Some shell company no doubt paid for it.

I think this is the solution as you have laid it out. There is history on this channel's other videos of a russian owner replacing a non-russian crew (suddenly, recently) with a russian crew. I can't remember which video of this channel (eSysman SuperYachts) mentioned this crew-swap - I am pretty sure the crew swap was to have taken place right around the time putin went into Ukraine. It was as if "non-russian crew in good times, russian crew when we might be in trouble" was the owner's thinking. To your point, they can disambiguate the ownership immediately if the owner identifies himself. You want to trust the 'grapevine' too - if those folks on the ground in Norway fully believe this is a russian owner, connected to putin, I'd wager better than 50/50 odds they know the truth. The vessel's crew could have easily disclosed this "confidentially' to people in the local yacht operation industry there, and that's how the word got out.

The suspected owner is not on the sanctions list. @2:20

@@ihatemybosses And?

I sure the grapevine/rumour mill in Norway understand who the owners are. This Yacht might not be on the sanctions list yet, but I think that individuals and businesses SHOULD have the right to boycott Russia and exercise that right in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

He has years of great videos! It is amazing to see these one of a kind creations... So interesting

@@alhubb66 Right,I've been binge watching.

@@alhubb66 I saw this Yatch dock in my hometown in Canada called Blue Moon which is a 60M Yatch. At the time I thought it was a cruise ship from how big it seemed. Now I've I realized that it's the equivalent of a nice Honda in the Yatch world 😂

Me too, I'm only watching it to get some enjoyment seeing billionaire criminals lose their yachts. I hope they actually do lose them permanently, I don't know how feasible that really is.

Same, and now I'm outraged that these evil corrupt oligarchs are sailing the world on floating palaces. Meanwhile people in Ukraine are dying having never even seen a superyacht in their lives.

Ikr, Norway has a beautiful nature to explore, more interesting than sitting in a boat.

yea it's just the ragnar. Crew may want to sign on w/another outfit, or take a vacation

So you’d leave your trolly collecting job at B&Q because The Range sell Russian dolls? The crew are getting paid, why would they simply resign? Your not making sense, empathy is walking in another mans moccasins for 40 miles before passing judgement.

Get out the oars

You're free to leave your job too mate, but why should you? These are just innocent crew trying to earn a living like the rest of us.

That’s a bit disingenuous. You’re basically saying that the crew is free to quit and go find alternate employment whenever they want. No big deal, just uproot your life and march on out and there’s zero impact. You’re either being very naïve, or very dishonest.

A shell company that can't buy Shell. Ironic.

Companies, shell companies. Plural.

@@johnwright3426 Yeah, because the sanctions are about taking superyachts from oligarchs right... Russian economy is tanking. Russian stock experts are toasting to the death of the stock market on national TV. There are literally queues miles long and fights over sugar packages. That is Russia 2022.

As a Norwegian, this seems bizarre to me. "Ragnar", by the way, is a old Norwegian name. I don't like this punishing private Russians over politics.

@@grimfpv292 these are the super rich of Russia that Support Putin's evil empire. Those that aid and abed crimes also get punished

@@Myrcella_Rykker Where's the proof? Do you have evidence apart from your suspicions?

@@AndyCutright Crickets like I expected but there's still time for Myrcella to prove me wrong.

Precisely!

Not true. The crew isn't to blame. I'll try to find some info about them, but I'm sure most Norwegians won't blame them.

They can fly home there is a full functionall airport close by

@@einfelder8262 That is just what he said, What drug are you on?

Agreed. The Norwegian merchants are doing the right thing. The fewer of these yachts roaming the globe, coincidentally arriving at strategic destinations, the better. Most of them resemble destroyers, in disguise. Whereas I sympathise with the crews of these vessels, who are just making a living, the odds are that their contracts are soon to be terminated. Perhaps they'd be better off seeking safer employment.

exactly!

The funny thing with this story, I do get that felling that media is shooting from the hip, on "Ragnar", instead of do some factacheck. But then there is always a backside of a medal!

Are you going to listen to this triple vaxxed placebo? Glenn Boyd wants you a caged animal. He is a zionist too.

@@pauldailey4477 I hope a seagull steals your french fries. About as relevant a remark to the topic under discussion as your own comment, I should think.

so many yachts are going to Vladivostok and china has been salivating to get that region back, I wonder if those yachts are going into a trap once russia looses all its troops in Ukraine.

