# Yachts impacted by international sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine

International sanctions have been imposed during the Russo-Ukrainian War by a large number of countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, and a number of international organisations against Russia, Crimea, and Belarus following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in late February 2014. These sanctions were imposed against individuals, businesses, officials and assets such as yachts from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

## Impacted yachts

| Name | Owner | Action taken | Action taken | Action taken | Action taken | Photo | Refs |
| Name | Owner | Date | Action | By | Status | Photo | Refs |
| M/Y A | Andrey Melnichenko | | Flag state deregistered | Isle of Man | Sailed to Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates and stuck in port until a new flag state is found. | | |
| S/Y A | Andrey Melnichenko | 12 March 2022 | Arrested | Italy | | | |
| Alfa Nero | Andrey Guryev | | Seized | Antigua and Barbuda | The yacht was abandoned in the harbour since February 2022. To be actioned off if no owner is identified by March 31st, 2023 | | |
| Alfa Nero | Andrey Guryev | TBA | Auction date | Antigua and Barbuda | The yacht was abandoned in the harbour since February 2022. To be actioned off if no owner is identified by March 31st, 2023 | | |
| Amadea | Suleyman Kerimov | 4 May 2022 | Arrested | Fiji | Transported by a US crew to San Diego. | | |
| Amadea | Suleyman Kerimov | 27 May 2022 | Seized | United States | Transported by a US crew to San Diego. | | |
| Amore Vero | Igor Sechin | 2 March 2022 | Arrested | France | | | |
| Axioma | Dmitry Pumpyansky | 22 March 2022 | Arrested | Gibraltar | Axioma was arrested by Gibraltar authorities on behalf of JPMorgan Chase. Later she was officially seized and put up for auction on 23 August 2022. On 27 September 2022 it was announced that the winning bid was selected out of a total of 63, and is worth $37.5m. | | |
| Axioma | Dmitry Pumpyansky | | Seized | Gibraltar | Axioma was arrested by Gibraltar authorities on behalf of JPMorgan Chase. Later she was officially seized and put up for auction on 23 August 2022. On 27 September 2022 it was announced that the winning bid was selected out of a total of 63, and is worth $37.5m. | | |
| Axioma | Dmitry Pumpyansky | 23 August 2022 | Auction date | Gibraltar | Axioma was arrested by Gibraltar authorities on behalf of JPMorgan Chase. Later she was officially seized and put up for auction on 23 August 2022. On 27 September 2022 it was announced that the winning bid was selected out of a total of 63, and is worth $37.5m. | | |
| Axioma | Dmitry Pumpyansky | 27 September 2022 | Winning bid selected | Gibraltar | Axioma was arrested by Gibraltar authorities on behalf of JPMorgan Chase. Later she was officially seized and put up for auction on 23 August 2022. On 27 September 2022 it was announced that the winning bid was selected out of a total of 63, and is worth $37.5m. | | |
| Crescent | Igor Sechin | 15 March 2022 | Arrested | Spain | | | |
| Dilbar | Alisher Usmanov | 3 March 2022 | Sanctioned | United States | | | |
| Dilbar | Alisher Usmanov | 3 March 2022 | Arrested | Germany | | | |
| Firebird | Andrey Yakunin | 17 October 2022 | Arrested | Norway | Both yacht and owner were arrested after drones were flying from the yacht and presumably taking pictures of strategic areas, which is not allowed under current sanctions. | | |
| Flying Fox | Dmitry Kamenshchik | 28 March 2022 | Arrested | Dominican Republic | Flying Fox was briefly detained and searched in the Dominican Republic and released due to no evidence of wrong doing. As soon as she was released, she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Turkey. Later Flying Fox was added to the US sanctions list due to its association with Imperial Yachts. Flying Fox was removed from the US sanctions list on the 30th of September 2024 after breaking ties with Imperial Yachts | | |
| Flying Fox | Dmitry Kamenshchik | | Released | Dominican Republic | Flying Fox was briefly detained and searched in the Dominican Republic and released due to no evidence of wrong doing. As soon as she was released, she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Turkey. Later Flying Fox was added to the US sanctions list due to its association with Imperial Yachts. Flying Fox was removed from the US sanctions list on the 30th of September 2024 after breaking ties with Imperial Yachts | | |
| Flying Fox | Dmitry Kamenshchik | 3 June 2022 | Sanctioned | United States | Flying Fox was briefly detained and searched in the Dominican Republic and released due to no evidence of wrong doing. As soon as she was released, she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Turkey. Later Flying Fox was added to the US sanctions list due to its association with Imperial Yachts. Flying Fox was removed from the US sanctions list on the 30th of September 2024 after breaking ties with Imperial Yachts | | |
| Flying Fox | Dmitry Kamenshchik | 30 September | Unsanctioned | United States | Flying Fox was briefly detained and searched in the Dominican Republic and released due to no evidence of wrong doing. As soon as she was released, she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Turkey. Later Flying Fox was added to the US sanctions list due to its association with Imperial Yachts. Flying Fox was removed from the US sanctions list on the 30th of September 2024 after breaking ties with Imperial Yachts | | |
| Galactica | Vagit Alekperov | 3 March 2022 | Sanctioned | Netherlands | Since Galactica was still being fitted out by the yard, she was not allowed to be delivered to her owner because of sanctions. | | |
