{"id":1406983,"date":"2022-03-29T10:15:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1406983"},"modified":"2022-03-29T10:15:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:15:12","slug":"uk-detains-russian-owned-superyacht-in-londons-canary-wharf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-detains-russian-owned-superyacht-in-londons-canary-wharf\/","title":{"rendered":"UK detains Russian-owned superyacht in London\u2019s Canary Wharf"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-detains-russian-owned-superyacht-in-londons-canary-wharf%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1406983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>Detained Russian-owned superyacht Phi is seen in West India and Millwall Docks in London, Britain March 29, 2022. REUTERS\/Tom Nicholson<\/div>\n<p>March 29, 2022<\/p>\n<p>By Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout<\/p>\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has detained a Russian-owned $50 million superyacht hours before it was due to leave London where it had docked for a meeting of the superyacht awards, saying the move was part of its sanctions package aimed at punishing Moscow. <\/p>\n<p>The 58.5 metre Dutch-built yacht, named Phi, was detained in the Canary Wharf financial district of London under the government\u2019s Russian sanctions, the first time the regulations have been used to detain a ship.    <\/p>\n<p>The government said Phi was owned by a Russian businessman that it did not name, but that ownership was \u201cdeliberately\u201d hidden, with the company the ship is registered to based in St Kitts and Nevis, and the ship carrying Maltese flags.<\/p>\n<p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the owner of the vessel had not been sanctioned in Britain but that under the law a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by persons connected with Russia could be subject to detention.  <\/p>\n<p>The yacht, which features a fresh-water swimming pool and what it described as an \u201cinfinite wine cellar\u201d, was built by shipbuilders Royal Huisman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we\u2019ve detained a 38 million pound superyacht and turned an icon of Russia\u2019s power and wealth into a clear and stark warning to Putin and his cronies,\u201d Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetaining the Phi proves, yet again, that we can and will take the strongest possible action against those seeking to benefit from Russian connections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Britain has, along with international allies, introduced waves of sanctions on institutions, businesses and wealthy elites, seeking to cripple the Russian economy and punish those with links to the Kremlin for the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Phi was first identified as being potentially Russian owned on March 13, the government said, and a subsequent investigation by the NCA led to its detention. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s activity demonstrates the NCA\u2019s ability to react at pace,\u201d Andy Devine from the NCA said. <\/p>\n<p>The government said it was also looking at a number of other vessels. <\/p>\n<p>($1 = 0.7651 pounds)<\/p>\n<p> (Additional reporting by William James; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detained Russian-owned superyacht Phi is seen in West India and Millwall Docks in London, Britain March 29, 2022. 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