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Chelsea owner Abramovich’s luxury yacht docks in Turkey

Bermuda-flagged luxury yacht "Solaris" that belongs to Roman Abramovich sails near the Aegean coastal resort of Bodrum, Turkey, Monday, March 21, 2022. A yacht belonging to Chelsea soccer club owner and sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has docked in Turkey's Aegean Sea resort of Bodrum, Turkish media reports said Monday, amid international moves to freeze assets belonging to top Russian businessmen with close links to the Kremlin. (IHA via AP) A view of Russian metals and petroleum magnate Roman Abramovich's superyacht Solaris anchored in Tivat, Montenegro, Saturday, March 12, 2022. President Joe Biden has warned Kremlin-aligned oligarchs that the U.S. and its European allies are coming for their superyachts. But actually seizing the behemoth vessels often worth hundreds of millions of dollars could prove challenging. Many of the boats are flagged and registered in secretive banking havens used by the ultra-rich to shield their wealth from taxes or seizures. Abramovich's superyacht Solaris, stands eight stories tall, and features a sleek palisade of broad teak-covered decks suitable for hosting a horde of well-heeled partygoers. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic) A view of Russian metals and petroleum magnate Roman Abramovich's superyacht Solaris anchored in Tivat, Montenegro, Saturday, March 12, 2022. President Joe Biden has warned Kremlin-aligned oligarchs that the U.S. and its European allies are coming for their superyachts. But actually seizing the behemoth vessels often worth hundreds of millions of dollars could prove challenging. Many of the boats are flagged and registered in secretive banking havens used by the ultra-rich to shield their wealth from taxes or seizures. Abramovich's superyacht Solaris, stands eight stories tall, and features a sleek palisade of broad teak-covered decks suitable for hosting a horde of well-heeled partygoers. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
Chelsea owner Abramovich’s luxury yacht docks in Turkey