Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov’s $735 million superyacht Dilbar — the largest in the world — has been impounded in Germany

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  1. >Germany’s Federal Police have seized the largest megayacht in the world after determining it to be owned by the sister of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov.

    >The police said they were able to reveal the actual owner following an investigation into “[offshore concealment](https://twitter.com/bka/status/1514157767145181187 “https://twitter.com/bka/status/1514157767145181187″),” and that the yacht would remain at a shipyard in Hamburg.

    >[EU sanctions lists](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2022:110:FULL&from=EN “https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2022:110:FULL&from=EN”) include Alisher Usmanov’s sister, Gulbakhor Ismailova, and say that he “indirectly transferred assets” including the Dilbar yacht to her.

    >The 512-foot yacht was [previously thought to be under German government control](https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2022/03/02/update-fate-of-russian-billionaire-alisher-usmanovs-mega-yacht-in-germany-uncertain/?sh=467711b27471 “https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2022/03/02/update-fate-of-russian-billionaire-alisher-usmanovs-mega-yacht-in-germany-uncertain/?sh=467711b27471”) in March when it was spotted at the Blohm+Voss shipyards where it had been undergoing a refitting since October. Officials quickly denied those reports.

    >With [two helipads](https://www.lurssen.com/en/new-build/yachts/dilbar/ “https://www.lurssen.com/en/new-build/yachts/dilbar/”) and the largest indoor pool ever installed on a yacht, Dilbar is worth between [$600 million and $735 million](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0628 “https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0628”) and costs $60 million per year to maintain, according to the US Treasury.

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