Forbes: Hamburg authorities confiscated Alisher Usmanov's 156-meter yacht
3 марта 2022, 15:45
The authorities of Hamburg have confiscated the 156-meter yacht Dilbar of Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov, who is subject to Western sanctions. The vessel has been at the shipyards of the German shipbuilding company Blohm + Voss in Hamburg since the end of October 2021 for refitting.
This is reported by Forbes, citing sources in the yachting industry.
According to the interlocutors of the publication, the German government froze the asset. The Blohm+Voss staff involved in the refitting of the yacht probably did not show up for work on March 2nd. Representatives of Blohm + Voss and Usmanov did not answer questions from the publication.
Recall that Usmanov bought a yacht in 2016 for $600 million from the German shipbuilding company Lürssen. She built a custom-made ship for 52 months. Featuring a pool, two helipads, a sauna, a beauty salon and a gym, Dilbar is one of the most complex and complex yachts ever built, both in terms of size and technology, according to the firm.