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It's the most talked-about, and dangerous, stretch of ocean in the world right now, but at the weekend, a superyacht linked to one of Russia's richest men made it through the Strait of Hormuz.
Billionaire Alexei Mordashov’s vessel, Nord, reportedly able to cross blockaded strait with US and Iranian approvalA superyacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov was able to transit the blockaded strait of Hormuz after undergoing maintenance in Dubai because neither Iran nor the US objected, a source close to Mordashov said on Tuesday.It has been unclear how the multi-deck pleasure vessel, worth more than $500m (£370m), gained permission to sail on Saturday through the commercially important waterway at the heart of the US-Iran conflict, where traffic has been severely restricted since February. Continue reading...
Le navire a quitté Dubaï vendredi après-midi et a traversé samedi le bras de mer, pourtant fermement contrôlé par l’Iran depuis le début du conflit au Moyen-Orient.
A Russian-linked superyacht Nord, linked to sanctioned billionaire Alexey Mordashov, has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz from Dubai to Muscat, Oman, despite the ongoing blockade. The 142-metre yacht, worth over $500 million, made the transit over the weekend while many private vessels have avoided the route since hostilities began. The strait remains a flashpoint in US-Iran tensions, with maritime traffic at a fraction of pre-conflict levels.
The 142m superyacht Nord, linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov, has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz from Dubai to Muscat, Oman, despite the ongoing blockade of the critical shipping channel. The $500m vessel, registered to a firm owned by Mordashov's wife, made the transit over the weekend as Iran held high-level talks with Russia in St Petersburg. Maritime traffic through the Gulf remains at a fraction of pre-war levels, contributing to oil price spikes with Brent crude reaching $109 per barrel.
