@@erepsekahs Correct Can you imagine the people who go into journalism with all of the right intentions only to find out it is nothing more than a propaganda machine for a handful of billionaires? For some, this must be soul crushing,.
My new favourite You Tube channel! Fed up with Megawatt and Dumbo bringing us all down. This is much more fun and exciting too Thanks so much. Loved the 'out-takes'. Keep it up.
Did you not notice most of his quoted sources are from big papers like The Guardian, Fox News, Gizmodo and others? Big budget journalism still does a lot of the work but it depends what sources you look at. If you rely on Facebook or whatever to show you stories in your social media feed you're gonna be disappointed because the algorithms don't show you everything.
The difference is...E Sysman is indeed very aware of the whereabouts etc of these Yachts and he will tell you....the other gang are paid not to tell you, and to simply forget it themselves. when you are THAT wealthy that is the way the world works.
I would imagine this information has been known to most of European law enforcement for a long time. Just like how in Italy, the police know exactly who the mafia are and what are they involved in. There was just never any real push to do anything about it. And, even now, I bet they all get these yachts back when this all blows over. The super rich are just treated differently. We don't have to like it, to admit it.
Absolutely great reporting! Theses sea pedos & cannibals will pay for their sins. Long~ time coming! People know now. They(We) are not gonna tell you all but We(They) all know. Search definition of "Crew" & How could you not know? Hmmmmmmmmm
I've got absolutely no interest whatsoever in super yachts but I find these videos absolutely fascinating. I'm properly hooked. Keep em coming. Well done 👏
Another fantastic update, thank you. I’m going have to start sitting down with paper and pen to try and follow owners and yachts lol . Every time I listen to your updates I can’t help but think of the citizens of Ukrainian, how heartbreaking!! Again thank you and stay safe and healthy.
I own a 14' 6" river raft I use on the Yellowstone River in Montana, USA. lol This super yachts stuff completely blows my mind. I no longer consider myself a boat owner.
So did everyone else because it's been the biggest story on the news for most of 2022. Troops had been on the border of Ukraine late last year. The fact that ownership changed on the actual day of the invasion suggests he really didn't know that the invasion would actually take place.
I mean how is it that I am now addicted to a you tube channel that is about something I have no knowledge or really interest in? Because behind the super yacht is a story and I am captivated not by the boats but your analysis of the stories - thank you for being a fabulous guide to a world I didn’t know existed !!!!
The fact that the new owner's business entity is registered at an address associated with the previous owner suggests that this is not an 'arm's length' transaction, and absent the things you would normally consider part of a sale: listing, survey, funds transfers, etc, its likely a fraudulent conveyance.
Something you said in an earlier vessel got me to thinking; Buying and selling megayachts and superyachts seems like a good way to launder money. Just a thought.
Buying and selling boats is a great way to lose money. There are dozens of easier ways to launder money. Creating a dozen corporations would be cheaper and easier. If any of these people are laundering money, they were doing long before they purchased a yacht.
More like they stole money from the Russian population to have a pissing contest. Laundering or not, trading in yachts never makes you money unless you stole the money however you will always loose on any boat.
I am glad you mentioned the (literally stolen) Airplanes. I was following that story before I found and started watching your channel. It is not just a few hundred planes though, it is over 600 planes (about 2/3 of the commercially owned planes in the country). The leasing companies did not abandon the planes. They asked for them back and Russia refused. I think maybe a couple planes were stopped at international airports. After that they started only flying planes they owned outright internationally and blocked any attempts at recovery. Another point about the Airplanes is that Russia cannot buy replacement parts for any of those planes. And with tight maintenance regulations in aviation, if they use anything but approved parts on the planes, they become effectively worthless as the airworthiness of the plane cannot be guaranteed. The only short term solution is grounding some planes and cannibalizing them for parts. But even this is not a long term solution. And there is no way they will be able to lease any planes again. Apparently leasing planes is common practice in the Airline industry due to the high cost of new planes. Russia really is shooting itself in the foot with its actions as it is unlikely that any companies with lease them planes after this. I guess oligarchs should get into the domestic plane leasing business since they can't spend any money on their SuperYachts.
Russia also signed a treaty that deals with the return of leased aircraft to the owner which of course they renegged on. But many people like to think they actually abide by arms control treaties - what a joke.
@@bubba99009 look carefully for the true owner/s of these planes - if they're traceable back to the deep state cabal, we have our reason for seizure - and justifiable.
I always are amazed how serious and calm you are about these hilarious fiascos of these oligarchs. I'd be giggling the whole video . Your are amazing sir ..lol Sometimes I imagine I'm watching a roadrunner or Tom and Jerry cartoon re the yatchs lol
Without their scheduled maintenence, faults or not in internationally certified maintenence facilities, none in Russia, the planes will lose their Airworthy Certs and will be banned from flying out side Russia. They will also be uninsurable
Just and FYI the Russian government offered a cash buyout for all of the planes. The companies refused because they cant accept the money. So it was either crippling Russian aviation to a point of no flights or that.
@@madmaxik2 The planes weren't for sale. They have planes of their own, too. But, they'd rather engage in one of the largest thefts in history, than to send property that is not theirs back to the rightful owners, and figure the rest out on their own.
Nothing is more Russian than stealing what is not yours. Envy of the West and an inferior complex is deeply rooted in their culture. Russophobia was their victim card but that's been played out.