@@Deckzwabber Your comment had entertainment value...for me at least. 😂

@@pauldailey4477 I suppose he also has sex with kittens? In a horrifying plot twist, MALE kittens.

shame on him giving such brain dead statement

Who’s the madman?

Are you suggesting to sink all superyachts? :)) I totally agree!

Wow! U r smart, thx!

@@zoeyshoots Putin & Trump & Kim & Xi! Some others but cant recall their names!

Many Brits are extremely greedy and will sell out their nation for money. Look at London.

Well... they chose to work there before the war, before all this blew up, and possibly without even knowing the true owner.

@@xpusostomos yes chose & I've chosen to not work for businesses that didn't add up (war or no war).

That is a really stupid answer. The owner has no obligation to prove ownership in an illegal impounding of a boat. Whenever the owner is needs to take action against those people either in the courts or in the back ally as those idiots have no idea who they are messing with and of the consequences of their actions.

@@jamier7073 Exactly, all these people have chosen a side and action will be taken against them. Truth will be told soon!

@@jamier7073 It isn't impounded, it is out of fuel. There is no court that could force somebody to sell fuel to the boat. If the owner wants his boat back he needs to turn up and prove ownership may be then he can buy fuel.

@@jamier7073 If you turn up at a gas station in your car and, for whatever reason, they wont or can't sell you fuel and you don't have enough in the tank to try elsewhere has your car been "illegally impounded"? 🤡🤡

Alex you hit the nail straight on the head. Give the crew a taxi for the nearest airport: “problem” solved.

@sooje nite no, it isn’t a “regular” ship, stopped being “regular” once the sanctions have been adopted. And a ship without a clear cut owner automatically becomes highly “irregular”.

Issue is this is the norm for yacht owners, nobody wants their name to be a google search away especially those of us with this much money

i feel the same

But selling fuel for Russian fishing vessels?

@@nan7503 Why not?

There is a crew on board whose income is in jeopardy.

Because you are ignorant of how these ships are owned that is why. They are primarily owned by companies owned by several other companies and few have a personal owner. This is like a company jet. It is not owned by the company owner but by the company and they are often leased or chartered to other people when the billionaires are not using them. To them it is a company car.

Well, they can surely provide ownership proof, but the owner will be a Maltese company, which is probably owned by another entity, which is owned by a third entity which again is owned somewhere else. When you finally find the last link, most likely a strawman will have been placed as the owner (on paper)

@@jamier7073 "Because you are ignorant...". That word has two meanings, you've demonstrated one of them.

@@nomansland120 Ownership proof isn't enough. Make them prove the vessel wasn't purchased with proceeds of criminal activity. If they can't prove that it wasn't bought with dirty money, it goes on the block

It only works when you want it to. What if the conditions were due to race, gender, etc?

a great idea would to be to show proof of support to ukraine in order to get services. The government could print out cards for us as proof of who supports Ukraine and if you want to eat at Mcdonalds you have to show the Ukraine Card. It would be for the better good. We are intelligent people

@@mattk8810 There are protected classes in the US that mostly covers this. Obviously to answer your question, it would be wrong.

well, when it comes to the WORLDS RESOURCES, no one has the right to withold ANY RESOURCES.

@@mattk8810 or pronouns, bigot

ok, abandon the ship in a Norwegian port, a ship that by international law must have a watch stander on board and on duty 24/7. Not one of the crew would ever get a job on a boat again.

@@jaquigreenlees In this situation I'm sure they would be excused by many... except RUS

Captain should sink it in the middle of the port.

@@jaquigreenlees On the contrary, many would support their actions, as individuals of integrity, and would be happy to employ them.

@@mbd6054 Integrity = holding to your agreements, leaving the ship means you have zero integrity. you breached a contract / agreement and cannot be trusted.

Pretty similar case with Putin, KGB and have a 12000 sq meter palace in Sochi and a 800 million $ super yacht. Good salaries in KGB and an other thing, there is no ex KGB, if you enter KGB you are a KGB agent for the rest of your life.

The Brit crew should be paid and given plane or boat tickets to go home. I respect the Norwegians for not supplying the vessel. War has a lot of residual effect / repercussions.

