Me too, love ❤️❤️❤️ this channel & the Host speaker, his productions of reporting, imagery & communications is very enlightening, informative, educational & inclusive … 👍👍👍
I used to watch your channel for a peaceful break from the real world. These days, I am watching every episode because of its relevance to unfolding events. The drama of it all is amazing! Whoever would have thought that the Super Yacht Community would end up more dramatic than the Beauty Community. It is almost as dramatic as the Opera Community! Thank you for the video!
I don't have a lot to say, I just like to always let you know how much I enjoy your channel and lately, the Russian Oligarch super yacht news. Thank you, eSysman!
So much news is full of lies & if retracted it’s hardly mentioned or buried in print. Nice when a guy can say oops or things have changed, or partial mistakes made. It’s so refreshing!
Dude, you've gone from being Robin Leach and the lifestyles of the rich and famous to Geraldo Rivera, investigative reportee. Not sure which one I prefer, but keep doing what you're doing.
Absolutely amazing amount detailed information. You could get a job as a forensic investigator with all your expertise in following these on going yacht arrests. Impressive!
Thanks for introducing me to the world of superyachts. May not follow for long, but it has been really interesting to see the world of these yachts moving around the globe. You do an excellent job and it shows that you know a lot and research a lot. Iowa, USA
Fascinating channel! As a 50 year sailor, all things regarding vessels, sailing and passage-making interest me and wow, we've hit the jackpot this year. Thanks so much for keeping the current updates coming - great job! Cheers, from Singapore.
Loving your updates, thanks for your hard work i appreciate it and i see you love doing it.. its giving me a view of a war from the outskits of it... keep it up m8
I’ve never been much of a boating person, so I haven’t discovered your videos until a month ago. And I have to say, this investigation into various super yachts is fascinating-because it’s beginning to cross into true crime territory too, not just current events overseas. So now, I have to ask: Is there anyone who owns a super yacht and isn’t Russian or is otherwise involved in some shady dealings with their piles and piles of Monopoly money?
@@wayland7150 Bezos who is notorious for not paying a living wage, denial of medical care, docking wages for bathroom breaks. Fighting with the help of high price lawyers to break all attempts at unions. (A couple of locations have been successful in unionization but he is still fighting their legal rights to continue. Goes to the edge of space & condescendingly thanks his employees & customers for financing the trip. I do not buy anything from Amazon & am shocked more people don’t boycott him, as well. I truly believe not a single billionaire made their 💰💰💰honestly or morally, they have all stolen vast amounts of money from honest hard working people or abused the system & their work force. The might all agree they have to have fun as they all are destined for eternity in hell.
Now, I've been here a long time so... New people who came within the last few weeks: this is a great channel, full of a lot of interesting information. If you want to see what these yachts get up to when they're NOT being chased, this is your place!
@Chip in4seven the ports operator said he had 'nothing left (due to Russias invasion)'. I assumed he meant he had no fuel left due to the restrictions on imports/exports. We are all paying a price.
We were anchored next to the Flying Fox off Casa de Campo on 3/16, took a few pictures. The day prior we left the port were it's currently at in Santo Domingo. The international bank that seized Axioma is JP Morgan based on mortgage rights.
I don’t like you attitude of subservience. The fuel provider knew why he was asked to provide fuel. He should have taken a stand against against these oligarchs. Yes it would have cost him something. Some people lost their lives.
How could the supplier not have known the negative consequences this would couse for his business prior? He for sure knew that other suppliers had refused to supply M/Y Ragnar. For sure this will have negative consequences for his business.
@@gags730 How would you suggest that Putin/Russia be stopped from invading a sovereign nation? I do not disagree that the world should have taken action on other conflicts or earlier in the Ukrainian invasion. And yes, the average Russian citizen is suffering but at whose hand? Putin has created the situation and only he can end it. Who will pay for the physical damages done in Ukraine by Russia, who will pay to rebuild the buildings and who will pay the price for his slaughter of civilians? In your last paragraph you ask "Do you think Countries are going to let this happen to them, where other countries snuff them and their people out?" With what country are you suggesting that we sympathize? Russia or Ukraine? Last question, how would you feel if Putin suddenly decided that he wanted to take Alaska back into the fold? Or if the UK decided to retake the 13 colonies?
@@captainb6104 Kinda like those who cooperated with Axis members during WW2. . They were remembered and paid heavily some with their lives. Just doing business with the sanctioned or suspected oligarchs is akin to siding with Putin, right now.
It's up to the individuals to react in the way they see fit. Russia has put its citizens in this position. How many owners are publicly stating that Putin is wrong? Abromovich publicly states "the war should stop" but his inference would be surrender of Ukraine. They, and anyone supporting the owners, deserve contempt
If anyone watching this thinks Jeff Bezos owns or owned this vessel then please watch this video. 5 Largest SuperYachts allegedly Owned by Celebrities czcams.com/video/vQQf8ONBsmM/video.html Bezos has never owned this vessel.
