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A superyacht linked to oligarch Roman Abramovich has left a Spanish shipyard, per Marine Traffic.
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The $600 million yacht had been docked there for repairs since late 2021, a source told Reuters.
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Abramovich hasn’t yet come under sanctions imposed by the US or European Union.
A superyacht with ties to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has departed from Barcelona in Spain after undergoing repairs since last year.
The yacht’s departure was first reported by Reuters.
The vessel, named Solaris, left the shipyard of Spanish yacht maintenance firm MB 92 in Barcelona on Tuesday afternoon, according to ship-tracking site Marine Traffic.
Solaris, which spans 140 metres, has a price tag of $600 million and can hold up to 36 guests, according to SuperYacht Fan, which said that Abramovich owns the yacht.
The yacht was finished in 2021 after being built by German company Lloyd Werft, per The SuperYacht Times.
An industry source told Reuters that the yacht had been docked at the Barcelona shipyard since late 2021 but it wasn’t clear where it was headed next.
“We never comment on the movements of the yacht or any other vehicles or vessels,” a spokeswoman for Abramovich told Reuters.
MB92 declined to comment to Reuters and Insider.
The news comes as the wealthiest Russians sought to move their yachts and private jets to different locations after the invasion of Ukraine, in an attempt to protect their assets.
Abramovich, who has a net worth of $13.6 billion, hasn’t yet come under sanctions by the US, the EU, or other countries, which have been imposed on other Russian oligarchs and billionaires with ties to President Vladimir Putin since his troops invaded Ukraine.
Last week, Abramovich announced he was selling the English Premier League team Chelsea FC, and looking to sell the club for $2.5 billion, The New York Times reported.
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