Yep bang on the crew will be fine chances are there on shore power as the marina has a duty of care if they are that low on fuel ,if this is what we have to do to out the squeeze on putin and his oligarchs then so be it ,it will be interesting to see what happens if and when this blows over with the yachts seized or arrested do they get them back ??? Auction them off and all funds go to the Ukraines to re build their homes....

@@paulnaylor6035 Is there any buyers for the yachts in question? How much can we expect them going for?

@@brahmburgers The crew are free to leave and catch a plane back to UK, as far as I know. If and when they get their next paycheck has to be between them and the management.

Amen.

Not sure how seizing Russian citizens assets and putting the average Russian citizen onto poverty is helping stop the war. It's not like these people are responsible for the invasion, most Russians oppose it.

@@jcdentonunatco Not seized. No average russian citizen is put onto poverty. The goal with inconvening the billionaires and oligarchs is to turn them against Putin, as they have him on speed dial.

Guys you don't know what you are talking about. I live in a country whose citizens ware punished for their government conduct. THAT IS NOT THE PROPER AND HUMANE WAY! I was in sport and minding my own business when "ppl abroad decided" i will be punished every possible way , ruin my life until i lost all hope and joy in life so i go angry and attack my own government? You really think if Boris Johnson or whoever, start doing "bad stuff" that you will like if foreign forces start pressing you to the point you go mad? That is life ruined my friends, and we are talking about millions of INNOCENT lives here. And no, you can not tell me "what about the lives on the other side" because ITS NOT MY FAULT man! IT IS NOT MY FAULT !!! John, it is not your fault if Johnson killed children in Syria and i will NEVER PUNISH YOU MAN, NEVER!

@@SvenStp 'Their Government' key word is 'Their' - "...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it..." ~The US Declaration of Independence

You 'think' ? This is insanity. I understand that dramatic events like war produce dramatic emotions and reaction.. but what the hell, this is not how justice should ever work. If there is indeed an existing law that they were breaking - then ok no problem, execute the law. But all these people who come out now with their bright ideas what should be done to Russian citizens unless they prove that they are not camels.. Do you realize that it is STALIN himself who said, 'there are no innocent people, only badly interrogated ones' ?

@@maciejguzek3442 you really didn't get the extend of my comment, did you?

@@peccola2001 I think the fact that peccola2001 has a potential tool to commit a rape, and was in the general area where there was a rape committed within the last year, coupled with the suspicion that he is interested in women, all combined provide a valid reason (legally) to arrest.

SHOW ME ZI PAPERS!

@@marcelohendrix6139 He can't make the list if his control is masked. Cutting underwater cables is a euphemism for tapping the cable. This is how it's done.

Why should you have to demonstrate shit to buy gas? What is even the accusation? Being Russian and rich does not make you responsible for the invasion. Were rich Americans responsible for Iraq? You people are fucking unbelievable. The second the media says go you unleash your prejudice with no appreciation of individual responsibility.

So OWNER IS GUILTY UNTILL PROVEN INNOCENCE ? Very good NAZI trick. What about constitution and private property ? Nothing ?

@@tokyo.peking Yes, guilty. Guilty of hiding his true identity. If you want to buy a house for example in Europe, you have to prove your identity (through multiple means) and prove the source of your money. If you can't, you are assumed GUILTY of some sort of money laundering and you cannot buy the house. Same with opening a bank account, even when I went to buy a car recently I had to prove my identity and source of funds! So if it is like that for the ordinary person, why should these people be any different, why are they so special?? What has this to do with Nazis? What has this to do with private property and constitution? Are these words you just use without understanding their meaning?

Umm lol what? No this is a violation of privacy and human rights

@@NatEff3ct Human rights now include the right to sail your superyacht into foreign ports while your government commits atrocities? Interesting. "Human rights" sure have been expanded recently, it seems.

@@dracolique aaahh those soviet ultta rich were petty criminals let out of jail by a sovivampire... and put in chaege of confiscated industries. "communism" is not "sharing".

@@NatEff3ct You should read up on what the Human Rights actually are..

@@NatEff3ct That's an impressive level of BS I must say.

