Igor Sechin , head of Moscow-based Rosneft Oil Co. 

Clio, which  sleeps 18  and has its own elevator, previously appeared to be on the move around March 20, heading northwest from the Maldives. On March 21, its automatic identification system, or AIS, displayed a message that would have been inputted by the crew indicating there was “armed security” on board, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That message isn’t unusual to ward off pirates in the region. 

A few days later, the AIS showed Clio was headed to Dubai, before making a U-turn south, displaying it was en route to Mumbai. It then made its way back to Male, the capital of the Maldives, where it had been anchored, ahead of the 3,000-mile (4,828-kilometer) journey northwest through the Red Sea and Suez Canal toward Port Said.

Oleg Deripaska's yacht, CLIO, started moving 3 km South West Of Suez Port at 5 knots headed South destined for Gocek. pic.twitter.com/u7UrjaxDhl — Oligarch Yachts (@OligarchYacht) April 13, 2022

The actions by the U.S. and its allies have scattered Russian yachts to locales perceived as less likely to seize the pleasure boats, including parts of the Middle East and the Caribbean, according to space-based analytics and data firm  Spire Global Inc . Megayachts owned by Russians account for as much as 10% of the global fleet, according to industry watcher  The Super Yacht Group .

Fijian authorities were surprised this week by the arrival of the $325-million Amadea yacht owned by sanctioned gold tycoon Suleiman Kerimov, local media reported. Fiji port requirements state that any yacht arriving in the country must obtain approval from government ministries.

The Turkish coast seems to be a favored destination for Russian yachts, including Roman Abramovich’s Solaris. Many vessels owned by sanctioned moguls have gone dark and stopped broadcasting their locations, in contravention to international maritime law.

Video Of The Motor Yacht Clio

By K. Oanh Ha with assistance from Kevin Varley. © 2022 Bloomberg L.P.

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Russian oligarch Deripaska's yacht arrives in Turkish waters

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A yacht linked to Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska arrived in a bay near the southwestern Turkish resort of Gocek on Saturday, as more Russian billionaires head for Turkey to flee Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Deripaska, founder of Russian aluminium giant Rusal, has been sanctioned by the United States, European Union and Britain. He has previously called for peace.

A Reuters witness saw the 73-metre (239.5 foot) yacht Clio arrive off the coast of Gocek in the Aegean coastal province of Mugla on Saturday. The Cayman Islands-flagged vessel remains in a bay off Gocek.

The arrival of Clio in Turkish waters comes after two superyachts linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who made a surprise appearance at Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Istanbul this month, docked in Turkish ports.

World governments are seeking to isolate President Vladimir Putin and his allies over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which the Kremlin calls a "special military operation".

NATO member Turkey shares a maritime border with Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea, has good ties with both and mediates in the conflict. It has supported Kyiv, but also opposed sanctions on Moscow, including measures against Russian billionaires.

Ankara relies heavily on Russian energy imports and tourists and has emerged as a safe haven for Russians fleeing sanctions, and many have invested in Turkish property.

On Friday, a Ukrainian diplomat said Ukraine is working with Turkey for more support and understands - though it is not happy with - the reality of Ankara's parallel ties to Moscow.

(Reporting by Yoruk Isik; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; editing by David Evans)

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