yachts
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Have You Seen Dmitry Mazepin’s Vanishing Yachts, Because Italy Would Love to Know
Last summer, two yachts thought to be owned by Russian fertiliser oligarch and worst-kind-of-sports-parent Dmitry Mazepin disappeared from the port of Olbia off the Italian island of Sardinia. They had been seized in March, pursuant to European Union sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but local officials weren’t able to immediately tie the vessels to…
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Disney Buys Unfinished Sister of Scrapped ‘World’s Largest Cruise Ship’
Global Dream II, the world’s largest cruise ship by passenger count, was scrapped before it ever set sail.
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For Just $50.5 Million You Can Own a Superyacht That Sank a Gas Tanker Ship
If you’re in the market for a middle-of-the-road, used superyacht, look no further than the Utopia IV. This elegant yacht can cruise at brisk 24 knots, comfortably sleeps 12 guests, with room for 13 crew members and will also survive hitting a gas tanker.
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Rich Guy Yachts Just Keep Getting Longer
In case you need an even stronger indication that normal people are being taken for a ride in late-stage capitalism: historic inflation is being accompanied by a worldwide boom in the number of billionaires. All these new members of the ultra wealthy are buying super, mega and “giga” yachts to set them apart from land-based…