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The 465-Foot Russian Megayacht ‘Nord’ Is Returning Home After Evading Authorities for Over a Year

The 465-foot vessel, owned by a russian oligarch, was off the grid for about eight months., tori latham, tori latham's most recent stories.

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After avoiding seizure for more than a year, the elusive Russian megayacht Nord is finally heading back to its home country.

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Ever since Putin started the war in Ukraine , his associates and their property have been targeted by foreign governments, including the United States. More than a dozen other vessels have been taken from his allies, including superyachts like the $90 million Tango and the $325 million Amadea . Toward the end of last year, the total of the seized yachts had reached more than $2 billion.

But Mordashov’s Nord has so far been able to escape capture. Back in October of last year, the cruiser turned up in Hong Kong, before taking off for Cape Town. Once its stop in South Africa became known, the vessel turned off its transponder. Still, in November, Nord was spotted traveling between two islands in the Maldives. And now we know that it’s apparently making its way back to its homeland. (A spokesperson for Mordashov declined to comment to Bloomberg on the yacht’s movements.)

Mordashov—who’s been sanctioned by the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States—is no stranger to the yacht seizures, although he’s been doing his best to evade them. In March of last year, his smaller superyacht , Lady M , was taken by Italian police.

Nord has so far been able to escape that same fate. But now that the superyacht is back on the grid, we’ll just have to wait and see whether it’s capable of continuing its game of hide-and-seek with the authorities.

Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…

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