Alisher Usmanov, one of the Russian businessmen punished by the EU, is considered one of Vladimir Putin’s favorite oligarchs and figurehead.
German authorities seized his Dilbar superyacht valued at nearly $600 million.
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's 512-foot yacht has been seized by German authorities in the northern city of Hamburg. https://t.co/yQh7rE4DMy pic.twitter.com/U1dVRVBIBc
— Forbes (@Forbes) March 2, 2022
BREAKING: Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's super yacht, one of the biggest in the world, seized in Germany – Forbes pic.twitter.com/dPiFIDi7Ek
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 2, 2022
The yacht had been in the shipyards of the German company Blohm+Voss in Hamburg since October.
With a length of 156 meters and a displacement of almost 16,000 tons, she is the largest yacht in the world by gross weight, which has a crew of 96 people.
The “Dilbar” has the largest swimming pool ever installed on a yacht, helipads, sauna and gym and can accommodate twenty-four people in twelve suites.
Usmanov, a businessman in the metal sector, has a fortune estimated at more than 14,000 million dollars.
