US EditionSanctioned Russian Oligarch's Superyacht Crosses Strait of Hormuz via Iran-Controlled Lane
Tracking data showed the 142-meter Nord headed to Muscat and used an Iran-declared safe lane despite sanctions on owner Alexey Mordashov.
- On Saturday, the 142-meter superyacht The Nord passed through the Strait of Hormuz, with tracking data indicating it is en route to Muscat, Oman.
- Mordashov, CEO of Russian steel giant Severstal, holds a fortune estimated at about $30 billion, though the U.S. State Department sanctioned him and his family in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- The vessel, costing at least $500 million, followed a shipping lane near Larak Island, which Lloyd's List Intelligence reports Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps uses to control entry to the strait.
- US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters yesterday that the American naval blockade is "expanding and taking on global proportions," while the strait currently observes minimal merchant traffic.
- The strait remains a contested chokepoint as the U.S. and Israel confront Tehran, even as Tehran-linked vessels continue to navigate the area despite the ongoing blockade.
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Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov's giant yacht sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Citing maritime data, CNN reported that one of Russia's richest people is on the US sanctions list. According to the TV channel, the ship sailed through places used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to control the strait. Navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is restricted by a blockade by Iran and the US, but the yacht did not appear to have viol…
The billionaire is under US, British, and EU sanctions.
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