I’ve heard different figures quoted for the value of the seized planes, from 8 billion to 12 billion dollars. Something else to consider - would arresting the yachts and freezing foreign bank accounts of US congressmen put any sort of strain on the congressmen? Oh, it may annoy them, but they’ll have significant assets in the US. Th Russian oligarchs, have been investing rather heavily in foreign (ie - not Russian) businesses, making them especially vulnerable to the tactic of freezing assets. Which is like three orders of stupid on their part, but if you want to control your people, you might not want your people to be rich, so perhaps investing their money locally might not have rated highly for them?
Why do the mega-rich own several mega-mega yachts? This channel just popped up on my TH-cam today and I am beyond happy. I love it. Thank you for doing this.
There's great coverage of the airliner issues on the MentourPilot youtube channel. Many problems similar to the yachts with registration and insurance. It's also interesting because they can't get proper parts for them... As soon as they start putting non-certified parts in them they're completely worthless as they can't be certified airworthy (internationally) ever again. Also, this action means that no Russian airline company is likely to be able to lease planes again for a very long time. No matter what happens with Ukraine, Russian civilian aviation is screwed.
I don't think Russian aviation is screwed-- they only want to fill the gap with stolen planes until their own home built passenger airplanes are ready to fly, and there is one apparently going into production right now.
@@angelarch5352 I guess you are saying Putin was pre-emptive to not have it all set up in advance and there was a two year lag in his plan to replace western planes, hence steal to replace interm. Will these new planes ever be certified to fly west or just in Russia, in which case why have a new design, just and older Russian design. Not like Russians would have a choice. Anyway anything that flys into or is in the west could be siezed by the courts by people that are owed money by products they lost to Russia. Since Russian airlines are owned directly or questionabily by the government, all will be fair game to the lawyers. Russia is fubar.
If Amadea currently has a UK/European crew aboard, they'll probably be laid off in Fiji and replaced by a Russian crew for the trip to Vladivostok. Fiji seems like a place where it would be fairly easy both for a Russian crew could arrive, and for a UK/European to make their way home.
Is it unusual for someone to have a support vessel that is a fully functioning hospital? I know some VIPs travel with their own blood supply, for example, so they don't have to worry about possibly tainted blood in the event of a medical emergency, but I've never heard of an entire hospital like that following someone around. Love your videos and your reporting on current events in your industry!! Keep up the amazing work!!
I wondered the same thing. I wondered if he had a medical condition. But now it makes sense that he is an outlaw....but he can also treat ALL his outlaw friends too. Irritating.
It is not uncommon to have medical rooms on megayachts. Depending on owners wishes or needs, these facilities can be more or less advanced, but when operating with this amount of money - anything goes. That said, I’m not sure I have heard about dedicated medical yacht support vessel, that might be a first.
If it's true just some room with medical equipment, not the whole vessel seems more likely, unless he is planning on going to the aid of the poor Ukrainians being mistreated by the Russians. About as likely as I owning a canoe never mind a superyacht. :)
I just love your channel, it's like a soap opera, you are on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. And the bloopers are always good. 😂😂😂
Thank you for your excellent videos and commentary. You are very balanced and make special efforts to remain transparent. I find your videos interesting and essential in understanding where the world stands with the great discrepancy between the rich and not so rich.
OMG...you crack me up...SO glad you are our tracker. when you have been around this kind of insane wealth, it is amazing the crazy that comes with it...you clear the air, and others are so glad of it.
I've been having fun using Google maps in satellite mode to find these huge yachts (there's one toward the east end of the Panama canal and another anchored off Dubai, and yeah I know those aren't live views), and thank you for the Schadenfreude I experience with every arrest or seizure you report. I think DD's surname is pronounced dahVEEdovitch
The thing with the Planes is, even when they would get them back they might be worthless. Because of sanctions they don't get spare parts, so the required manufacturer-specific maintenance is no longer possible. If this isn't done and protocoled correctly you won't get them international licensed. They could fly domestic but they would have to take apart half of the fleet to supply parts for the rest and I don't think this works at least not for long before such "Frankenstein-Plane" falls from the Russian sky. They have to get their Antonows, Ilyushin's und Tupolew's back. _Sorry to bother you maritime people with aviation stuff_ 😏
They get help from Iran on how to mothball the planes. In the meantime aircraft lessors have been made an offer they can't refuse by Russia. There is no way these planes can be registered anywhere else than in Russia due to a lack of reliable maintenance history.
@@jacquesmertens3369 Yes but even under best conditions with no parts it'll be hard to maintain them for even just domestic flights, almost their whole fleet is Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier...
@@FabFunty You seem to forget that the planes themselves are a source of spare parts. And obviously there's also China and other rogue states to help them out. The vast majority of all flights leaving from Russian airports are domestic, and that's how the Russians intend to use the stolen planes.
Tha addition of the term "-ovitch" just means "son of" . Therefore David David-ovitch, would be the same as the English name David Davidson. Roman Abramovitch, Roman Abram'son, etc. Love all your researches ! Keep it up !
The only thing which surprises me now is that Abramovich hasn't bought a shipyard yet... I mean that shipyard would already be halfway profitable from servicing his fleet alone and there have been some good shipyards like Nobiskrug or Blohm+Voss for sale in the last couple of years
That's also bad news because if they don't have proper log, parts, software, maintenance they will be effectively uninsurable in the west. Therefor they will be unusable to anyone but Aeroflot. So as of now it looks like they will be a total write off for the leasing companies.