Not only should folks force someone to identify themselves while lacking any evidence apart from paranoia, these same folks should go further and subvert the law by declaring it abandoned? Is it lacking papers? No. Is it uninsured? No. Have they failed to pay port fees? Not as far as I know. Has the vessel or anyone aboard done anything illegal? No. Let's just go ahead and throw the law to the wind because maybe the owner is Russian.

@@AndyCutright Well, I don't know about ships, but cars have these things called titles that spell out exactly who the owner is. If they don't know who the owner is, I would guess that it in fact does not have proper paperwork. Furthermore, the port authority can make any reasonable demand they want of any vessel in their jurisdiction. They are the de facto gatekeeper of that port.

@@saber-jocky3436 That’s not how these purchases are made. There is ownership paperwork, but the listed owner doesn't have to be a person; it can be a company. Massive purchases like yachts, land, other companies, and even cars are often done in the name of a holding, or shell, company - sometimes several layers of holding companies. Who owns that holding company is a completely different set of paperwork that someone asking for the boat's registration wouldn't be entitled to ask for. The paperwork for the boat is legal and accurate if it identities a holding company as the owner. This would allow the individual behind the purchase of the yacht (and the ultimate owner of the holding company) to remain anonymous, and compliant with their documentation and registration.

@@saber-jocky3436 No the port authorities can't do whatever they want. Putin invades Ukraine and y'all just want to suspend the law everywhere else as though Putin's actions justify whatever steps y'all wanna take. Unprincipled truly.

@@AndyCutright Yea, the party is over... Sux for them. Strange about the law.. how it's different for the ones with the yachts, verses regular working people. These Russian guys are the beneficiaries of corruption, and broken laws themselves. They don't even live in Russia most of the time, having a freedom denied to the rest of the country. You should absolutely stick up for them.

That was my favorite part of the video.

They just don't care about the profit they lose, their statement's worth more

If you came up to my business and I didn't like you, I could refuse to serve you. The fuel supplier is using his right to not sell fuel to M/Y RAGNAR. Port authoity are not holding them back, and neither is any police or coast guard.

"What if the owner is a criminal with criminal liabilities?" Like destroying Iraq on a lie? Smashing up Libya, for no reason at all? Or bombing Yemen? Or small time - like Hunter Biden for robbing the ukrainians since 2014? Who exactly, are the criminals?

@@basstrammel1322 Didn't a Christian baker get prosecuted for refusing to make a wedding cake for gays? As long as you follow the narrative you'll be fine. But stand against the elite psychopaths, and you'll suffer.

@@basstrammel1322 I think that's correct, to some degree. There are degrees to which refusal of services can be warranted. It's their prerogative to not bunker, sell fuel. If you want to operate in a shady world of hiding ownership, you have to take the bad with the good. Whoever owns this yacht does not have any absolute right to service, under these circumstances.

@@G-ra-ha-m Pretty sure that would be a case on discrimination of a minority, and not even a bit related to this situation regarding fuel.

Please define a military grade superyacht. PS - dont include the colour grey.

I agree with the statement, but I also have that feeling the entire story is media shooting from the hip, without properly checking the facts.... I got that weird felling about it. The yacht isn't military grade, it's just a normal exploration yacht, build on a offshore ship hull, painted in some dark colors, carrying mini-submarines that can have up to 3 persons onboards, for the rich people that want to see the life under water. If Russia wanted to take a cable, they send out on of there specialized vessel and do it in broad daylight, something we quite often see and they have done since the cold war-era. They even have Submarines based on there nuclear submarines that do that to, they would wast resources on a yacht for this. There is a video on youtube, where you can see the interior of Ragnar, and there isn't space for specialized equipment. Due to this, I do get that felling that something isn't right with the story around "Ragnar"! But how knows. they could have gutet the interior just a month after it was build, for playing a stupid game... but then the Norwegian military that was onboard an inspected the ship, would noticed it!

That would be a no.