| Garcon | Roman Abramovich | March 2022 | Arrested | Antigua and Barbuda | Garcon was arrested on Antigua at the request of the United Kingdom. The reason for her release is unknown but as soon as she was she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Morocco. | | |
| Garcon | Roman Abramovich | 22 July 2022 | Released | Antigua and Barbuda | Garcon was arrested on Antigua at the request of the United Kingdom. The reason for her release is unknown but as soon as she was she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Morocco. | | |
| Graceful | Russian Government Vladimir Putin (alleged) | 3 June 2022 | Sanctioned | United States | Graceful left Blohm + Voss, Germany abruptly mid refit on 9 February 2022. Now she is hiding from sanctions in Kaliningrad, Russia. | | |
| Halo | Roman Abramovich | March 2022 | Arrested | Antigua and Barbuda | Halo was arrested on Antigua at the request of the United Kingdom. The reason for her release is unknown but as soon as she was she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Morocco. | | |
| Halo | Roman Abramovich | 22 July 2022 | Released | Antigua and Barbuda | Halo was arrested on Antigua at the request of the United Kingdom. The reason for her release is unknown but as soon as she was she started crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Morocco. | | |
| Lady Anastasia | Aleksandr Mikheyev | 26 February 2022 | Attempted scuttling | Taras Ostapchuk (ships engineer) | | | |
| Lady Anastasia | Aleksandr Mikheyev | 15 March 2022 | Arrested | Spain | | | |
| Lady M | Alexei Mordashov | 5 March 2022 | Arrested | Italy | | | |
| Lena | Gennady Timchenko | 5 March 2022 | Arrested | Italy | | | |
| Luna | Farkhad Akhmedov | 12 May 2022 | Arrested | Germany | | | |
| Madame Gu | Andrei Skoch | 3 June 2022 | Sanctioned | United States | Madame Gu is hiding from sanctions in Dubai, UAE. | | |
| New Vogue | | 2 April 2022 | Arrested | Italy | | | |
| Olympia | Vladimir Putin | 3 June 2022 | Sanctioned | United States | Olympia is hiding from sanctions in Russia. | | |
| PHI | Vitaly Vasilievich Kochetkov | 29 March 2022 | Arrested | United Kingdom | | | |
| Quantum Blue | Sergey Galitsky | 3 March 2022 | Arrested | Monaco | | | |
| Quantum Blue | Sergey Galitsky | 4 March 2022 | Released | Monaco | | | |
| Ragnar | Vladimir Strzhalkovsky | 23 February 2022 | Inspected | Norway | Because the owner is Russian, local fuel companies refused to sell fuel to the yacht causing her to be stuck in Narvik. The Norwegian government had to order a different company to deliver fuel so she could leave. | | |
| Ragnar | Vladimir Strzhalkovsky | | Arrested | The people of Norway | Because the owner is Russian, local fuel companies refused to sell fuel to the yacht causing her to be stuck in Narvik. The Norwegian government had to order a different company to deliver fuel so she could leave. | | |
| Ragnar | Vladimir Strzhalkovsky | 30 March 2022 | Released | Norway | Because the owner is Russian, local fuel companies refused to sell fuel to the yacht causing her to be stuck in Narvik. The Norwegian government had to order a different company to deliver fuel so she could leave. | | |
| Royal Romance | Viktor Medvedchuk | 23 March 2022 | Arrested | Croatia | Following the arrest of the owner, the yacht was arrested by Croatian authorities in Split. On 1 December 2022 it was announced she was seized and set to be auctioned off by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency. An auction date is not announced as of 1 December 2022. | | |
| Royal Romance | Viktor Medvedchuk | 1 December 2022 | Seized | Croatia | Following the arrest of the owner, the yacht was arrested by Croatian authorities in Split. On 1 December 2022 it was announced she was seized and set to be auctioned off by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency. An auction date is not announced as of 1 December 2022. | | |
| Royal Romance | Viktor Medvedchuk | TBA | Auction date | Croatia | Following the arrest of the owner, the yacht was arrested by Croatian authorities in Split. On 1 December 2022 it was announced she was seized and set to be auctioned off by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency. An auction date is not announced as of 1 December 2022. | | |
| Royal Romance | Viktor Medvedchuk | TBA | Winning bid selected | Croatia | Following the arrest of the owner, the yacht was arrested by Croatian authorities in Split. On 1 December 2022 it was announced she was seized and set to be auctioned off by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency. An auction date is not announced as of 1 December 2022. | | |
| Scheherazade | Eduard Khudainatov | 9 May 2022 | Arrested | Italy | | | |
| Sea Rhapsody | Andrey Kostin | 3 June 2022 | Sanctioned | United States | Sea Rhapsody is hiding from sanctions in the Seychelles. | | |
| Tango | Viktor Vekselberg | 5 April 2022 | Seized | United States | She was boarded by Spanish and US agencies and subsequently seized by the US. | | |
| Valerie | Sergey Chemezov | 15 March 2022 | Arrested | Spain | MY Valerie was arrested while being moored at the MB92 shipyard in Barcelona. She later changed the name to Meridian A in an effort to confuse Spanish officials and try to escape the arrest. Following a relocation from the refit yard where she was taking up space since her arrest to a vacant berth the owner stopped paying for the berthing fees and the yacht was subsequently seized. | | |
| Valerie | Sergey Chemezov | 4 November 2022 | Seized | Spain | MY Valerie was arrested while being moored at the MB92 shipyard in Barcelona. She later changed the name to Meridian A in an effort to confuse Spanish officials and try to escape the arrest. Following a relocation from the refit yard where she was taking up space since her arrest to a vacant berth the owner stopped paying for the berthing fees and the yacht was subsequently seized. | | |