At least since many of them were for international flights and now they only operate domestic routes, they can cannibalize parts between planes because they have excess planes for only domestic operations
Every country has the ability to reverse engineer. Most of the parts can be easily manufactured. The coding integration on the other hand will be a little harder. If we fear trade secrets of tech being stolen and being reversed engineered, these are full planes that they can dismantle, study, and test to build parts.
query: how many of these yachts have been seized as opposed to arrested/detained? If I'm remembering correctly it is only 1 or 2 that have been seized where ownership changes hands, the rest are simply being held in custody and are still the property of their beneficial owners.
If someone held/arrested/took/ blocked/seized your property against your will you do not own that property anymore the person who took it from you does.
@@JamesTrue No, the yachts are still owned by the respective corporation (with the respective oligarch as the beneficial owner). If the government can tie the funds that purchased the vessel to ‘proceeds of crime’ they can forfeit the asset (take ownership). But, you can’t do that without due process (ie legal hearing). So, there will be all sorts of lawsuits. Realistically, the governments don’t want to hold onto and maintain these massive vessels through protracted lawsuits, appeals, etc. They’re seizing them to put financial/lifestyle pressure on the beneficial owners (who are friends with Putin), with the hope their aggravation leads to them getting in Putin’s ear.
@@mike191SF actually civil asset forfeiture does not require them to prove wrong doing. It requires you to prove no wrong doing. Steve Lehto has many videos on the subject.
What would be fun is if Ukrainians abroad could drop a few anti armour missiles into the engineering spaces of these yachts. Fantasy of course unless a government helped to make it possible. Shame.
It’s like cockroaches scattering in all directions when you lift a rock. Trying to get somewhere where the vessel is “safe”. It’s about time that we, the Dutch people, built in a remote activated self destruct option in every Dutch built vessel.
Supposedly they own a small percentage of the market I believe he has said, however they have always seemed anecdotally to me that they own many, and some of the biggest. So if this goes on I would think it might have some effect at least on the very large market, for folks like them and the Middle East seem to have a fair few of the largest.
Thank you for all of your information, just crazy how many boats these people have! I was totally unaware about ordeal with the planes. There hasn't been any talk of that on American mainstream media about that. But since you brought it to light I bet they jump on it now.
The russian theft of leased aircraft has been well covered in aviation news. All those planes have also been decertified, which means they can’t be flown anywhere out of russian airspace. Plus, they have no access to spare parts (they’re mostly Boeing) so the only source is to cannibalize other aircraft. This is typical of russian mentality. At the end of WW2, the russians swept into Germany and cleaned out all the machinery from the factories and left everything unprotected at side of the railroad tracks. Trains were supposed to come by and transport to russia. Trains never came, all the machinery rusted and became useless. During the Bolshevik revolution, they took over the steel factories in the Urals. The managers that knew how to keep them running were eliminated, the workers had no clue, furnaces were allowed to be shutdown, molten steel hardened, goodbye steel industry. Very depressing.
“I can confirm that I am the owner of MHC Jersey Ltd and the Aquamarine yacht.” Later that same day, Davidovich added "I also confirm that I'm the owner of several paddle boats, all safely docked near the Dnieper River estuary".
Fantastic work. Your reporting is precise and factual. Thanks to you and the yatching community for sharing information on these ships around the world.
Question: How much fuel can Amadea carry when she fuels up? And, wouldn't that amount and more be available at any certain time for a yacht her size to just drop by? How , otherwise does she run? Solar or ? How many and which yachts of the Billionaire's can go a quarter of the way around the globe without refueling? This is very curious reinterpretation of one or some movies! Thank you again for your reports 😎
Some specs I found about her... RANGE & PERFORMANCE Amadea is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel MTU (20V 4000 M93L) 5,766hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 13 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 20 knots with a range of up to 8,000 nautical miles from her 392,000 litre fuel tanks at 13 knots. Amadea features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels. Her water tanks store around 77,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to Lloyds Register classification society rules.
I don't buy that any yacht of any size is "incognito" or "low profile". There must be deeper meanings behind owning so many vessels. Some meaning that requires a certain opulence and stature in its dealings. The obvious question is why does Abramovich feel the need to be so secretive? I do not accept that such behavior, owning six yachts is for "security" purposes.
I have always assumed it is because he wants to jet off to any place and the yachts can't keep up with jets. I suppose it also has to do with, "I have the biggest, coolest and the most". I found it pretty interesting that he charters as well. However I do appreciate how much he likes the sea... I think?
Given the background of how these oligarchs got their money, and the evil, criminal behaviour of Putin, it’s far to far a stretch of my imagination to believe something far more covert military strategy is going on. I suspect these yachts are spying
Haha loved the bloopers! Also, very good point regarding the planes. And I agree with other people, they are trolls (they've had troll farms since the 90s, nobody with any common sense would see this any other way that the way it is) Thanks for the videos while I'm at it! I'm watching all your older videos too, super interesting channel. Cheers
@@Matt-yg8ub I think they kept the planes because they have no respect for anything. Their assets were frozen/arrested which is not the same as stealing, which is what they have done. And it doesn't work that way though, those planes are worth nothing to the owners now because the certifications were removed and they don't know what's been done to the planes so even if they were returned, they can't be flown again. They have no value anymore.
