Sanctioned Russian Oligarch's Superyacht Crosses Strait of Hormuz via Iran-Controlled Lane
Tracking data showed the 142-meter Nord headed to Muscat and used an Iran-declared safe lane despite sanctions on owner Alexey Mordashov.
- On Saturday, the 142-meter superyacht The Nord passed through the Strait of Hormuz, with tracking data indicating it is en route to Muscat, Oman.
- Mordashov, CEO of Russian steel giant Severstal, holds a fortune estimated at about $30 billion, though the U.S. State Department sanctioned him and his family in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- The vessel, costing at least $500 million, followed a shipping lane near Larak Island, which Lloyd's List Intelligence reports Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps uses to control entry to the strait.
- US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters yesterday that the American naval blockade is "expanding and taking on global proportions," while the strait currently observes minimal merchant traffic.
- The strait remains a contested chokepoint as the U.S. and Israel confront Tehran, even as Tehran-linked vessels continue to navigate the area despite the ongoing blockade.
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A $500 million superyacht linked with Russia’s richest man was just able to pass through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz
Though the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed as the war in Iran enters its ninth week, that hasn’t stopped one of the world’s largest luxury superyachts from gaining passage through the chokepoint. The Nord, a 464-foot vessel tied to Russian businessman Alexei Mordashov, left Port Rashid in Dubai on Friday and sailed through the Hormuz Strait over the weekend before it was anchored in Oman on Sunday, according to data from maritime tr…
Russian superyacht crosses blockaded Strait of Hormuz
A superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, one of very few vessels to transit the blockaded shipping lane at the heart of the U.S.-Iran conflict.
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The Economic TimesBlockade breach? $500 million Russian-linked superyacht sails through Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran war
A superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov, the Nord, transited the Strait of Hormuz, a route severely restricted by Iran. The vessel, worth over $500 million, departed Dubai and arrived in Muscat, with its passage through the blockaded shipping lane raising questions. This event occurs amidst an uneasy ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.
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