You folks do realize the idiot with a supreme case of hubris, parked that yacht right offshore two special forces bases where 30,000 were to be there in a massive joint exercise among NATO, EU, + USA. WE’re talking here DELTA, SEALS, SAS, THE MILITARY ELITE OF THE WORLD. And you people think, oh, it’s just a regular yacht who decided to pull in for gas and take a wee lookey. The military would not have boarded , OR HELD ON TO THE DAMN THING FOR TWO WEEKS if it was only a simple mistake. Get with the program boys. The world has a psychopathic megalomaniac with designs to control the world sitting on its doorstep. Every damn one of you ought to be sweating it out. If he thought he could get away with using nukes,he would have done it by now. We Americans realize that. And we realize this man is egging on the world to see if we will make a misstep that triggers annihilation of a good part of the world. And all of you think you are not a part of his sick game? If this starts, the whole world loses. Not just the Ukraine, or the former eastern block nations. They’ve already played the weather war games, so we know what is coming from that direction. Take a look at the block that voted with Russia on sanctioning. Those are the ones you all need to be worried about. It is not business as usual any more. You boys with your toy boats are right in the middle f a war zone. And look at the number if these scampering off to “safe” harbors. Even Vladivostok has become the Pacific Riviera. Putin thought it would all be over in two weeks. That’s one thing Putin forgot, we Americans are mutts. We have relatives all around the world, some close kissing cousins, others, more like 10x removed, but they are relatives. We are not perfect, far from it, But we have grit and determination , And we protect our own.

Right? That blows my mind.

As a guy who's called a 16 ft skiff a "yacht", my main interest in big boats has always been in not getting swamped by their wake or forced out of the channel by a giant white chisel coming straight at me. Beautiful machines. I would expect vessels this big to be at least competently operated, I have more interest in that than in the fancy fittings.

My boat is smaller than their tenders, but it will always be a micro-super yacht to me.

There is an Australian billionaire who has a similar conversion…I think it’s Arctic P . It must be a popular platform for this kind of thing

@@petesmith9472 found it, interesting, older. Deep sea ocean going salvage tug.

Never seen a yacht like it. I am in love with its character and utilitarian exterior. The English pub inspired rooms are gorgeous.

@@hl236 you obviously haven’t been into an English pub have you…. Sovereigns near the Portsmouth Ferry Terminal is a pub - wall to wall Sky TV screens and every single one is in your line of sight. Bloody annoying doesn’t cover it. So before you dream at the wonderment of an English Pub be very aware they don’t all look like they fall out of the screen of Midsomer Murders…

NO it wasn't! The ship "was" a former exploration ship converted to a luxury super yacht!

@@bobjuniel8683 oligarchs are not capitalist. They bought state assets for cheap after the fall of the USSR using their political positions. They literally order hits and executions in the aluminium war, they're practically mobsters who happen to be politicians. Even the famous Roman Abramovich left his position as Governor of Chukotka in Siberia 'cause he literally does not give a shit about his constituents.

@@bobjuniel8683 'Cheap labour', what cheap? they should be paid milions a month? They should be happy with what they have.

@@bobjuniel8683 what "facts" are there that Zelensky's troops were murdering Russians?? Your reply is pure Russian propaganda.

@@bobjuniel8683 putin started this war. and you think this war is to stop Russia selling oil and gas to Europe, WHY would putin start a war to do that??? Look up russia and mind control, it seems you have been brainwashed dear chap, I hope you get well soon

@@bobjuniel8683 is that why Biden waived sanctions on the company behind Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany? YOU need to do your research, putin can pull out of this war right now, but he is so afraid of democracy he won't. Zelensky is jewish, he had family killed by the nazis, he isn't funding them. Why does putin have all media shutdown??? because he doesnt want people like you to know the truth. He is a war criminal.

It's been long enough that's odd that the owner hasn't made a call or email or any contact apparently.

Exactly. How hard is it to prove you are *not* a Russian oligarch? I would have thought that's pretty easy. Provided you actually aren't one of course.

@@idanceforpennies281 That is ridiculously stupid precedent to set "You got to prove a negative". The authorities should have to prove THEY ARE a Russian Oligarch, else continue as normal. Please prove you are not the man who killed X on Jan 02, 2005. See how stupid it is?

Why shouldn't there be sanctions for a wealthy KGB officer with current ties to putin, who wants to go globe trotting?

@@idanceforpennies281 The wealthy LOVE to hide their money so they don't have to pay taxes... Might be cheaper to let the boat go.

Row like Vikings lol

2 gallons of fuel per hour? That is small generator.

@@justayoutuber1906 A diesel generator can produce 10 horsepower hour per gallon of fuel. That gives you about 10-18 kW continuous. That's enough to keep the basic systems function. You don't need to run the water maker you only need to run limited HVAC.