@@Matt-yg8ub How come you thought that the now zero value planes can be used as a bargaining chip then? Ah, I see your confusion, you don't know the difference between "arrested/frozen" and "seized". Watch a few more videos from esysman, he has explained it many times for people like you, that should help you. Oh no, sure, Russia has never played by the rules, why would they start now? It's no surprise that they steal, kill and lie, they've been doing since forever
@@Matt-yg8ub Oh I always have muchnecessary hostility, sarcasm and overall "snark" when talking to dishonest people and since February, when talking to trolls too -which if you think about it, is the same, so give me credit for consistency! Ah, you don't know Irish my friend, they've already submitted the insurance claim. They don't even want them back because even if they return them, they would have to be stripped down to the fuselage and all parts replaced down to the smallest screw. Which again, if you had any knowledge of aviation you'd know that already? Imagine a plane crashing and then they discover they had tampered with one of the components... That's instant ruin for an aviation company -which you should also know too?
Truly amazing these yachts are just sailing around the world aimlessly trying to avoid docking in jurisdictions where they could be arrested,in the meantime these oligarchs are still enjoying their billions and the poor Ukrainians are dying,this is wrong!!!
Well if u look at it from other perspective: the condition the russian army and russian economy are all thanks to these so called oligarchs, aka thieves, who were steeling funds shamelessly. So they actuallydeserve medals - all their yachts are failed tanks and planes and super weapons🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wonder why, these russians, buy AIS, when they always turn them of. I've was a sailor for 17 years, and i can't remember, skipper have ever said: Don't forget to turn off AIS, we're out of port now 😁
@@Matt-yg8ub likewise my friend 😄 I don't know where you're from. But i'm from Denmark and we use very "dry/black humor". Sarcasm and irony. It's risky on the internet sometimes 😂 But... bloody hell, it's my humor and i can't change it. It's true i've been sailing 17 years though. 11 years as trawlerman and then i got tired of that, took navigation on Skagen skipperskole, in northern Denmark, and then 6 years on cargo and cable. Everywhere between Sunny Point N. Carolina to Mumbai India. So i'm familiar with AIS (among other things). Now i'm enjoying my life in beautiful Georgia, Caucasus.
If you're talking about Ragnar, it's not my favorite yacht, but it's better than those wedding cake white yachts that all look the same. Andromeda is my favorite yacht. I like rugged looking yachts.
an addendum: As to coming to Australia, that's just asking for trouble, Australia supports Ukraine in her struggle, so any Russian owned vessel is really putting themselves in harms way, especially a super yacht owned by a close supporter of Vladimir Putin.
Anything that arrived in Oz or NZ would be held immediately until the US or EU Embassy got court ordered for arrest just like any international fugitive
I laugh at how amazing this channel is. There is nothing like it in big budget journalism. Brilliant work.
BBJ are paid NOT to tell you.
Witness room!
For sure!
Will go down in history if you like it or not! lol
@@erepsekahs Correct Can you imagine the people who go into journalism with all of the right intentions only to find out it is nothing more than a propaganda machine for a handful of billionaires? For some, this must be soul crushing,.
My new favourite You Tube channel! Fed up with Megawatt and Dumbo bringing us all down. This is much more fun and exciting too Thanks so much. Loved the 'out-takes'. Keep it up.
Did you not notice most of his quoted sources are from big papers like The Guardian, Fox News, Gizmodo and others? Big budget journalism still does a lot of the work but it depends what sources you look at. If you rely on Facebook or whatever to show you stories in your social media feed you're gonna be disappointed because the algorithms don't show you everything.
I’m betting you’re more current than Interpol on the whereabouts and ownership of super yachts. Keep up the great work.
They all knew. They will pay.
The difference is...E Sysman is indeed very aware of the whereabouts etc of these Yachts and he will tell you....the other gang are paid not to tell you, and to simply forget it themselves. when you are THAT wealthy that is the way the world works.
I would imagine this information has been known to most of European law enforcement for a long time. Just like how in Italy, the police know exactly who the mafia are and what are they involved in. There was just never any real push to do anything about it. And, even now, I bet they all get these yachts back when this all blows over. The super rich are just treated differently. We don't have to like it, to admit it.
@@erepsekahs I don't think so. That's not how universe works. They are all in on it. That's why it worked for "a" time.
@@andrewkang5962 They are all in on what Andrew?
I can't encourage you enough to keep this up. Absolutely great reporting.
Absolutely great reporting!
Theses sea pedos & cannibals will pay for their sins.
Long~ time coming!
People know now. They(We) are not gonna tell you all but We(They) all know.
Search definition of "Crew"
& How could you not know?
Hmmmmmmmmm
I've got absolutely no interest whatsoever in super yachts but I find these videos absolutely fascinating. I'm properly hooked. Keep em coming. Well done 👏
Thanks for sharing your blooper clips at the end of your updates.
There's nothing better than a good laugh.
David Davidovich 😂
Yes!!
David son of David.
But you knew that. 😏
@@janach1305 Or David descendant of David since the name problem comes from some far more distant ancestor.
@@Dennis-vh8tz I once owned a couple of Russian Blue cats, and they had “Janavitch” as a second name.
It's like "pizza pizza". Or maybe, Pizza Pizz-a-vich?
Another fantastic update, thank you. I’m going have to start sitting down with paper and pen to try and follow owners and yachts lol . Every time I listen to your updates I can’t help but think of the citizens of Ukrainian, how heartbreaking!! Again thank you and stay safe and healthy.
It's da good info good for not! ^^
I own a 14' 6" river raft I use on the Yellowstone River in Montana, USA. lol
This super yachts stuff completely blows my mind. I no longer consider myself a boat owner.
But Mark - you can fly fish from yours 👍🎣.
I bet you have some beautiful scenery to surround yourself with, I'd love to visit that part of the world.
You’re an honest boat owner. You don’t get super yachts honestly
Some of us own boats simply because we like to be on the water. Humble boat owners have the best adventures.
lol truth
Very interesting... They knew the date apparently.
