Europe | Stranded assets

What to do with Russia’s abandoned luxury yachts?

Seizing them was the easy part

MUGLA, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 18: The 106m-long and 18m-high super luxury motor yacht Amadea, one of the largest yacht in the world is seen after anchored at pier in Pasatarlasi for bunkering with 9 fuel trucks, on February 18, 2020 in Bodrum district of Mugla province in Turkey. Amadea, the Cayman-flagged motor yacht, arrived from France and entered in Turkey passing through Greece. Amadeus's interior layout sleeps up to 16 guests in 8 cabins, including a master suite, a VIP stateroom, with a helipad. (Photo by Osman Uras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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