I'd love to see these super yachts used to house the Ukrainian refugees! It is so great to see so many countries co-operating in seizing (or arresting) these monster ships.
It’s hilarious. This channel came up suggested after I was watching about historic ocean liners about 2 months ago. Now I’m totally obsessed with catching up on super yacht news. It’s all so fascinating.
Your updates really show more than just ship updates, it also another side of geopolitics you can't get anywhere else. If I get a notification I'll stop watching whatever I was to watch your updates.
My soon to be ex brother in law moved to Fort Lauderdale when he was a teen. His whole life he did blueprints and helped build yachts there in Florida. Watching this brings back memories and how much work goes into yachts. These are the owners babies so it hurts the owners to take them People think it isn't a big deal however I know how much it hurts them. Good job guys!
‘The guy’ that did the refueling is not ‘trying to help out’, he is willfully breaking an ad-hoc embargo. That is a clear case of a quick gain leading to catastrophically bad publicity.
I like this channel, but don't agree that Norwegian protesters are out of line. Everything we can do to aid Ukrainians in their quest for freedom - is good. Particularly if it annoys/inconveniences Putin's fellow kleptocrats.
Yes i didn't get that part right neither..they were put in the videos context like if they were bad people...sad...boat/ yatch community standing for each other i guess
@@krombopulosmichael6162 He might not be one but he's surely big time supporting one...i wonder if he charged the same gas prices like he would do normally...might not be illegal but totally imoral...so i don' t get the bashing out against the protesters
@@krombopulosmichael6162 What exactly are u talking about? I live here and haven't heard anything about that. We protest here for alot of stuff and do our best 2 hold people and companies accountable 4 the things they do. We don't claim to be the arbitrator of all that is good and holy. So since we are calling out $Hit, what do u do to stand up 4 what is right?
Is this going to impact Lurssen - their specialty is these big size yachts ? The Norwegian people have power and they used that power. Nothing wrong with that.
While Lurssen is well-known for their megayachts, Peter Lurssen has stated that they actually specialize in smaller yachts (30-45 meters, I think). My curiosity is that they have one of these arrested yachts in drydock, so how much will that affect them?
The UN or NATO should fill these up with humanitarian supplies (medical, food, etc) and sail into Mariupol. See if the Russians blow up the yachts of the friends of Putin.
You are amazing ! Thanks for keeping us informed. I heard somewhere that she was being investigated and was going to be detained and you just confirmed it!
Agree! Buy gigantic flashy boat and say you want to be able to sneak unnoticed into harbors around the world... yah Nah! I admit I'm rather enjoying the little discomforts of these uber wealthy- specifically because they seldom feel that And their money is 'supposed to' erase all inconveniences. Picture Boris: "Damn- Jeeves call the heli pilots! Get my jet! Paris then. Now! ...Why am I Not Already in Paris?!Move it, peons!... the nerve of Those People! Now! Now! I want...!!". Yah, I'm a bit tickled.
Don't know why everyone's picking on these poor Russian "oily garks". They are clearly fine, upstanding model citizens who have earned their way to the top. I mean, look around - aren't a lot of international airports around the United States and the rest of the world "owned" by a successful businessman? Isn't that what living out the Russian dream is all about - work hard and you too can own a half billion dollar yacht and international airport? It's obvious - the more obscene the level of wealth, the more disconnected these creeps are from the rest of society which explains how they could care less that there are 3+ million refugees on the march in eastern Europe right now.
@@roberta4989 I don't mind messing up homophones, at least you know what's they're saying with spoken word. This one though is a completely different meaning.
This channel just popped up on my feed. I had never heard of it but I love it! I’ve been binge watching all the previous videos, and can’t wait for new ones to come out. This guy is great!
Sad to see that first one rock up in a country where so many people are struggling to make ends meet. Shows the split in the world where most of us work to fund excess for a few.
Hi, i've been watching your channel for about a year now. I must say that you totally derved this all this new popularity. Your videos are top quality and so informative. Yesterday, i was at the Palm Beach Boat show, and i had the chance to be up and close of some of the M/Y that you covered in this channel. Thank you so much to have open this window of the world for us. Milles merci !!!
I've got a message for Rune Andreassen who said: I did not think that people could be so ugly (about emails) - Well Rune do you not think the murder of innocent women and children is ugly???
Is the murder of innocent men acceptable to you? Or is this all rhetoric? If the owner has no ties to Putin, how much guilt do you think he should feel for what's going on? And how much guilt do you have for it?