So did everyone else because it's been the biggest story on the news for most of 2022. Troops had been on the border of Ukraine late last year. The fact that ownership changed on the actual day of the invasion suggests he really didn't know that the invasion would actually take place.
MEGA PEDOS CAUGHT!
Everyone did. And yet ukrainians didnt stop russians right at the border. Amazing huh?
Thanks again for keep us updated. We appreciate your hard work.
I mean how is it that I am now addicted to a you tube channel that is about something I have no knowledge or really interest in? Because behind the super yacht is a story and I am captivated not by the boats but your analysis of the stories - thank you for being a fabulous guide to a world I didn’t know existed !!!!
The future of real news. A specialist on one particular subject - Love it
Love the up to the minute updates on your channel 👍👏👏
Great in-depth information, I'm glad I subscribed because I enjoy watching these eSysman SuperYachts videos.
"BREAKING NEWS" from eSysman. What a bucket list item!
Congrats sir on your recognition!
lol
NOSCE HOSTEM
Keep up the Great reporting!!!!
The fact that the new owner's business entity is registered at an address associated with the previous owner suggests that this is not an 'arm's length' transaction, and absent the things you would normally consider part of a sale: listing, survey, funds transfers, etc, its likely a fraudulent conveyance.
No more pedos & cannibals IN sea & under the sea.
@@andrewkang5962 Please - with the millstone around their necks.
Thanks for the update! The blooper at the end was worth waiting for. I truly give you kudos for the attempt.
Something you said in an earlier vessel got me to thinking; Buying and selling megayachts and superyachts seems like a good way to launder money. Just a thought.
Bingo
Buying and selling boats is a great way to lose money.
There are dozens of easier ways to launder money. Creating a dozen corporations would be cheaper and easier. If any of these people are laundering money, they were doing long before they purchased a yacht.
Well done that makes sense was wondering why anybody would want more than one
@@grondhero You can lose money by laundering it - just like a sock.
More like they stole money from the Russian population to have a pissing contest. Laundering or not, trading in yachts never makes you money unless you stole the money however you will always loose on any boat.
Wooooo! Thank you eSysman! I really appreciate all your hard work.
I love your channel been watching for a long while. The changes since the war has been even more interesting. Great to hear the voice of truth.
11….have been following since the arrests and seizures….best up to date news! Thanks!!
David Davidovitch sells seashells by the seashore.
David Davidovitch dives deep in dark, dank, dizzy depths.
David Davidovitch diving deep and digging ditches. 😁
That's my Sister Sally at the seashore selling seashells in a 69 Mustang. 😊
Very funny ending with that blooper. I've been laughing alot. Thank you again.
I am glad you mentioned the (literally stolen) Airplanes. I was following that story before I found and started watching your channel. It is not just a few hundred planes though, it is over 600 planes (about 2/3 of the commercially owned planes in the country). The leasing companies did not abandon the planes. They asked for them back and Russia refused. I think maybe a couple planes were stopped at international airports. After that they started only flying planes they owned outright internationally and blocked any attempts at recovery. Another point about the Airplanes is that Russia cannot buy replacement parts for any of those planes. And with tight maintenance regulations in aviation, if they use anything but approved parts on the planes, they become effectively worthless as the airworthiness of the plane cannot be guaranteed. The only short term solution is grounding some planes and cannibalizing them for parts. But even this is not a long term solution. And there is no way they will be able to lease any planes again.
Apparently leasing planes is common practice in the Airline industry due to the high cost of new planes. Russia really is shooting itself in the foot with its actions as it is unlikely that any companies with lease them planes after this. I guess oligarchs should get into the domestic plane leasing business since they can't spend any money on their SuperYachts.
Russia also signed a treaty that deals with the return of leased aircraft to the owner which of course they renegged on. But many people like to think they actually abide by arms control treaties - what a joke.
@@bubba99009 look carefully for the true owner/s of these planes - if they're traceable back to the deep state cabal, we have our reason for seizure - and justifiable.
I always are amazed how serious and calm you are about these hilarious fiascos of these oligarchs. I'd be giggling the whole video . Your are amazing sir ..lol Sometimes I imagine I'm watching a roadrunner or Tom and Jerry cartoon re the yatchs lol
I absolutely appreciate your insights, always interesting and entertaining. Thanks for the video.
Another top episode of Yachts on the run
Another great episode! Great point about the airplanes seized. It’s going to be hard for those aircraft to keep flying without spare parts.
Without their scheduled maintenence, faults or not in internationally certified maintenence facilities, none in Russia, the planes will lose their Airworthy Certs and will be banned from flying out side Russia. They will also be uninsurable
Just and FYI the Russian government offered a cash buyout for all of the planes. The companies refused because they cant accept the money. So it was either crippling Russian aviation to a point of no flights or that.
@@madmaxik2 The planes weren't for sale. They have planes of their own, too. But, they'd rather engage in one of the largest thefts in history, than to send property that is not theirs back to the rightful owners, and figure the rest out on their own.
Nothing is more Russian than stealing what is not yours. Envy of the West and an inferior complex is deeply rooted in their culture. Russophobia was their victim card but that's been played out.
I’ve heard different figures quoted for the value of the seized planes, from 8 billion to 12 billion dollars.
