Putin’s Second Superyacht Has Headed to Turkey, Sailing From Krasnodar Krai to Bodrum

Putin’s second superyacht has headed to Turkey — it is sailing from Krasnodar Krai to Bodrum

Following the yacht Graceful, another superyacht used by Vladimir Putin’s family has sailed from Russia to Turkey: the 71-meter Victoria. This is indicated by Marine Traffic data, Verstka found.

According to the service, Victoria left the coast of Krasnodar Krai and headed for Turkey on June 26. On the morning of the 28th, the vessel passed through the Bosporus and anchored in Istanbul’s Pendik district. The yacht remained there for a little more than a day, then set off for the resort city of Bodrum. It is presumed to arrive at its destination today at around 10 p.m. Moscow time.

The day before, it became known that another yacht, the 82-meter Graceful, had also headed to Turkey. On this passage, the yacht is being escorted by a Russian destroyer and the rescue and salvage ship Voevoda, Danish outlet DR Verifier wrote.

As Verstka noted, after the media reported on Graceful’s sea passage, the yacht switched off its transponder. The last time it transmitted a signal was yesterday at about 18:15 Moscow time from the Skagerrak strait between Denmark and Sweden.

At the same time, the escorting Voevoda, apparently, is still sharing its location. The vessel’s transmitter was last active at about 10 a.m. Moscow time not far from the Norwegian city of Stavanger.

🩵Victoria is a 71-meter yacht worth about $30 million. Verstka reported that formally the vessel belongs to entities linked to Gennady Timchenko, a friend of Vladimir Putin. Later, the Dossier Center found that the yacht is used by the president’s entourage, including Alina Kabaeva and her friends.

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