Dilbar (Alisher Usmanov's yacht)

Dilbar is a superyacht of Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov.

2022

Confiscation of a yacht in Germany

On April 14, 2022, city authorities Hamburg reported that they confiscated the Dilbar superyacht of a Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanova after it turned out that it was in the legal possession of his sister, who is also under Western sanctions due to a special operation in. Russia To Ukraine

The 156-meter (512 feet) ship, the largest in the world in terms of volume, underwent repairs in the port city in northern Germany. According to the US Treasury, a vessel with a 25-meter pool and two helipads is estimated at $600-750 million.

In Germany, confiscated a yacht registered with Alisher Usmanov's sister

The German Federal Crime Department announced on April 13, 2022 that, despite efforts at the so-called "offshore disguise," it established that Usmanov's sister Gulbakhor Ismailova was legally the owner of the yacht.

Шаблон:Quote 'Thus, the luxury yacht Dilbar is subject to the law on sanctions and can be legally confiscated in Hamburg, the BKA said. A BKA spokesman also stated that the yacht could not be "sold, leased or pledged." This move underscores the broader impact of sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States on the super-rich Russians, who are considered closely associated with President Vladimir Putin.

Yacht Dilbar

Superyachts and other evidence of the wealth of the Russian elite became the object of especially close attention after the start of Russia's special operation in Ukraine. Usmanov owns a large stake in, USM a Russian investment group that owns shares in Metalloinvest"," one of the world's largest iron ore producers, and in the telecommunications company "." MegaFon According to the to data Bloomberg Billionaires Index, it ranks sixth among the richest Russians with a fortune of $19 billion (by April 2022). The yacht is named after his mother.^[1]

Falling under Western sanctions and blocking a yacht in Hamburg

On March 2, 2022, against the backdrop of a special operation of Russia in Ukraine, the German authorities blocked the megayacht of Alisher Usmanov, the cost of which is estimated at $600 million. The yacht was at the Hamburg shipyards of the German shipbuilding company Blohm + Voss for conversion, writes Forbes USA, citing interlocutors in the yacht industry.

According to sources, the German authorities blocked the 512-foot Dilbar yacht two days after Usmanov fell under EU sanctions in connection with Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Since the end of October, the yacht has been modernized in Hamburg. On March 2, Blohm + Voss contractor employees did not leave to perform work on it.

2018: Superyacht for 545 million euros - a new attraction in Barcelona

The Dilbar yacht, owned by Alisher Usmanov, is the largest yacht in the world. After the superyacht was moored in the port of Barcelona in March 2018, it turned into a tourist attraction.

The yacht leads in tonnage, and, moreover, is the most expensive in the world. It cost Usmanov 545 million euros. The 156-meter ship ranks fourth in the world in length in its category. Its width is 23 m, and height is 30 m. The crew of the yacht, which is named after the businessman's mother, includes 80 people.

Earlier, the media wrote that the superyacht was moored in the port of Barcelona, and not in Porto Cervo in Sardinia, where Villa Usmanova is located, since there was no place for a ship of this size in the Italian port^[2].

In 2019, tourists again repeatedly saw Usmanov's yacht moored near Olbia in Sardinia.

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