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Six Russia-linked superyachts go dark to evade tracking systems: Report

By Jenny Goldsberry
Published May 28, 2022 7:51pm ET
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Six Russia-linked superyachts go dark to evade tracking systems: Report
The 140-meter long 'Ocean Victory' is seen docked on July 21, 2015, in Auckland, New Zealand. The superyacht is owned by Russian steel billionaire Viktor Rashnikov and features six swimming pools, a jacuzzi, a gym, a helipad, and a helicopter hanger. | (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

At least six Russian-owned superyachts went dark to avoid capture after several Russian oligarchs’ superyachts were seized in a number of Western countries, according to a new report.

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