Authorities in Hamburg, Germany, have arrested the yacht of Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. This is reported by Forbes, citing three sources in the yachting industry.
We are talking about the 156-meter yacht Dilbar worth almost 600 million dollars. It was confiscated in Hamburg after Usmanov was sanctioned by the European Union.
Dilbar yacht in Hamburg harbor Photo: Dmitry Treschanin/Mediazona
According to Forbes sources, the yacht has been in Hamburg since the end of October 2021 for repairs at the Blohm + Voss shipbuilding company. The interlocutors clarify that the German government froze the asset, and the employees who worked on the yacht did not come to their shift on March 2. Blohm+Voss and Usmanov did not respond to editorial inquiries.
The billionaire bought the yacht in 2016 for $600 million. She was built by the Lürssen shipbuilding company on an individual order. According to Forbes, this is the most spacious yacht in the world. It has a swimming pool, two helipads, a sauna, a beauty salon and a gym. It was on Dilbar that Usmanov recorded video messages to politician Alexei Navalny.