Finnish customs have now detained the yachts.
Assets of Russian businessmen continue to be frozen around the world. So, in Finland, 21 yachts were detained, which belong to Russian citizens included in the sanctions list, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to Channel 24.
Now the yachts have been detained by Finnish customs. If it reveals that the ships belong to either Russian individuals or companies that have fallen under EU sanctions, then they may be confiscated altogether.
Local customs officers may «freeze» property
First, the Finnish customs officers will check. It is necessary in order to identify whether the detained yachts have any relation to individuals or companies from Russia that are subject to EU sanctions. In the event that a connection is found, a «freeze» property.
It is difficult to understand whether these are Russian yachts, because they are registered all over the world,
says the general director of the company that runs the winter warehouse in Loviisa.
Note that these are not isolated cases of delays in yachts that may belong to Russians on the sanctions list. So in Gibraltar the day before, a ship was detained, which is associated with Dmitry Pumpyansky. The media reported that the yacht Axioma docked in Gibraltar under the Maltese flag on 21 March. Local authorities say the ship is currently under arrest until further notice.