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One of the recently seized superyachts of the Russian oligarchs can only become yours for a fraction of the price, if you have tens of millions of dollars weighing in your pockets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tango, the 80-meter long yacht seized by Russian millionaire Viktor Vekselberg, is expected to be auctioned soon as it costs a lot to be kept in activities, writes the British The Sun.<\/p>\n
The luxury boat, valued at about $ 90 million, was seized by U.S. justice authorities earlier this month in Sanja’s Palma de Mallorca.<\/p>\n
Although sanctioned by the US since 2018, Vekselberg had used dollar payments through US banks to maintain the vehicle.<\/p>\n
The money covered the costs of anchoring and staying in luxury resorts in the Maldives.<\/p>\n
Russian millionaires have used their luxury boats to flee to safer places following the Kremlin’s campaign of sanctions.<\/p>\n
Tango’s seizure was part of the US operation against the assets of Russian individuals who helped’s Moscow war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
But keeping such giant vehicles ready for navigation is costly, especially before Vekselberg is accused of bank fraud and breach of sanctions.<\/p>\n
And in fact if the yacht is not sold in a relatively fast period it may end up in scrap plants, just to avoid costs.<\/p>\n
The giant ship has rooms for 14 guests and 22 crew members, who take care of every aspect of the yacht<\/p>\n
It has four diesel engines with 1,730 horsepower and can reach speeds of 22 knots.<\/p>\n
Yet Tango is not among the most extravagant yachts seized, such as that of the English-based Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov valued at about $ 600 million.<\/p>\n
“If maintenance and parking become too expensive, the government may decide to sell it to turn it into cash,” said Stefan Cassella, a former federal prosecutor for the network. The Daily Beast<\/a>.<\/p>\n “A Bugatti can be kept in a garage until the case is closed, but this can not be done with a yacht as big as a football field,” he justified.<\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n top channel
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