Some suspected Russian owners of super yachts have seen their boat detained by the authorities and prevented from leaving port. In some cases, it has been around a year now since sanctions started to be forced over Ukraine. So what does this mean for all these countries? Where these yachts usually sail? You see some situations where local governments which detained the yachts are starting to lose patience with the burden of paying for this sort of upkeep and maintenance fees.
There are similarities between the two economies set to be the fastest-growing this year—but their paths to greater prosperity will not look like those that came before. One of Australia’s most important river systems is in trouble, and a logjam of millions of dead fish is just one sign. And what to do with the abandoned luxury yachts of Russia’s super-rich.
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