Something else to consider - would arresting the yachts and freezing foreign bank accounts of US congressmen put any sort of strain on the congressmen? Oh, it may annoy them, but they’ll have significant assets in the US. Th Russian oligarchs, have been investing rather heavily in foreign (ie - not Russian) businesses, making them especially vulnerable to the tactic of freezing assets. Which is like three orders of stupid on their part, but if you want to control your people, you might not want your people to be rich, so perhaps investing their money locally might not have rated highly for them?
Your the man! Thanks for all this great coverage 👍🏻
Thanks for the out takes at the end did make me chuckle, another superb video 👍
Thank you for being so fair!!!
Why do the mega-rich own several mega-mega yachts? This channel just popped up on my TH-cam today and I am beyond happy. I love it. Thank you for doing this.
Thanks for the update about Russia and the seizing of aircraft. As always your site is very informative.
There's great coverage of the airliner issues on the MentourPilot youtube channel. Many problems similar to the yachts with registration and insurance. It's also interesting because they can't get proper parts for them... As soon as they start putting non-certified parts in them they're completely worthless as they can't be certified airworthy (internationally) ever again. Also, this action means that no Russian airline company is likely to be able to lease planes again for a very long time. No matter what happens with Ukraine, Russian civilian aviation is screwed.
I don't think Russian aviation is screwed-- they only want to fill the gap with stolen planes until their own home built passenger airplanes are ready to fly, and there is one apparently going into production right now.
Enter the Brazilians and Chinese
@@angelarch5352 I guess you are saying Putin was pre-emptive to not have it all set up in advance and there was a two year lag in his plan to replace western planes, hence steal to replace interm. Will these new planes ever be certified to fly west or just in Russia, in which case why have a new design, just and older Russian design. Not like Russians would have a choice. Anyway anything that flys into or is in the west could be siezed by the courts by people that are owed money by products they lost to Russia. Since Russian airlines are owned directly or questionabily by the government, all will be fair game to the lawyers. Russia is fubar.
@@angelarch5352 They have too many planes and nowhere to fly, and a shrinking economy I think they can put any developments on hold for a while.
@@angelarch5352 if you are talking about the MC-21, it has been going into production right now for ten years.
You’re simply the best!
Enjoy watching your videos..so informative..thank you..take care..be safe
Interesting, keep it up Young Man. Thank You
If Amadea currently has a UK/European crew aboard, they'll probably be laid off in Fiji and replaced by a Russian crew for the trip to Vladivostok. Fiji seems like a place where it would be fairly easy both for a Russian crew could arrive, and for a UK/European to make their way home.
There are some who have dreams of being deserted on an island.
@@ABonRMS Well, I'd rather be stranded on Fiji than in Vladivostok!
Humm, Fiji seizes Superyacht and pays off large portion of national debt, might be an idea since if the owner disagrees might have to appear in court.
That is hilarious, and no doubt likely.
@@ABonRMS Indeed, I'll take the flight cash and make my own way home...eventually.
Thanks for posting
The gag reel at the end was hilarious.
Is it unusual for someone to have a support vessel that is a fully functioning hospital? I know some VIPs travel with their own blood supply, for example, so they don't have to worry about possibly tainted blood in the event of a medical emergency, but I've never heard of an entire hospital like that following someone around.
Love your videos and your reporting on current events in your industry!! Keep up the amazing work!!
The owner is now basically a world-wide outlaw...no refuge for him.
I wondered the same thing. I wondered if he had a medical condition. But now it makes sense that he is an outlaw....but he can also treat ALL his outlaw friends too. Irritating.
Vaccine blood
It is not uncommon to have medical rooms on megayachts. Depending on owners wishes or needs, these facilities can be more or less advanced, but when operating with this amount of money - anything goes. That said, I’m not sure I have heard about dedicated medical yacht support vessel, that might be a first.
If it's true just some room with medical equipment, not the whole vessel seems more likely, unless he is planning on going to the aid of the poor Ukrainians being mistreated by the Russians. About as likely as I owning a canoe never mind a superyacht. :)
Anyone else playing the drinking game where you take a shot everytime eSysman needs to explain the difference between "arrest" and "seize" in a video?
Haha no, but if you insist...
Great idea! Too bad I just finished my glass of cider. 🍺
Hik...No🤥
The west had no right to arrest russians private property in western countries in the first place
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I don't own a yacht or ever been on one, but I love hearing about them. Thank You
Your the David Pakman of the yachting world-keep up the great work!
thanks for the update and your channel. keep doing what you're doing, and I hope they take all their yachts, sell them and rebuild Ukraine
At least take that personal hospital yacht, and use it to help the wounded in Ukraine.
I just love your channel, it's like a soap opera, you are on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. And the bloopers are always good. 😂😂😂
Look at his(?) eyes! lol
His life is on the edge of da seat.
It's time to pay!
How could you not know???
I enjoyed the blooper reel at the end!
Great episode, keep them going 👍
I'm a close follower of what's going on in Ukraine and this channel is a valuable source of information. I subscribed and look forward to your posts.
So,
Why didn't you go to Ukraine??
@@andrewkang5962 why should he? Did u?
@@andrewkang5962 doing nothing else with your life?
Thank you for your excellent videos and commentary. You are very balanced and make special efforts to remain transparent. I find your videos interesting and essential in understanding where the world stands with the great discrepancy between the rich and not so rich.
Thanks so much for all your work in investigational journalism, you are a true hero! Cheers!
this i ground breaking journalism in real time. great work!!!
@eSysman - With all of this reporting on these superyachts lately have you increased your personal security?
All this information is pretty accessible. I do appreciate him packaging it up for us, and taking the time to look it all up.