There's an old saying when you're selling goods and services, "No publicity is bad publicity." There are so many ultra-wealthy folks now learning the names of the companies who build these - I wouldn't be shocked if the publicity will spark new interest in large motor yachts.
- More vessels will likely be listed for sale and hence depreciation will accelerate across all yachts. That effect might even be intensified with the stock markets and a lot of Western companies (commodity, energy costs, inflation, supply chain issues, etc.) being under huge pressure at the moment which again means that some Western entrepreneurs could be forced to sell their yachts as well. - Shipyards (especially in Germany and the Netherlands) might face larger financial difficulties due to a good portion of their main customer group being sanctioned. - The effect on crew salaries depends on where the crew of all these Russian-owned vessels came from. Thus if they are all Russians (with some suspicious links) as well it likely won't affect overall crew salary levels as much as if there's a more diverse crew aboard those vessels (so they'll just switch to one of the many new-built yachts... but then again we also don't know by how much the global economy will tank and hence the final impact is highly uncertain as of now...). - If the war spreads to NATO and spirals out of control.. well then good night.
That's a call for Russian business to "rip" Europeans which I will be very happy to join. I can't care less about these tycoons who's property was stolen by US and their European vassals but all this sanctions and russophobic histeria which purpose was make Russians hate Putin turned into make Russians hate Europeans. Big success ! (((
@@markuswunsch I'm curious why you think more vessels will be listed for sale and how this will affect Western stock markets? While Russian purchases account for ~10% of the superyacht industry, as of last week only 133 Russians were on the sanctioned lists. With their accounts frozen in the EU and possibly greater North America, they won't be able to sell their yachts. Why would this make Westerners to start selling their yachts? Yacht sales have been increasing these past two years.
Hello. There was a report on the BBC Site, that Turkey is still considering doing business with Russian Yacht owners, so they are, right now, free to go to Turkey safely and port. Turkey says they are considering each case on its own merit.
My first time watching your channel on CZcams today. But have really enjoyed your presentation and video details including all the paper work you read. Thanks for given us such proper information, im grateful sir
This is why I always register my yachts to one of my girlfriends - you just never know when there’s gonna be a problem so I’ve found that’s best. Same with my jets.
@@docholliday205 You’re being funny, but the authorities have added known girl friends names along with wives, siblings, children & known business partners to each of the sanctioned oligarchs. Many of them don’t on paper own anything, shell companies that own shell companies that are subsidiaries of other shell companies are the registered owners. But many governments are doing extensive leg work to trace this web of deceit to the true owner. They even call them the beneficial owner. Some times “wise guys” are actually quite wise.
Pictures of a superyatch that appears to be in the last stage of the construction, here in Rotterdam being moved from one location to another one. I tracked him to were the 3 tugs dropped it off still here in ROtterdam, further upstrem of the New Maas river, after the Erasmus Bridge that you can see in this picture. The name and the Port of the yatch was covered by some white plastic on the stern and on the side. During the tow they place a temporary AIS on board from one of the tugs, so i could track him due to the movement of the 3 tugs. It was dropped at the pier of the JRC Representative (Alphatron Marine B.V. ) or Van Oord SMD (Address :Schaardijk 211), as this was when the tugs moved out at higher speed (these 2 copanies are adjacent 1 to the other one). It has It has 4 decks and maybe a helipad in the bow area.
Go get your 7,50 kopgeld, Paulo! Do you know anything about the (full) payment of the vessel? Or do you just want to make sure those guys building the boat and all the suppliers have a huge loss and lay off some workers?
@@aaronknight4800 I can not help you if you ask this question if you have seen the horrific destruction and genocide. smh. there were people like you during ww2 also helping hitler
@@lgnfve i guarantee you don't know the entire story. Please... Ukraine is absolutely corrupt and is certainly not friendly to the Eastern part and Russian speaking Ukrainians. Nice try pal. Seems like Biden and his son are in shock that more of their treachery will come out.
I absolutely love your channel! You have great information and your pictures are awesome. Thank everyone who sends you information for you to put everything together and share with us. Thank you again and keep them coming.. 🇺🇸❤️
Super yachts in general attract a lot of attention in the Dominican Republic as the country is not great at catering to UHNW individuals. It's even more bizarre near Zona Colonial where the average Dominican lives and rarely has access to seeing such a site. Interesting situation
Great work and info. Youre the only channel with this depth of info in the superyacht world and it's good to know about the vessels that we have learned about and become fond of.
I am so amazed how many people have sooo much money to have these super yachts and yet do not spend much time enjoying traveling on these yachts. Seems like the captains and the crew of these vessels get to enjoy yachting more than the owners. seems silly to me .
Status symbol. Quite covert way to escape capture as well. If ocean-worthy boat gets to open waters it can go quite much anywhere and remain hidden for long time. Many covert uses for such vessels from meth labs to human trafficking.