## Other sanctioned yacht owners

Below a list of yachts that have not directly been impacted by sanctions but do have owners that are on one or more sanction lists.
| Owner | Yacht |
| Alexander Abramov | Titan |
| Roman Abramovich | Eclipse |
| Roman Abramovich | Solaris |
| Roman Abramovich | Sussurro |
| Vagit Alekperov | Galactica Super Nova |
| Vagit Alekperov | Galactica Plus |
| David Davidovich | Aquamarine |
| Oleg Deripaska | Clio |
| Oleg Deripaska | Sputnik |
| Filaret Galchev | Sapphire |
| Ihor Kolomoyskyi | Lauren L |
| Dmitry Medvedev | Universe |
| Igor Makarov | Areti |
| Leonid Mikhelson | Pacific |
| Andrey Molchanov | Aurora |
| Alexei Mordashov | Nord |
| God Nisanov | Galaxy of Happiness |
| Vladimir Potanin | Nirvana |
| Vladimir Potanin | Feadship BN1010 |
| Viktor Rashnikov | Ocean Victory |
| Arkady Rotenberg | Rahil |
| Eugene Shvidler | Le Grand Bleu |
| Alexander Svetakov | Cloudbreak |
| Rustem Teregulov | Grand Rusalina |
| Oleg Tinkov | La Datcha |