Do you have a tally of how many of these oligarchs' super yachts have successfully made it to Vladivostok?
At least 6 have arrived
he only talked about nord there
Oligarchs'??? It's all pedo & slave yachts. They(you) will pay one way or others. TY ^^
All Lives Matters!!!
0 as should be. They clam oligarch, they will pay.
OMG...you crack me up...SO glad you are our tracker. when you have been around this kind of insane wealth, it is amazing the crazy that comes with it...you clear the air, and others are so glad of it.
Thank you!
Keep up the good work. These seized Yachs, should be sold to help rebuild the damage that has been inflicted on the Ukraine.
you don't know what your talking about, find out what the war is really about, it's not what the msm is telling you
Considering Roman Abramovich has a fleet of yachts/boats, let's just start calling him "Admiral Abramovich"!
Another good video 🛥⛵️🚤
Love your recent updates but can't wait for more of your traditional videos.
I've been having fun using Google maps in satellite mode to find these huge yachts (there's one toward the east end of the Panama canal and another anchored off Dubai, and yeah I know those aren't live views), and thank you for the Schadenfreude I experience with every arrest or seizure you report. I think DD's surname is pronounced dahVEEdovitch
@@johnwright3426 did you have trouble reading the whole comment? Too many words?
If you are referring to MY Octopus she is here off Balboa (Pacific side ) right now . I circled her this evening.
@@mastercommander4535 no the one I'm referring to is pictured near the Atlantic side, off Isla Baila Mono
The thing with the Planes is, even when they would get them back they might be worthless. Because of sanctions they don't get spare parts, so the required manufacturer-specific maintenance is no longer possible. If this isn't done and protocoled correctly you won't get them international licensed. They could fly domestic but they would have to take apart half of the fleet to supply parts for the rest and I don't think this works at least not for long before such "Frankenstein-Plane" falls from the Russian sky. They have to get their Antonows, Ilyushin's und Tupolew's back.
_Sorry to bother you maritime people with aviation stuff_ 😏
They get help from Iran on how to mothball the planes. In the meantime aircraft lessors have been made an offer they can't refuse by Russia.
There is no way these planes can be registered anywhere else than in Russia due to a lack of reliable maintenance history.
@@jacquesmertens3369 Yes but even under best conditions with no parts it'll be hard to maintain them for even just domestic flights, almost their whole fleet is Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier...
So we've got the floating and flying covered... but there's one other thing you're better off renting...
@@FabFunty You seem to forget that the planes themselves are a source of spare parts. And obviously there's also China and other rogue states to help them out.
The vast majority of all flights leaving from Russian airports are domestic, and that's how the Russians intend to use the stolen planes.
Let them fall,
Thank you for your continuing informative work.
Thanks for the update, and THANKS for the "outtake". LOL
Tha addition of the term "-ovitch" just means "son of" .
Therefore David David-ovitch, would be the same as the English name David Davidson.
Roman Abramovitch, Roman Abram'son, etc.
Love all your researches !
Keep it up !
So Samovitch means Son of Sam?
Governments everywhere:
"Write that down, write that down"
Love this channel:)
Excellent reporting. Thanks
The only thing which surprises me now is that Abramovich hasn't bought a shipyard yet... I mean that shipyard would already be halfway profitable from servicing his fleet alone and there have been some good shipyards like Nobiskrug or Blohm+Voss for sale in the last couple of years
Vanity Alekperov owns the shipbuilder and Barcelona’s port on behalf of the oligarchs. But he just got sanctioned, too. By Australia.
Germany would probably not let him, because they make military boats. At least they used to do from what I know.
@@lars-akechesburg9911 True for Blohm+Voss but Nobiskrug would have been an option as they never produced any military ones as far as I am aware
@@lars-akechesburg9911 Yes, Blohm+Voss does. Just in January the fourth and last of the new F125 frigates were delivered to the German navy.
The good news is that Russia can’t get parts or software updates for those stolen aircraft. They will not be flying for very long.
They’ll never fly outside Russia again. They are in insurance write off for the lessors.
That's also bad news because if they don't have proper log, parts, software, maintenance they will be effectively uninsurable in the west. Therefor they will be unusable to anyone but Aeroflot. So as of now it looks like they will be a total write off for the leasing companies.
At least since many of them were for international flights and now they only operate domestic routes, they can cannibalize parts between planes because they have excess planes for only domestic operations
I'm looking forward to the new episodes of Air Crash Investigation.
Every country has the ability to reverse engineer. Most of the parts can be easily manufactured. The coding integration on the other hand will be a little harder.
If we fear trade secrets of tech being stolen and being reversed engineered, these are full planes that they can dismantle, study, and test to build parts.
More bloopers please!!! There are funny
Thank you for the update. 😎
query: how many of these yachts have been seized as opposed to arrested/detained? If I'm remembering correctly it is only 1 or 2 that have been seized where ownership changes hands, the rest are simply being held in custody and are still the property of their beneficial owners.
If someone held/arrested/took/ blocked/seized your property against your will you do not own that property anymore the person who took it from you does.
@@JamesTrue right on -just like after the cuffs go on and your hands are behind your back guess what ?
@@JamesTrue you still own your vehicle after it's been impounded. Now you need to pay fines and storage fees to get it back.
@@JamesTrue No, the yachts are still owned by the respective corporation (with the respective oligarch as the beneficial owner). If the government can tie the funds that purchased the vessel to ‘proceeds of crime’ they can forfeit the asset (take ownership). But, you can’t do that without due process (ie legal hearing). So, there will be all sorts of lawsuits.
