{"id":58771,"date":"2026-04-28T08:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/superyacht-linked-to-russian-oligarch-sails-through-hormuz\/28\/04\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:33:20","slug":"superyacht-linked-to-russian-oligarch-sails-through-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/superyacht-linked-to-russian-oligarch-sails-through-hormuz\/28\/04\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Superyacht linked to Russian oligarch sails through Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch has sailed through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nord \u2014 <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/russian-superyacht-crosses-blockaded-strait-hormuz-2026-04-27\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a 465-foot yacht worth more than $500 million;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a 465-foot yacht worth more than $500 million<\/a> \u2014 left a Dubai marina on Friday afternoon and had arrived in Muscat by Sunday, Reuters reported. It isn\u2019t clear how the vessel, which has ties to steel magnate Alexey Mordashov, managed to secure safe passage, but there are a few coincidences: Iran and Russia have cooperated in both the Ukraine war and Tehran\u2019s latest conflict with the US, and Iran\u2019s foreign minister held talks with President Vladimir Putin \u2014 a friend of Mordashov\u2019s \u2014 in Saint Petersburg on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The yacht, one of the largest in the world (with a submarine onboard, too), is not the only fun boat to make it through: The <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/6-cruise-ships-stuck-in-the-middle-east-clear-the-strait-of-hormuz-11954315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:half-dozen cruise liners;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">half-dozen cruise liners<\/a> stranded in Gulf ports when the conflict broke out have all transited the strait safely in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u2014 <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/author\/kelsey-warner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kelsey Warner;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kelsey Warner<\/a><\/span><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/superyacht-linked-russian-oligarch-sails-121502348.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch has sailed through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. 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