{"id":158094,"date":"2022-08-20T08:47:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T12:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=158094"},"modified":"2022-08-20T08:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T12:47:55","slug":"antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>

LOOP: The Antigua and Barbuda Government said the crews of two yachts were asked to take them out of its territorial waters after it was confirmed that they belonged to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Abramovich is one of several Russian oligarchs, who were sanctioned by international governments, for their close political and business ties to President Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The sanctions forced Abramovich to give up\u00a0ownership of several of his profitable businesses including the Chelsea Football Club.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

At yesterday\u2019s post-cabinet media briefing, Information Minister Melford Nicholas said that Antigua and Barbuda was not one of the governments that imposed sanctions on Abramovich and it did not want to be faced with any legal challenges in the future.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

\u201cOur position was if there was in fact beneficial ownership of these yachts by these sanctioned individuals then we would have asked them to leave,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The 67-metre explorer Gar\u00e7on and 55-metre superyacht Halo were docked at the Falmouth Harbour in Antigua from early April to late July.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

GPS on ship tracking website, Marine Traffic,\u00a0showed the vessels are docked in Turkey, which is one of the few countries that has not imposed or enforced sanctions on Russia.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LOOP: The Antigua and Barbuda Government said the crews of two yachts were asked to take them out of its territorial waters after it was confirmed that they belonged to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Abramovich is one of several Russian oligarchs, who were sanctioned by international governments, for their close political and business ties to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":158096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nAntigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LOOP: The Antigua and Barbuda Government said the crews of two yachts were asked to take them out of its territorial waters after it was confirmed that they belonged to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Abramovich is one of several Russian oligarchs, who were sanctioned by international governments, for their close political and business ties to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/\"},\"wordCount\":216,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts","og_description":"LOOP: The Antigua and Barbuda Government said the crews of two yachts were asked to take them out of its territorial waters after it was confirmed that they belonged to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Abramovich is one of several Russian oligarchs, who were sanctioned by international governments, for their close political and business ties to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts","datePublished":"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/"},"wordCount":216,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/","name":"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg","datePublished":"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-20T12:47:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:720\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4df3faede8eda01690ba1a5e0304a82egarcon.jpeg","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-says-it-had-no-choice-but-to-release-roman-abramovichs-yachts\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Antigua says it had no choice but to release Roman Abramovich\u2019s yachts"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/158096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}