Putin's yacht is on the move again - with a new name
Created: 05/10/2022 13:07
By: Lisa Mayerhofer
The yacht Graceful on the Kiel Canal.
Now she seems to have a new name.
(Archive image) © Andreas Jens/Imago
After Russian President Vladimir Putin's mega-yacht Graceful left Germany, it has now reportedly been sighted again - with a new name.
Kaliningrad – Not all Russian oligarchs were able to keep their yachts safe from European Union sanctions after the start of the Ukraine war.
The German authorities initially detained the luxury yacht Dilbar in Hamburg.
The owner is believed to be the sister of the pro-Kremlin oligarch Alisher Usmanov.
Putin's yacht spotted off the coast of Estonia
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin was able to get his floating luxury vehicle to safety: his mega yacht “Graceful” left the port of Hamburg in February.
The ship was probably originally stored there to be overhauled by the Blohm + Voss shipyard.
After a quick departure from Germany, the yacht was spotted in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
According to a media report, she is now back on the road – albeit under a new name.
The 87 million euro ship was sighted off the coast of Estonia.
Putin's luxury yacht: "Graceful" becomes "killer whale"
This is reported by the American business
magazine Forbes
, which evaluated photos taken by Carl Groll, a photographer for
TheYachtPhoto.com
.
The result: The yacht, which now bears the name "Kosatka" (Russian for "killer whale"), is the former "Graceful".
The 80-meter-long luxury ship was traveling north in the Baltic Sea west of the Estonian island of Saaremaa.
According to the recordings, she was escorted by an armed ship from the Russian Coast Guard.
Forbes
speculates that the yacht could possibly be on its way to St. Petersburg.
According to the magazine, a spokesman for the Russian government has not yet responded to a request for comment.
