Yacht Abramovich in the Netherlands under maintenance, says The Guardian
A luxury yacht owned by Roman Abramovich is currently in the Netherlands for maintenance, according to the British newspaper The Guardian. The Russian oligarch transferred ownership of the ship to a Russian friend on the day of the Russian invasion, but this was mainly done to avoid it. The ship would not belong to the yachts that were detained by the Netherlands earlier this week.
The 50-meter-long Aquamarine is located at a shipyard of shipbuilder Damen in Vlissingen, The Guardian reports. The yacht was delivered last year by yacht builder Heesen. At the time of construction, lifestyle magazine Robb Report estimated its value at about $37 million.
Since March 24, the Aquamarine has been owned by the MHC Jersey company, which in turn is owned by David Davidovich. He is a close with close ties to Abravich, who had owned the yacht through a company until that date. Davidovich also owns Norma Investments, an investment company also previously owned by Abramovich.
According to a source from The Guardian at Damen, the yard stopped work on the yacht on March 10. That was the day the United Kingdom put Abramovich on the sanctions list. Only the ship’s crew still carries out work on board the ship.
The Aquamarine is the fifth yacht that has recently become clear that it belongs to Abramovich. Two weeks off to Turkey to avoid European yachts. Two smaller yachts are anchored off the Caribbean island of Antigua.