@@vksasdgaming9472 none uses these boats for meth labs or Hunan trafficking lmfao... neither for escaping, do you honestly believe someone is going to use a 100+ metre boat for a "covert" escape? Theres nothing covert about that... they just want a cool boat. If it was status you'd see people constantly trying to 1 up each other's boats, but they dont
@Jody Owen if it's for status, why do people who can obviously afford to build the biggest yacht choose not to? Romain build solaris and it was 20 metres shorter than his last. There's no bar, even the yacht builders say no one comes and asks for yachts of a specific size, they just build what they want and people like you make up stupid conspiracies about how it's some competition
Love this channel, very well researched and presented. 3k views in 11 minutes, there's a lot of us looking forward to your updates!
Hell yeah.
47k in an hour 💪
Me too, love ❤️❤️❤️ this channel & the Host speaker, his productions of reporting, imagery & communications is very enlightening, informative, educational & inclusive … 👍👍👍
He needs to start a News Network Business … replace all the FAKE NEWS NETWORKS … out with the old oligarch lying networks
Flying fox just left Dominican Republic.
I used to watch your channel for a peaceful break from the real world. These days, I am watching every episode because of its relevance to unfolding events. The drama of it all is amazing! Whoever would have thought that the Super Yacht Community would end up more dramatic than the Beauty Community. It is almost as dramatic as the Opera Community!
Thank you for the video!
its criminal did you lose your balls to say it
This channel is now international news service.
like walking into a teen beauty pageant Repeatedly as they prepare for the bikini contest ?
It's starting to feel a bit like a James Bond MI6 Thomas Crown Affair sequel except this is real life.
Wow! Another one!! I bet you never dreamed you would be a war-time investigative reporter!👍 You have truly gone Global !!
I don't have a lot to say, I just like to always let you know how much I enjoy your channel and lately, the Russian Oligarch super yacht news. Thank you, eSysman!
I saw this thing in person here in the DR and the thing is Huge! At first I thought it was a small cruise ship! Honestly its amazing to see in person!
I am quite impressed with your accurate and respectful reporting, you even make corrections to information. Thank you!
So much news is full of lies & if retracted it’s hardly mentioned or buried in print. Nice when a guy can say oops or things have changed, or partial mistakes made. It’s so refreshing!
@@kathypiazza7228 ;
I appreciate the consistency of your uploads considering the fluidity of the situation. Daily watcher.
Dude, you've gone from being Robin Leach and the lifestyles of the rich and famous to Geraldo Rivera, investigative reportee. Not sure which one I prefer, but keep doing what you're doing.
Absolutely amazing amount detailed information. You could get a job as a forensic investigator with all your expertise in following these on going yacht arrests. Impressive!
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY 👍👍👍👍
God gives talent.
I bet you never thought there would ever have this much Super Yacht news all at the same time😂😢 Keep up the great reporting.ThankQ.TkEZ
Wonderful coverage of a subject otherwise not covered and best of all in a language that is simple and easy to understand.
Thanks again
Thank you for the fast information these days
Thanks for introducing me to the world of superyachts. May not follow for long, but it has been really interesting to see the world of these yachts moving around the globe. You do an excellent job and it shows that you know a lot and research a lot. Iowa, USA
Hawkeyes ROCK !!!!
Would never ordinarily watch a channel like this but I’m a fan, love your research , impressed you have such an unique perspective, v cool
We regularly receive cruise ship in La Romana (two hours drive to Santo Domingo) and in Santo Domingo as well.
Fascinating channel! As a 50 year sailor, all things regarding vessels, sailing and passage-making interest me and wow, we've hit the jackpot this year. Thanks so much for keeping the current updates coming - great job! Cheers, from Singapore.
I love this channel. Brilliant reporting.
Thank you for the update!:) This is quite a World story in current crimes going on.
Real citizens journalism; thanks to you and to all of your contacts for doing a wonderful job.
Loving your updates, thanks for your hard work i appreciate it and i see you love doing it.. its giving me a view of a war from the outskits of it... keep it up m8
I’ve never been much of a boating person, so I haven’t discovered your videos until a month ago. And I have to say, this investigation into various super yachts is fascinating-because it’s beginning to cross into true crime territory too, not just current events overseas.
So now, I have to ask: Is there anyone who owns a super yacht and isn’t Russian or is otherwise involved in some shady dealings with their piles and piles of Monopoly money?
There are some shady American Oligarchs who have super yachts.
