And yet photographs from Christmas Day that year show Mr Abramovich in the Caribbean sunshine, standing on the swim platform at the rear of the yacht, with Eclipse's large letter-E logo behind him.

The boats were leased and managed by Blue Ocean Yacht Management, a Cyprus-based company controlled by Abramovich. This firm then rented them out to “customers”. Leaked files from Cyprus show ...

It sounds like the definition of a luxury leisure activity. Yet the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) can now reveal that Abramovich had registered his yacht as a commercial vehicle under a ...

Like other Russian oligarchs, Roman Abramovich had seemingly scrambled to avoid sanctions and that included quickly moving his superyachts to more friendly waters. Many of the 55-year-old ...

The future mega-yacht Eclipse The owner of Britain's Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, is having a new £200m mega-yacht built, complete with a missile detection system to protect him ...

reported to be owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, was photographed in June 2021 undergoing testing in the North Sea. Charl Van Rooy/Superyacht Times The 455-foot-long explorer yacht ...

Abramovich, for example ... At least nine Russian-owned yachts have switched off their trackers since sanctions were imposed, seemingly to avoid being monitored. How have oligarchs responded ...

Step aside Roman Abramovich — you're no longer the owner of the world's largest yacht. Boat maker Lürssen announced late last week that it had officially launched Azzam, a 590-foot (180-meter ...

The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it was looking into what it said were possible violations of terrorism laws during protests over the Gaza war at Columbia University, putting fresh ...

Abramovich's custom-made 300-foot yacht, Le Grand Bleu, worth $90 million, features a helicopter and two hovercraft launches. The yacht's christening in Rio de Janeiro was attended by many of ...