She holds well over 200,000 gallons full. She'll be fine at that dock for a very long time.

You know nothing about super yachts. A 68m vessel will be on 250KW generator. She might be able to use a 125KW on quiet days or night time. Fuel consumption will vary with load, but about 10-20 gals/hr. So about 250-500 gals per day. She will hold at least 25,000 gal (imp) of fuel.

Stop talking in Imperial you antiquated fools. This is not 1943.

That all sounds terrible. Hopefully a responsible government will conduct an actual investigation and charge him with an actual fucking crime. Instead we have moral posturing, where idiotic western governments seize private property absent even an allegation of criminal activity because of an alleged association with a man they must associate with to do business in their country.

He should’ve been anchoring off the Norilsk shore enjoying the beautiful toxic scenery instead.

If it does belong to that Russian chap, I hope it isn't released until he shows how he got the money to buy the boat, and the taxes he paid that same year or more. In fact, maybe a forensic accountant? investigate income from age first working, to establish if yacht bought with clean money. If not, maybe turn over to local government, to accomodate refugees or rented out and income used to buy homes to accomodate refugees.

Unbelievable story, literally makes me want to cry. People in Siberia can't afford water and power because of a billionaires greed.

@@georgielancaster1356 So you want him to prove that transactions dating back 10 years or more were legit, and if you don't like his proof than you will consider them not legit. lol. I do understand your moral stance and I also wish there was no fortunes made by dishonest deals between corrupt officials and these crooks called 'oligarchs'! But it is not realistic that the whole idea can work in the way that you just described. If yachts are arrested, it's only because of specific sanctions, not because someone has a wet dream that money stolen 15 years ago should be paid back. What if Russia 'arrested' private property of some US or European crooks and told them they have to prove that they are honest, you also like this idea?

Yep. Agreed

Slightly shady? What about everyone who works for Pfizer? Over 40,000 deaths and 1.6M serious injuries in Europe alone. Instead of focussing where you are told, on a man clearing out the Azov nazis, take a look closer to home, where your family and friends and being poisoned.

Total concur w/Andrea

@@G-ra-ha-m typical straw man trope. Introduce a debatable subject to defect the focus of the argument. So everyone concerned with trying to stop this war should park the action aside against the Russians until a spurious argument about Pfizer is settled? Meanwhile people are dying in their thousands. Forget Whataboutisim and stick to the issue and it's not Pfizer. (I've had three Pfizer jabs and I'm still alive.)

@@j.j.1064 same here

The legal owner is the one written as the owner/director of the company that owns the yacht. You'll never see the beneficial owner listed anywhere as anything.

I'm sure the "legal" owner is a shell company, which is why Arcon Yachts feels justified in saying Vladimir Strzhalkovsky is not the owner. But the reality is that given some of the evidence, he's most like the money behind the paper title. The mere fact that the "real" owner hasn't stepped up is evidence itself. No Russian oligarch wants to step out of the country at the moment, nor let any of their hidden assets be known.

@@csjrogerson2377 Then no fuel if the won’t show who is the true owner…pretty simple.

@@greenidguy9292 Which is plain terrorism

People of Mariupol had a choice to leave too 🤷‍♂️

The people of Mariupol could leave. The only problem was that the "safe corridor" was a kill zone. I don't believe such a thing exists in Norway (unless Russia attacks). So you're right, the crew can simply leave.

Will you pay Crew credits if they leave? You Support smth that is popular right now. Its Just funny.

@@Malishev There is a reason why it is popular right now.

@@Malishev And please explain what the crew wages have to do with this.

Yep, I have nothing against the Russian people, or the Russian fishing vessels just trying to make a living. But a mega exploration vessel that more likely than not is owned by a Putin crony , I've got no qualms in letting it sit there and gather barnacles.

I'm not so sure it is a valid point. As far as I understand russian food industry (that includes fishing) is not subject to sanctions so any company/country is free to do business with any russian company in that industry. Russian oligarchs are though (some of them), so if there is suspicion or is unclear who the real owner is then companies can choose not to sell them any fuel until the matter is resolved.

@@JoseMVelazquez Free to do business with does not mean they have to do business with. Those businesses have made a conscious decision to not. It's well within their right to refuse service.