@@wayland7150 and they are strangely cozy w the soviet regime... i seem to remember some murky characters
@@wayland7150 Bezos who is notorious for not paying a living wage, denial of medical care, docking wages for bathroom breaks. Fighting with the help of high price lawyers to break all attempts at unions. (A couple of locations have been successful in unionization but he is still fighting their legal rights to continue. Goes to the edge of space & condescendingly thanks his employees & customers for financing the trip. I do not buy anything from Amazon & am shocked more people don’t boycott him, as well. I truly believe not a single billionaire made their 💰💰💰honestly or morally, they have all stolen vast amounts of money from honest hard working people or abused the system & their work force. The might all agree they have to have fun as they all are destined for eternity in hell.
@Dr_b_ big mafia
@@kathypiazza7228
I said the same thing a few days ago! Also said, that ALL of them are Jboys!
Now, I've been here a long time so...
New people who came within the last few weeks: this is a great channel, full of a lot of interesting information.
If you want to see what these yachts get up to when they're NOT being chased, this is your place!
You thank us for watching, we thank _you_ for broadcasting! Regards.
YES! Arrested. Before somebody says that is the wrong term, PLEASE watch some of his other videos.
Just to say, glad I did - Or was here for the whole arrested 'word' definition in context. 😁
I liked his restrained comment in a recent video, "as i mentioned in a previous video"
Other video channels might have been less 'forgiving'
@Chip in4seven the ports operator said he had 'nothing left (due to Russias invasion)'.
I assumed he meant he had no fuel left due to the restrictions on imports/exports.
We are all paying a price.
Arrest - seize by legal authority and take into custody.
just get ready in a few days when the world is forced to switch to rubles to pay for russian gas. This will become tit for tat and hurt normal people
Love your channel! Keep up the good work! 😎🥂⛵️
I live in Dominican Republic. The boat has been here for around 3 weeks. Has been cruising all around the country.
On the bright side, average temperatures in Vladivostok rise (not much) above 20C for 3 months a year!
Cold!
Only TV show on super yachts repo's!! Love it! 😁🤣👌
We were anchored next to the Flying Fox off Casa de Campo on 3/16, took a few pictures. The day prior we left the port were it's currently at in Santo Domingo. The international bank that seized Axioma is JP Morgan based on mortgage rights.
I don’t like you attitude of subservience. The fuel provider knew why he was asked to provide fuel. He should have taken a stand against against these oligarchs. Yes it would have cost him something. Some people lost their lives.
@@johnwright3426 After we crush russia or at least it's economy into the dirt
Thank so very much for your extensive research and reporting!
Not sure why you think Norwegians shouldn’t make their displeasure known to the supplier of the fuel. Well done I say.
How could the supplier not have known the negative consequences this would couse for his business prior? He for sure knew that other suppliers had refused to supply M/Y Ragnar. For sure this will have negative consequences for his business.
@@gags730 How would you suggest that Putin/Russia be stopped from invading a sovereign nation? I do not disagree that the world should have taken action on other conflicts or earlier in the Ukrainian invasion. And yes, the average Russian citizen is suffering but at whose hand? Putin has created the situation and only he can end it. Who will pay for the physical damages done in Ukraine by Russia, who will pay to rebuild the buildings and who will pay the price for his slaughter of civilians?
In your last paragraph you ask "Do you think Countries are going to let this happen to them, where other countries snuff them and their people out?" With what country are you suggesting that we sympathize? Russia or Ukraine?
Last question, how would you feel if Putin suddenly decided that he wanted to take Alaska back into the fold? Or if the UK decided to retake the 13 colonies?
I dont think the UK navy could retake the Isle of Wight because the government have cut back so much on our great armed forces
@@captainb6104 Kinda like those who cooperated with Axis members during WW2. . They were remembered and paid heavily some with their lives. Just doing business with the sanctioned or suspected oligarchs is akin to siding with Putin, right now.
It's up to the individuals to react in the way they see fit.
Russia has put its citizens in this position.
How many owners are publicly stating that Putin is wrong?
Abromovich publicly states "the war should stop" but his inference would be surrender of Ukraine.
They, and anyone supporting the owners, deserve contempt
If anyone watching this thinks Jeff Bezos owns or owned this vessel then please watch this video. 5 Largest SuperYachts allegedly Owned by Celebrities
czcams.com/video/vQQf8ONBsmM/video.html Bezos has never owned this vessel.
Having taken my sailboat into Santo Domingo, I was surprised they had the additional pier space to accommodate her. BIG ship...
I love that icebreaker yacht, that's both practical and beautiful.
I'd love to see these super yachts used to house the Ukrainian refugees! It is so great to see so many countries co-operating in seizing (or arresting) these monster ships.
you think some may make nice coral reefs ?
I'd prefer the proceeds of the super yachts go to fund reparations for Ukraine.
@@meow2u22 Me too. Not one of them are docked in Ukraine or Russia. How odd. Very odd that is.
It’s hilarious. This channel came up suggested after I was watching about historic ocean liners about 2 months ago. Now I’m totally obsessed with catching up on super yacht news. It’s all so fascinating.
