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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Hancock

Mega yacht ‘owned by oligarch and Putin ally Igor Sechin’ seized by Spanish authorities

Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda

A superyacht thought to be owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch was detained by Spanish authorities on Wednesday amid the war in Ukraine.

The £458m Crescent is said to belong to the head of Russian oil giant Rosneft, Igor Sechin.

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