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Owners & Operator of Sunken Yacht Nakoa Liable for $1.8-Million Fine

Diane M. Byrne — Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000

UPDATE, MAY 28, 2024: Hawaii’s Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has denied a request from the owners of Nakoa for a contested case hearing. During a board meeting on May 24, five of six board members agreed that the owners didn’t follow proper procedural requirements. (The sixth member abstained from voting.) BLNR rules […]

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Bob Book: Newest Yacht Book Ends Is “the Best of Both Worlds”

Megayacht News Staff — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000

To say that Bob Book likes yachting is like saying Neil deGrasse Tyson likes astronomy. Book doesn’t just “like” it, he loves it. He and his wife acquired their first boat shortly after their honeymoon about 50 years ago. They haven’t looked back since, with dozens of yachts and megayachts all christened Book Ends. In […]

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Sergei Naumenko, Owner of Phi, Loses Appeal Over Yacht’s Detention

Diane M. Byrne — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:41:56 +0000

Sergei Naumenko, the owner of Phi, has lost an appeal to have his motoryacht unfrozen by the British government. The superyacht therefore remains docked in London. The Court of Appeal ruling indicates that the UK Foreign Office never claimed Naumenko was “involved” in activities against Ukraine. Neither, the court continued, had he “obtained a benefit” […]

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Superyacht Owners and Influential Figures Gone too Soon

Diane M. Byrne — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Each year, yachting celebrates hundreds of successful launches and new contracts. Between champagne cracking across the bows to commemorate christenings and inaugural cruises, there’s a lot to celebrate. However, the yachting community simultaneously loses some extraordinary individuals year after year. This year was no different. Here, we ring the proverbial eight bells for the superyacht […]

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Vladmir Putin Owns 2 More Superyachts, Russian Critics Claim

Diane M. Byrne — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

An investigative unit focused on combatting corruption among Russian officials says it has further proof that Vladmir Putin has a bigger fleet of yachts. In fact, it says Putin owns two more superyachts, bringing the total number to 10. The investigative unit is the Dossier Centre, funded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an exiled Russian dissident. A detailed […]

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