Roman Abramovich has reportedly sailed both of his luxury yachts to Turkish waters in order to stop them from getting seized from prospective government sanctions.
The Russian oligarch has faced intense scrutiny in the wake of Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. After having his properties in the UK seized, as well as being forced to relinquish control of Chelsea, Abramovich is now trying to protect his remaining assets.
Among those assets are his two super yachts, Eclipse and Solaris, and as per the Daily Star, he's sailed both to Turkish waters where it's jurisdictionally safe to keep them. The first of those two, worth an estimated £400million, is 160 metres long which was the world's longest private yacht when it first launched.
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It features two helicopter pads, two swimming pools, several hot tubs and even a mini submarine. Eclipse has even been fitted with a missile detection system, missile launchers and a high-tech self-defence system. By comparison, Solaris is only 138-metres in length, but it still has eight decks, a helipad, a swimming pool and a sun lounge.
Whilst Abramovich remains in trouble, Chelsea could be in a better situation in the near future. Prospective buyers of Chelsea submitted their bids to Raine Group on Friday. Raine are. now evaluating the offers before approaching the government with a leading bid and an application to have the terms of the special operating licence amended.
