The ship, one of the yachts most luxurious pleasure boats in the world, belongs to Russian businessman Dmitri Kamenshchik, owner of Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, according to Forbes magazine. On March 25, agents from the Office of Homeland Security Investigations in United States (HSI, for its acronym in English) visited the yacht, which has been anchored in the port of Santo Domingo since the 21st of that month. During their inspection visit, the US agents were accompanied by officials from various Dominican agencies. The Imperial Yachts company rents the boat for a minimum fee of 3.5 million dollars per week, according to information on the website of this concessionaire. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, United States approved various sanctions that would affect businessmen close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, many of them owners of luxury boats.

Source: Forbes April 02, 2022 20:47 UTC