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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

Superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Dmitry Pumpyansky detained after docking in Gibraltar

Jon Nazca/Reuters

A super-yacht linked to a Russian oligarch currently under British and European Union sanctions has been detained by authorities in Gibraltar.

Western sanctions on Russian oligarchs over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have triggered an exodus of luxury yachts from Europe in recent weeks, with several heading towards the Maldives, which has no extradition treaty with the United States.

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