Thank you sir for the updates. Keep us updated .
By far the best channel on CZcams in 2022...thank you for your efforts in bringing this information...
Your updates really show more than just ship updates, it also another side of geopolitics you can't get anywhere else. If I get a notification I'll stop watching whatever I was to watch your updates.
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT 👍😊😊😊👍
I love this channel I have learned so much about maritime community. 🌻
Fantastic reporting ---- thank you
I am loving the Norwegians! That's a great bunch of folks! " Let them row home!" Go Norway 🤣👍🏼!
Quick note to myself:
When buying a superyacht, make sure to pay your bills with your suppliers.
Or be Russian
Unlike someone we all know who with hotels.
My soon to be ex brother in law moved to Fort Lauderdale when he was a teen. His whole life he did blueprints and helped build yachts there in Florida. Watching this brings back memories and how much work goes into yachts. These are the owners babies so it hurts the owners to take them People think it isn't a big deal however I know how much it hurts them. Good job guys!
Can't thankyou enough for your hard work keeping us updated 👍👍👏👏
‘The guy’ that did the refueling is not ‘trying to help out’, he is willfully breaking an ad-hoc embargo. That is a clear case of a quick gain leading to catastrophically bad publicity.
With all those Radar Domes, Are they Mega Yachts or Spy Ships? Really does look like a Bond Villains Yacht.
Those are satellite domes for internet access.
@@wendellnovais wow they must watch a lot of netflix while at sea, Those Domes wouldn't look out of place at RAF Fylingdales
Wish all reporters were this professional.
I like this channel, but don't agree that Norwegian protesters are out of line. Everything we can do to aid Ukrainians in their quest for freedom - is good. Particularly if it annoys/inconveniences Putin's fellow kleptocrats.
Yes i didn't get that part right neither..they were put in the videos context like if they were bad people...sad...boat/ yatch community standing for each other i guess
@@krombopulosmichael6162 He might not be one but he's surely big time supporting one...i wonder if he charged the same gas prices like he would do normally...might not be illegal but totally imoral...so i don' t get the bashing out against the protesters
@@krombopulosmichael6162 ok
@@krombopulosmichael6162 So? They knew full well that public sentiment would be against them if they supplied fuel when nobody else would.
@@krombopulosmichael6162 What exactly are u talking about? I live here and haven't heard anything about that. We protest here for alot of stuff and do our best 2 hold people and companies accountable 4 the things they do. We don't claim to be the arbitrator of all that is good and holy. So since we are calling out $Hit, what do u do to stand up 4 what is right?
wow.. this is an added dimension I had no concept of.. back every day for updates now
Is this going to impact Lurssen - their specialty is these big size yachts ? The Norwegian people have power and they used that power. Nothing wrong with that.
While Lurssen is well-known for their megayachts, Peter Lurssen has stated that they actually specialize in smaller yachts (30-45 meters, I think). My curiosity is that they have one of these arrested yachts in drydock, so how much will that affect them?
Very well done with your presentation of the videos, they are obviously well researched.
Look forward to your updates!!
Very informative. I immediately watch all new videos and recommendations. Thank you!
Again, as usual, excellent information delivered in a cool, calm manner.
Thanks mate.
Great. News! Thanks for sharing! Stay safe! ❤🙏
The UN or NATO should fill these up with humanitarian supplies (medical, food, etc) and sail into Mariupol. See if the Russians blow up the yachts of the friends of Putin.
Brilliant idea!!!
The size of some of these ships is insane. Size wise these things are between a Destroyer and a Cruiser and weigh in close to a cruisers weight.
Wonderful work. Thank You!
You are amazing ! Thanks for keeping us informed. I heard somewhere that she was being investigated and was going to be detained and you just confirmed it!
Contradiction in terms - super yacht owners want to be discrete!
Yeah, just buy a normal ship and only make it fancy on the inside. A sleeper.
Agree! Buy gigantic flashy boat and say you want to be able to sneak unnoticed into harbors around the world... yah Nah! I admit I'm rather enjoying the little discomforts of these uber wealthy- specifically because they seldom feel that And their money is 'supposed to' erase all inconveniences. Picture Boris: "Damn- Jeeves call the heli pilots! Get my jet! Paris then. Now! ...Why am I Not Already in Paris?!Move it, peons!... the nerve of Those People! Now! Now! I want...!!". Yah, I'm a bit tickled.
Don't know why everyone's picking on these poor Russian "oily garks". They are clearly fine, upstanding model citizens who have earned their way to the top. I mean, look around - aren't a lot of international airports around the United States and the rest of the world "owned" by a successful businessman? Isn't that what living out the Russian dream is all about - work hard and you too can own a half billion dollar yacht and international airport? It's obvious - the more obscene the level of wealth, the more disconnected these creeps are from the rest of society which explains how they could care less that there are 3+ million refugees on the march in eastern Europe right now.