@@saber-jocky3436 That's my point. They sell fuel to the fishing vessels because they are not on the sanctions list so they are free to do business with them if they so choose, but they also have every right to refuse service to luxury yachts for any reason they choose, either waiting to get more information on the owners or just because.

People cant go around stealing sht because they don't like Putin.....

Lmao not their problem, its the problem of ukraine/nato and russia. Gonna use the same thing on you, maybe stop using internet? people in africa have no houses and acess to internet, maybe trade positions, that would be great!

@@breathofyahmosthigheliyohi1268 when was it the last time you here in Africa? Do you think people still live in trees? And if it wasn't because of the war in Ukraine that they left the boat, why was it? And no, I don't want to trade positions with any one. I leave in a country with free education and health, with full coverage of fast internet, paid parental leave, paid 30 days of vacations, and a national retirement plan. I just wish you could have the same... Have a nice weekend Si

It would be very easy to manufacture a reason they turned it off.

Navies of the world should patrol the seas and sink, warn ships who turn off their devices then sink them

@@sambassil7825 What an enviromental disaster that would be.

Norway is not like the States.

… so, refuse service to anyone… Maybe next time we add - skin color - religion - gender… one of the other 99 - …

@@AB-vm2nz If they want to...it's their business, Karen. 🤯

I was actually just thinking of the exact same slogan you read my mind. No shirt, no shoes, blood money? no way, no service...

You literally do not have the right to deny service in the USA for any reason. Have you forgotten the civil rights act? How stupid can you possibly be?

Own nothing, control everything.

So they can hide massive wealth from their ex-wives

The same reason celebrities don't advertise where they are. Most of the large yacht owners are celebrities of some sort and need to worry about nutbars stalking them or their families.

Very few wealthy people want a channel like this tracking their movements and reporting on what parties they attend or what guests attend the parties they host. Privacy is a luxury most people who lead otherwise public lives covet…. And thus the ones who can get away from their everyday lives and go to sea for a vacation…. Try to fly under the radar to avoid paparazzi and in many cases, safety and security threats from people who wish them harm.

Companies can decide who they sell to ... you gonna force them to sell fuel??

Innocent until proven guilty applies here in the US. I guarantee that if one of Putin's buddies (who are the only russians who can afford these yachts) came forward with ownership papers he better not go back to Russia. As far as I am concerned it was probably paid for with stolen money which means it belongs to the russian people.

@@countmorbid3187 Actually I would like to see Ken travel to Narvik stirring up shit with the local fuel dealers. Good luck with the Vikings😂

@@uhuraenterprise6372 Indeed 😂😂

The owner is guilty of not coming forward. Until then, detained. Sounds reasonable to me.

And yet it is ironic that their enemy is stuck and has to stay near them. A new take on "keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

It is probably owned by some shell company in the Caymans. Which in turn is owned by a shell company in Bermuda. The question "Who is the owner?" can have many answers.

@@vonnikon Maybe Yachts are different, but when the Navy had me boarding merchant ships we were ALWAYS able to identify the actual owner through all the layers of holding companies. The ships' masters were usually very obliging because they wanted to get matters resolved and have us leave so they could get on with their voyage. They'd open the safe (or locking file cabinet) and pull out the ship's documents (ownership, registration, safety inspections, crew licenses, etc.) and lay them out in the Captain's stateroom for examination. We'd pass the info by radio to our ship who would verify it by satellite link to make sure the papers were valid. That was a lot of years ago, so I assume the technology is at least as good today. Hence my curiosity about why the Norwegian military/government wouldn't be able to know who the ultimate owner is after they stopped and searched the vessel.

If everything is above board (pun intended) then the owner should have no problems showing the money trail to prove rights... If they can't, they forfeit the asset... Nowhere to hide for illicit cash...

" the appropriate authorities". Most, if now all governments, councils and authorities are plain DUNs registered corporations today. Go to Dun and Bradstreet and type in the name of your state or council. The one you pay taxes too. Then you'll see they are a simple company, and have no true authority. It will probably only be a few years old too..

Thanks God it was done professionally!

Where did you read about these pranks?

Again, no ship owner has any duty to reveal the source of his wealth. When we're talking this level of wealth, it's virtually impossible to track it down anyway, especially without the assistance of Russian authorities.