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Yacht Linked to Putin Sails Through Danish Waters Escorted by Russian Warships
Forbes estimates the yacht at $117 million as Danish and German vessels shadowed the convoy and its destination remained undisclosed.
- The 82-meter Graceful sailed through the Great Belt strait on Monday under escort of two Russian naval vessels, shadowed by the Danish Navy patrol vessel P521 Freja.
- Widely linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the yacht has kept its Automatic Identification System disabled since Aug. 30, 2022, while Forbes estimates its value at $117 million, though the Kremlin has never acknowledged ownership.
- Records show the yacht departed the German port of Hamburg on Feb. 7, 2022, exactly 17 days before Russian troops entered Ukraine, and has been sighted periodically in Petersburg and the Baltic Sea since.
- Danish military officials stated that monitoring foreign state vessels transiting the country's straits is routine, as the convoy passed the island of Anholt toward Grenen on the Jutland peninsula.
- With the Automatic Identification System disabled since 2022, tracking the yacht remains difficult; international media reports indicate the vessel's final destination has not been disclosed.
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