Superyacht Axioma Auctioned in Gibraltar — First Sale of an Oligarch’s Yacht Since Ukraine Invasion

Axioma, a $75-million superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian steel billionaire, was auctioned on Tuesday in Gibraltar, court sources said, in what is understood to be the first sale of its kind since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. The 72.5-meter … Continue reading

Update: Historic Rotterdam Bridge Will Not Be Dismantled for Bezos’ Yacht

In February, we posted Billionaire Bezos’ Really Big Boat and the Rotterdam Railroad Bridge about reports that Rotterdam would dismantle the center span of a historic railroad bridge to allow the 417-foot-long, three-masted sailing yacht built for billionaire Jeff Bezos … Continue reading

Update: Superyacht Scheherazade Impounded By Italian Authorities, Ties to Putin Suspected

In early March we posted The Mystery of the Superyacht Scheherazade — Who is the Owner?. The 495′ long superyacht, valued at $700 million, was drydocked undergoing repairs in Marina di Carrara, a small Italian town on the Tuscan coast. … Continue reading

Ukrainian Engineer Attempts to Sink Oligarch’s Yacht — “My Boss is a Criminal”

A Ukrainian marine engineer was detained after attempting to sink the Lady Anastasia, a 48-meter-long $7 million superyacht owned by Russian oligarch and arms tycoon, Alexander Mijeev. The attempt took place on Saturday at Port Adriano in Mallorca. The 55-year-old … Continue reading

Billionaire Bezos’ Really Big Boat and the Rotterdam Railroad Bridge

Last Wednesday, it was widely reported that Rotterdam would dismantle the center span of a historic railroad bridge to allow the 417-foot-long, three-masted sailing yacht built for billionaire Jeff Bezos to access the sea. The fully rigged superyacht apparently has … Continue reading

Billionaire Jeff Bezos Spending $500 Million on Three Masted Superyacht

Bloomberg is reporting that Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is spending upwards of $500 million to have a 417 feet (127-meter) long three-masted superyacht built at Oceano in the Netherlands. Few details are available on the newbuilding, but reports are that … Continue reading

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s Superyacht Serene

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the heir to the Saudi throne, has notionally been leading a sweeping crackdown on corruption and self-enrichment.  This has not stopped him from making some rather impressive purchases himself. Two years ago, the prince purchased, through intermediaries, Chateau Louis … Continue reading

British Navy Borrowing a Billionaire’s Octopus to Find A Battlecruiser’s Bell

Billionaire and philanthropist, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is loaning his 126 metre superyacht Octopus to the British Royal Navy to mount an expedition to locate and raise the bell from the battle cruiser HMS Hood (51) sunk by the German battleship Bismark in the Denmark … Continue reading