Finland Seizes 21 Yachts

[zamber]

Finland seized 21 yachts. I found a Finnish article, below is a quote translated by google. The yachts are not that big, all are in dry-dock. From what I could figure out the largest is the one shown below, not a "super-yacht" at all.

Finland alarmingly said that they do not know who owns some of these boats, but seized them just in case. Right now it is boats owned by Russian and Belarus citizens, but the US is saying it may expand sanctions to countries that "evade" sanctions. The Iranian navy is providing escorts to yachts. Russia and its allies say that they will retaliate at some point.

The likelihood of a small yacht being seized is probably by a mid-level official, from a small corrupt country, that is just looking for an excuse to take a boat.

Finnish Customs has already detained, 21 pleasure yachts suspected of belonging to sanctioned oligarchs or their companies.
https://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000008697109.html

[Island Time O25]

I am sure at this moment (or any moment previously) there are 100s of yachts worldwide that are being seized by various govts for one reason or another - drug running, foreclosure, as evidence in crimes, faulty or suspect paperwork, debts of owners, etc.

Recently one more reason, to the myriad of reasons already existing for yacht seizure, has been added. What is the purpose of the OP? To argue that all seizures should not take place? Some seizures are more "kosher" than others? Sanctioned Russian owners of Finnish seized yachts deserve more pity than a drug runner? Or that the reasons for sanctions, Russian invasion of Ukraine, is less of a crime than running drugs?

Please explain your reasons for posting this seeming lament.

[tkeithlu]

Please read the story. It's fully government action, aimed at sactioned individuals alone, with allowance for discovering after the fact that a bpat does not belong to a sanctioned individual. Remember that ownership can be difficult to determine. The yacht in the picture belongs to former Russian Prime Minister and President Dmitry Medvedev, who is sanctioned.

[GordMay]

Maldives shelters sanctioned Russian billionaires' yachts
More ➥ https://www.reuters.com/world/maldiv...ts-2022-04-07/
And ➥ https://indianlekhak.com/world-news/...onaires-yachts

[AndyEss]

Originally Posted by tkeithlu

Please read the story. It's fully government action, aimed at sactioned individuals alone, with allowance for discovering after the fact that a bpat does not belong to a sanctioned individual. Remember that ownership can be difficult to determine. The yacht in the picture belongs to former Russian Prime Minister and President Dmitry Medvedev, who is sanctioned.

Medvedev has called for Ukraine to be destroyed as a nation and as an ethnic group. That is the definition of genocide.
Sell his boat at auction and use the proceeds to help some of the 4 million refugees from the Russia’s unprovoked war on a peaceful neighbor.

[Rumrace]

The RCMP and Italy’s Interpol hit the mafia in the Toronto area. We’ve known the two Rocco bros were criminals since we were kids. They hustled hard working Italians for 50 years.
Three police task force took out 4 Russian con artists playing with mortgages and 5 homes.
The auctions are great ��. Like 11 rare Ferrari’s boats houses.
I find it frustrating it took an inhuman senseless attack in Europe to rid ourselves of offshoots of criminal societies. But hey any good excuse to clean up a parasite I’m good with.

[Rumrace]

I’m liking the sailboat. Which brand is that.?
Auction that puppy!