Sarcasm 🤣love it.
@@ZeroEntropy. Pet peeve here too! Just like your or you're, then or than, really just basic grammar.
@TROOPER-1551 I couldn"t have described it, any better ! 🇺🇸
Don't forget our "King of Debt". He gets back into office, we will be living in "Russia" too.
@@roberta4989 I don't mind messing up homophones, at least you know what's they're saying with spoken word. This one though is a completely different meaning.
Great news! Great work!
This channel just popped up on my feed. I had never heard of it but I love it! I’ve been binge watching all the previous videos, and can’t wait for new ones to come out. This guy is great!
6:45 The whole ****** point right now is NOT to help Ruzzia!
Great vid thanks for all the info. Instead of nasty emails, the Norwegians should start a national botcott of that company in some way, shape or form.
Thank you for another great report! It is not by accident that you have over 180k subscribers. Well done as always!
your updates have been right on and great about this issue
Incredible amount of money involved.
Sad to see that first one rock up in a country where so many people are struggling to make ends meet.
Shows the split in the world where most of us work to fund excess for a few.
Hi, i've been watching your channel for about a year now. I must say that you totally derved this all this new popularity. Your videos are top quality and so informative.
Yesterday, i was at the Palm Beach Boat show, and i had the chance to be up and close of some of the M/Y that you covered in this channel.
Thank you so much to have open this window of the world for us.
Milles merci !!!
I've got a message for Rune Andreassen who said: I did not think that people could be so ugly (about emails) - Well Rune do you not think the murder of innocent women and children is ugly???
Is the murder of innocent men acceptable to you? Or is this all rhetoric?
If the owner has no ties to Putin, how much guilt do you think he should feel for what's going on? And how much guilt do you have for it?
I told you about Flying Fox weeks ago. Glad you got to it.
Right up to date as usual.
I wonder how much of an effect all this will have on the super/mega yacht industry as a whole?
There's an old saying when you're selling goods and services, "No publicity is bad publicity."
There are so many ultra-wealthy folks now learning the names of the companies who build these - I wouldn't be shocked if the publicity will spark new interest in large motor yachts.
Lursson may be busy replenishing oligarchian toys
- More vessels will likely be listed for sale and hence depreciation will accelerate across all yachts. That effect might even be intensified with the stock markets and a lot of Western companies (commodity, energy costs, inflation, supply chain issues, etc.) being under huge pressure at the moment which again means that some Western entrepreneurs could be forced to sell their yachts as well.
- Shipyards (especially in Germany and the Netherlands) might face larger financial difficulties due to a good portion of their main customer group being sanctioned.
- The effect on crew salaries depends on where the crew of all these Russian-owned vessels came from. Thus if they are all Russians (with some suspicious links) as well it likely won't affect overall crew salary levels as much as if there's a more diverse crew aboard those vessels (so they'll just switch to one of the many new-built yachts... but then again we also don't know by how much the global economy will tank and hence the final impact is highly uncertain as of now...).
- If the war spreads to NATO and spirals out of control.. well then good night.
That's a call for Russian business to "rip" Europeans which I will be very happy to join. I can't care less about these tycoons who's property was stolen by US and their European vassals but all this sanctions and russophobic histeria which purpose was make Russians hate Putin turned into make Russians hate Europeans. Big success ! (((
@@markuswunsch I'm curious why you think more vessels will be listed for sale and how this will affect Western stock markets? While Russian purchases account for ~10% of the superyacht industry, as of last week only 133 Russians were on the sanctioned lists. With their accounts frozen in the EU and possibly greater North America, they won't be able to sell their yachts. Why would this make Westerners to start selling their yachts? Yacht sales have been increasing these past two years.
So many stories in one video, amazing value, thanks
Hello. There was a report on the BBC Site, that Turkey is still considering doing business with Russian Yacht owners, so they are, right now, free to go to Turkey safely and port. Turkey says they are considering each case on its own merit.
Great info as usual ,well done 👍
I wonder whether staff at MI6 and the CIA watch your videos and think 'H'uh..... so that's where it is.....'.
Very interesting coverage, please keep updating us!
Great reporting ‼️👍🏻 Love this channel ‼️👍🏻
My first time watching your channel on CZcams today. But have really enjoyed your presentation and video details including all the paper work you read. Thanks for given us such proper information, im grateful sir
Another impressive scoop!!!! Great reporting once more
Thanks again my friend...Excellent work and to the point about these ships....🇺🇸
this guy's reports are super entertaining... just subscribed
This is why I always register my yachts to one of my girlfriends - you just never know when there’s gonna be a problem so I’ve found that’s best. Same with my jets.
