Russian oligarch Abramovich’s yacht leaves Barcelona port
Ship was docked in the Catalan city since 2021 undergoing repairs, while owner has so far not been sanctioned by EU
A yacht owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has left Barcelona port on Tuesday where it had been undergoing repairs at shipyard MB92 since 2021.
Solaris is a 140-meter boat sailing under a Bermuda flag and left the Catalan capital after 5 pm, as data from the Marine Traffic website shows and the international Reuters news agency first reported.
Asked by the departure of the ship, MB92 did not comment on the matter, but sources confirmed to Catalan News that the boat is no longer in the harbor.
Yacht Solaris is currently navigating Southeast direction at the West Mediterranean, but so far, the destination point is unknown.
Local newspapers say that two other Russian oligarchs' boats are still in the Catalan city.
Russian-Ukraine war
Solaris yacht is owned by Russian Roman Abramovich oligarch. He is currently not affected by the sanctions imposed by the European Union to Russians after Putin started an invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The war between both countries has pushed millions of Ukrainians to leave their country, some of these refugees have arrived in Catalonia in the last days.
The territory has also been a key member of the international humanitarian aid campaign with several collection points to leave medicines and food for those scaping the conflict.
The Catalan government has also announced some measures such as offering accommodation in hostels to Ukrainians that could not return to their home.