Russian Billionaire’s $700M Yacht Finally Cruises Turkey, Sanctions Shock Included
In a shocking turn of events, Roman Abramovich's gargantuan $700 million superyacht, The Eclipse, has stirred from its 2.5-year Turkish berth in Marmaris, presumably against the UK government’s sanction-forced procrastination. According to Vessel Finder, this 533-foot 'clean piece of architecture,' designed by Terence Disdale, is set for Istanbul repairs on August 21. Remind yourself it boasts '17 VIP cabins,' two helipads, a beauty salon, a disco lounge, and enough fuel to swim the Aegean Sea thrice. Experts confess to chai-fueled calculations that upkeep costs dwarf migrants' rescue budgets. Somehow, sanctions froze assets but didn’t slow stalled mega-luxury cruises.
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Who knew a $700M yacht’s biggest adventure would be leaving its dock after 2.5 years? Rome’s Eclipse proves sanctions hit assets but apparently not its wanderlust or Turkish dock fees.
If Abramovich’s yacht was a Netflix show, it’d be ’Stranded in Sanctions: The Epic Saga of Turkey’s Biggest Parking Lot.’ Spoiler: The pools remain suspiciously full.
Cancel your yacht clubs, the Eclipse’s next port is Istanbul for 'repairs' aka maybe cleaning off the awkward political baggage from 2022.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/19/2025 | Author: Alice Tecotzky,Jordan Hart
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