The yacht was owned by a Russian oligarch and was abandoned in Antigua in 2022 after sanctions were placed. In June 2023, the sanctions against the yacht were lifted and the boat was auctioned off...

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• OwlPaste@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Could you not connect the yacht to the grid to run ac? Wouldn’t that be cheaper?

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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah, there’s shore connections on most ships, definitely one of this size and cost.

    Unfortunately we can’t see details of the article because OP just linked to a screenshot that was posted on reddit.

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    • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      luxurylaunches.com/…/the-abandoned-alfa-nero-supe…

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• Jaysyn@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How fucking stupid Antigua is. I have no sympathy for them at all.

  You sell the paintings, strip the valuables & send that fucking ship to a scrap yard.

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• bobby_hill@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They should have let the fucker rot

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• riodoro1@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The sanctions were mostly for the outraged public. Russia has no problems selling its oil and their dictatorship is mighty fine.

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  • kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Demand for oil doesn't usually require much marketing - it's the logistics of selling it where the problems arise.

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• oleorun@real.lemmy.fan ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Nero has more details on the Alfa Nero.

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  • 30mag@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    In June 2023, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt bought the yacht at an auction. It cost him $67.7 million. In early September 2023, it was reported that Schmidt backed out of the purchase due to lawsuits over title to the yacht.

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