Good idea until your girlfriend takes it and leaves. :)
@@docholliday205 You’re being funny, but the authorities have added known girl friends names along with wives, siblings, children & known business partners to each of the sanctioned oligarchs. Many of them don’t on paper own anything, shell companies that own shell companies that are subsidiaries of other shell companies are the registered owners. But many governments are doing extensive leg work to trace this web of deceit to the true owner. They even call them the beneficial owner. Some times “wise guys” are actually quite wise.
Pictures of a superyatch that appears to be in the last stage of the construction, here in Rotterdam being moved from one location to another one. I tracked him to were the 3 tugs dropped it off still here in ROtterdam, further upstrem of the New Maas river, after the Erasmus Bridge that you can see in this picture. The name and the Port of the yatch was covered by some white plastic on the stern and on the side. During the tow they place a temporary AIS on board from one of the tugs, so i could track him due to the movement of the 3 tugs. It was dropped at the pier of the JRC Representative (Alphatron Marine B.V. ) or Van Oord SMD (Address :Schaardijk 211), as this was when the tugs moved out at higher speed (these 2 copanies are adjacent 1 to the other one). It has It has 4 decks and maybe a helipad in the bow area.
good work, buddy
FANTASTIC job!
Go get your 7,50 kopgeld, Paulo!
Do you know anything about the (full) payment of the vessel? Or do you just want to make sure those guys building the boat and all the suppliers have a huge loss and lay off some workers?
Your work is so good, keep it up sir!
Good God how many Russian billionaires are there?!!!!
Yes!
About 100 oligarch billionaires. Some other Russian billionaires who have no ruling power. 117 total.
Thanks for sharing interesting content 👍
Norway company who refueled that russian boat should never get another dime of business. they should have said NO
Why?
They were paid off.
@@aaronknight4800 I can not help you if you ask this question if you have seen the horrific destruction and genocide. smh. there were people like you during ww2 also helping hitler
This obscene object of criminal opulence should be towed into the middle of the Atlantic and sunk.
@@lgnfve i guarantee you don't know the entire story. Please... Ukraine is absolutely corrupt and is certainly not friendly to the Eastern part and Russian speaking Ukrainians. Nice try pal. Seems like Biden and his son are in shock that more of their treachery will come out.
Regarding Ragnar. i'm Norwegian, and it's my impression that most people think Ragnars situatiion is just hillarious, and not that serious
@Grim FPV I'm not sending anyone any emails, that''s for sure
I don't feel sorry for the man/business that supplied the fuel, he could have said "no"!!!
i like the way you report , you are very clear and fair .
Thank you for the updates , great job!!
I wonder if any of the arrested yachts could be used to house any of the Ukrainian refugees ?
Can you imagine how much to rebuild Ukraine(which Joe just vowed to do) ?
I absolutely love your channel! You have great information and your pictures are awesome. Thank everyone who sends you information for you to put everything together and share with us. Thank you again and keep them coming.. 🇺🇸❤️
Super yachts in general attract a lot of attention in the Dominican Republic as the country is not great at catering to UHNW individuals. It's even more bizarre near Zona Colonial where the average Dominican lives and rarely has access to seeing such a site. Interesting situation
Great work and info. Youre the only channel with this depth of info in the superyacht world and it's good to know about the vessels that we have learned about and become fond of.
Now we can see where all of that Russian spending went that was supposed to go for Russian military upgrades went to these fancy boats.
Great info, as always!
I am so amazed how many people have sooo much money to have these super yachts and yet do not spend much time enjoying traveling on these yachts. Seems like the captains and the crew of these vessels get to enjoy yachting more than the owners. seems silly to me .
Status symbol. Quite covert way to escape capture as well. If ocean-worthy boat gets to open waters it can go quite much anywhere and remain hidden for long time. Many covert uses for such vessels from meth labs to human trafficking.
How do you spend 20-30 billion? its impossible for one person
@@justayoutuber1906 Maybe if you start your own space program from zero instead of using already established know-how.
@@vksasdgaming9472 none uses these boats for meth labs or Hunan trafficking lmfao... neither for escaping, do you honestly believe someone is going to use a 100+ metre boat for a "covert" escape? Theres nothing covert about that... they just want a cool boat. If it was status you'd see people constantly trying to 1 up each other's boats, but they dont
@Jody Owen if it's for status, why do people who can obviously afford to build the biggest yacht choose not to? Romain build solaris and it was 20 metres shorter than his last. There's no bar, even the yacht builders say no one comes and asks for yachts of a specific size, they just build what they want and people like you make up stupid conspiracies about how it's some competition
It's a fundamental conflict with one's goal to maintain a low profile when you own a super yacht the size of an ocean liner.