The Hidden Ownership Problem: Why Yacht Seizures Are So Legally Difficult
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- Amadea
A superyacht can be easy to locate but far harder to connect legally to the person authorities want to target. Layered companies, differing ownership tests and …
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When Crew Are Caught in Sanctions: Life Aboard a Frozen Yacht
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- Amadea
A sanctions freeze can immobilise a superyacht without making its crew sanctioned, leaving wages, contracts and daily operations caught between employment law and financial restrictions. For …
Superyachts in Wartime: Safe Haven, Liability or Target?
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- Amadea
A superyacht can offer distance from conflict, but port access, sanctions, insurance and wartime law can quickly turn autonomy into exposure.
Who Pays to Maintain a Seized Superyacht?
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- Amadea
When authorities seize or freeze a superyacht, maintenance bills continue. Who pays depends on custody, sanctions rules, owner funds and eventual sale.
Superyachts, Spies and Surveillance: The Intelligence Risk Around Large Private Vessels
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- Amadea
Superyachts can expose far more than their location. AIS, connected systems, ownership records, suppliers and human activity can collectively reveal owners, guests and itineraries.
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