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Prior to the implementation of Sanctions on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, this beautiful Italian port, was home to a number of superyachts owned by Russians whom are now on those US, EU and UK sanctions lists.

This included M/Y Universe allegedly owned by Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian President. A source close to the vessel once saying it was owned by a ‘very high up Russian politician’. This yacht left rather luckily one day before the early morning raids by Italian Guarda di Finanza (iItalian Financial police) on another yacht in the marina. Universe fled to Turkey, being one of the first to do so and seemingly set a trend for other Russian owned boats to follow.

Other boats that call Imperia home for most of the year are M/Y Galaxy of Happiness owned by God Nisanov now Sanctioned by the US, this yacht has been seemingly towed from the Med to Turkey in the last few days. Another yacht, the 72 metre or 236 feet M/Y Predator owned by IKSANDER MAKHMUDOV who is not currently on any sanctions lists. However his vessel, which is almost always berthed here has not broadcast on AIS for almost 3 months and her last known location depsite saying Rhodes in Greece on Marine Traffic shows the vessel next to a swimming pool in a house in Corsica!

M/Y Clio 72 m 238 Feet Lurssen owned by Oleg Deripaska also usually enjoys Imperia’s coastline, however at the time of the Invasion of Ukraine she was in the Maldives. After a month she transited the Suez Canal to Turkey and headed to Russia via the Bosperas, turning off her AIS as soon as she cleared the strait. She has been seen on satellite coverage in a marina near Sochi.

Most of the vessels left prior to a string of arrests by the Italian authorities but this one, M/Y Lady M did not. Lady M was arrested along with another vessel M/Y Lena in San Remo an hour down the coast. Lady M is owned by Alexei Mordashov, one of the richest men in Russia making much of his money from the Steel Industry. Mr Mordashov though does not own just one yacht, and in fact his other yacht is much larger than this one and that vessel fled sanctions, but to Vladivostok in Russia. His other yacht being M/Y Nord.

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