{"id":191961,"date":"2023-12-11T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=191961"},"modified":"2023-12-11T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T13:03:12","slug":"mystery-of-abandoned-100m-megayacht-seized-from-putin-crony-that-is-sat-burning-1600-fuel-a-day-with-its-air-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mystery-of-abandoned-100m-megayacht-seized-from-putin-crony-that-is-sat-burning-1600-fuel-a-day-with-its-air-con\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery of abandoned \u00a3100m megayacht \u2018seized from Putin crony\u2019 that is sat burning \u00a31,600 fuel a day with its air con"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-188675160\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3021924862\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Source- The Sun: ONE of the world&#8217;s biggest and most luxurious megayachts is sitting essentially abandoned after it was linked to a Russian oligarch with ties to Putin.<\/p><div id=\"antig-898911688\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-29-09-48-12.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The 270ft Alfa Nero is currently languishing in a port in the tiny island nation of Antigua after the \u00a3100million vessel was boarded nearly two years ago by armed police.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"15068\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/9828840\/abandoned-superyacht-putin-crony-ac\/#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=620 620w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=670 670w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" alt=\"Superyacht Alfa Nero pictured docked in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, in April\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=620 620w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=670 670w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000827077873-1.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" \/><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-4172171926\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-699052720\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"uwi\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uwi.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uwi.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uwi.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uwi.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uwi.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__gallery-count\"><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">8<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">Superyacht Alfa Nero pictured docked in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, in April<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"15069\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/9828840\/abandoned-superyacht-putin-crony-ac\/#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=620 620w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=670 670w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" alt=\"An Antigua &amp; Barbuda Port Authority \u2018Seizure\u2019 sign has been slapped on the vessel following its abandonment\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=620 620w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=670 670w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT000864949657.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" \/><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-1151484074\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__gallery-count\"><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">8<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">An Antigua &amp; Barbuda Port Authority \u2018Seizure\u2019 sign has been slapped on the vessel following its abandonment<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"15070\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/9828840\/abandoned-superyacht-putin-crony-ac\/#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=620 620w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=670 670w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" alt=\"The yacht has been linked to Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev, left, pictured here with Vladimir Putin, centre\" width=\"960\" height=\"714\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=620 620w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=670 670w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-c-827078206.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__gallery-count\"><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">8<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">The yacht has been linked to Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev, left, pictured here with Vladimir Putin, centre<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stickers reading &#8220;seized&#8221; were plastered on the vessel &#8211; and since Putin invaded Ukraine back in February 2022 the yacht has sat at the centre of a complicated legal storm.<\/p><div id=\"antig-14323616\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Alfa Nero has a 40ft infinity pool, an onboard jacuzzi and spa, and a helipad &#8211; it is a floating palace.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed to have been owned by secretive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/where\/russia\/\">Russian<\/a>\u00a0billionaire Andrey Guryev, who has been sanctioned by US and UK for his ties to the Kremlin.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4169305691\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The yacht was seized by authorities in Antigua, who want to try and sell the vessel.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3455264156\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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rightful owner.<\/p>\n<p>So with the battles raging in the courts, nearly two years on the yacht continues to sit in the port of Falmouth in Antigua.<\/p>\n<p>Antigua only has a population of 93,000 people &#8211; but its taxpayers have now been left footing the bill to maintain the yacht.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported Alfa Nero&#8217;s upkeep even as it sits stationary is some \u00a322,000 a week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-2649953597\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, 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