A pro-Kremlin oligarch's impounded yacht is being auctioned off — with the money going to Ukraine

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The Barcolana yacht owned by Russian Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, seized by Italian police in October 2022. For illustration purposes only.

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Insiders still have no idea what's going to happen to Russian oligarchs' seized superyachts

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The $300 million megayacht Amadea, which US authorities seized and say is owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
US federal prosecutors are attempting to get permission to sell the megayacht Amadea, which costs taxpayers millions to maintain.

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These are the biggest and most expensive boats at 2024's Palm Beach yacht show

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Modeled after J.P. Morgan's yacht, the Nero is 90 meters in length and available to charter for about $500,000 a week.

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Jeff Bezos' yacht reportedly cost $500 million and is the largest sailing yacht in the world. Here's what we know.

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez spent a lot of time onboard his $500 million yacht Koru this summer.

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Orcas sunk another boat and sailors are resorting to some very weird and wild ways to save their yachts

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The fin and head of a killer whale surface on the foreground between two small boats with forested mountains behind them.
An orca slightly breaches the water between two boats in Alaska.

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, reportedly engaged, are moving to Miami after weathering previous high-profile divorces, a tabloid scandal, and even a trip to space. Here's a timeline of their relationship.

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are moving to Miami.

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SP80 aims to have the fastest sailboat in the world next year. See photos of the futuristic craft poised to break records.

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The SP80 boat

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Move over jet skis: The new onboard gadget the ultra-rich seek for their superyachts are submersibles.

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SEAmagine's submersible vessel, the Aurora-80. The company offers submersibles to wealthy clients looking to accessorize their yacht.

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A $120 million megayacht linked to a Russian billionaire was seized by authorities, and now residents of a small Caribbean nation are paying $28,000-a-week to maintain it, report says

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A 270-foot megayacht is docked in Venice with the city seen behind and one smaller boat passing by
The Alfa Nero docked in Venice.

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Mark Cuban doesn't spend his billions on yachts, butlers, or chauffeurs because more staff means 'no privacy'

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