There are already two mega yachts held by the merchant navy in less than 24 hours. One of them, moored in the port of Barcelona, It is valued at 140 million dollars. In its 85 meters of length there is space for a terrace, swimming pool, Jacuzzi and even a helipad. She is the yacht ‘Valerie’, a ship known among Hollywood stars like Jennifer Lopez, who rented it to celebrate her 52nd birthday with Ben Affleck.
However, now he is being held in Barcelona because they are investigating his link to a Russian oligarch: Sergey Chemezov. He is a former KGB agent. and high-ranking general who befriended Vladimir Putin while they were both stationed in Germany. Chemezov’s fortune grew along with Putin’s political career, and when Putin became president he appointed him CEO of Rostec, Russia’s largest state-owned arms company.
Now, the difficulty that the Merchant Navy has is to prove that the ship is the property of the tycoon because between the two there is an intricate network of companies in tax havensas revealed Pandora’s Papers. “This is part of the common European response to suffocate Russia’s economy,” explained the government spokeswoman, Isabel RodrÃguez.
In Mallorca, the luxurious yacht Lady Anastasia that rose to fame a few days ago is also guarded by the Civil Guard and will not be able to leave Port Adriano in Calvià . The ship will be sealed for being the property of a Russian oligarch close to the Kremlin and will not be able to leave the Majorcan port where it is located. They are the first two actions that Spain takes against the assets of Russian oligarchs.
Source: Lasexta
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