Realistically, the governments don’t want to hold onto and maintain these massive vessels through protracted lawsuits, appeals, etc. They’re seizing them to put financial/lifestyle pressure on the beneficial owners (who are friends with Putin), with the hope their aggravation leads to them getting in Putin’s ear.
@@mike191SF actually civil asset forfeiture does not require them to prove wrong doing. It requires you to prove no wrong doing. Steve Lehto has many videos on the subject.
Why is any country refueling these yachts? That needs to stop so they can't keep running.
What would be fun is if Ukrainians abroad could drop a few anti armour missiles into the engineering spaces of these yachts. Fantasy of course unless a government helped to make it possible. Shame.
Keep on the job.... you are more updated than most authorities
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Let them all go to Vladivostock...😄😁🤣😂😂
Excellent again
It’s like cockroaches scattering in all directions when you lift a rock. Trying to get somewhere where the vessel is “safe”. It’s about time that we, the Dutch people, built in a remote activated self destruct option in every Dutch built vessel.
@@ahshari No, it’s doesn’t fit in the canal next to my Amsterdam apartment.
Question: Will the repossessing of all these superyachts drive down the cost (de-valuate) the superyacht market overall?
Supposedly they own a small percentage of the market I believe he has said, however they have always seemed anecdotally to me that they own many, and some of the biggest. So if this goes on I would think it might have some effect at least on the very large market, for folks like them and the Middle East seem to have a fair few of the largest.
The last part was the best.
Thank you for all of your information, just crazy how many boats these people have! I was totally unaware about ordeal with the planes. There hasn't been any talk of that on American mainstream media about that. But since you brought it to light I bet they jump on it now.
The russian theft of leased aircraft has been well covered in aviation news. All those planes have also been decertified, which means they can’t be flown anywhere out of russian airspace. Plus, they have no access to spare parts (they’re mostly Boeing) so the only source is to cannibalize other aircraft. This is typical of russian mentality. At the end of WW2, the russians swept into Germany and cleaned out all the machinery from the factories and left everything unprotected at side of the railroad tracks. Trains were supposed to come by and transport to russia. Trains never came, all the machinery rusted and became useless. During the Bolshevik revolution, they took over the steel factories in the Urals. The managers that knew how to keep them running were eliminated, the workers had no clue, furnaces were allowed to be shutdown, molten steel hardened, goodbye steel industry. Very depressing.
@@Matt-yg8ub your not getting the correct news from ANY of those news channels, look else where for the correct news
US mainstream is fake news we know this
@@Matt-yg8ub CNN...really ...so sorry
@@Matt-yg8ub MSNBC..A CNN WANNABE
“I can confirm that I am the owner of MHC Jersey Ltd and the Aquamarine yacht.” Later that same day, Davidovich added "I also confirm that I'm the owner of several paddle boats, all safely docked near the Dnieper River estuary".
Has anyone ever seen davidovich? Sounds so made up.
Great reporting. And beautiful pictures. Thank you.
Fantastic work. Your reporting is precise and factual. Thanks to you and the yatching community for sharing information on these ships around the world.
Question: How much fuel can Amadea carry when she fuels up? And, wouldn't that amount and more be available at any certain time for a yacht her size to just drop by? How , otherwise does she run? Solar or ? How many and which yachts of the Billionaire's can go a quarter of the way around the globe without refueling? This is very curious reinterpretation of one or some movies! Thank you again for your reports 😎
Some specs I found about her...
RANGE & PERFORMANCE
Amadea is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel MTU (20V 4000 M93L) 5,766hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 13 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 20 knots with a range of up to 8,000 nautical miles from her 392,000 litre fuel tanks at 13 knots. Amadea features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels. Her water tanks store around 77,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to Lloyds Register classification society rules.
@@dbcooper69 Amazing 8,000 naut miles! How fun that would be if one wasn't on the run from the USFeds!
I don't buy that any yacht of any size is "incognito" or "low profile". There must be deeper meanings behind owning so many vessels. Some meaning that requires a certain opulence and stature in its dealings. The obvious question is why does Abramovich feel the need to be so secretive? I do not accept that such behavior, owning six yachts is for "security" purposes.
I have always assumed it is because he wants to jet off to any place and the yachts can't keep up with jets. I suppose it also has to do with, "I have the biggest, coolest and the most". I found it pretty interesting that he charters as well. However I do appreciate how much he likes the sea... I think?
Given the background of how these oligarchs got their money, and the evil, criminal behaviour of Putin, it’s far to far a stretch of my imagination to believe something far more covert military strategy is going on. I suspect these yachts are spying
Keep up this great work..love your updates and look forward to them
Wonderful reporting. Thank you for all you are doing to update us... very informative
Haha loved the bloopers! Also, very good point regarding the planes. And I agree with other people, they are trolls (they've had troll farms since the 90s, nobody with any common sense would see this any other way that the way it is) Thanks for the videos while I'm at it! I'm watching all your older videos too, super interesting channel. Cheers
@@MikeCris No, is a way to identify them so other people don't engage. I like your optimism but you can't have a conversation with a troll
@@Matt-yg8ub I think they kept the planes because they have no respect for anything. Their assets were frozen/arrested which is not the same as stealing, which is what they have done. And it doesn't work that way though, those planes are worth nothing to the owners now because the certifications were removed and they don't know what's been done to the planes so even if they were returned, they can't be flown again. They have no value anymore.
@@Matt-yg8ub How come you thought that the now zero value planes can be used as a bargaining chip then?
Ah, I see your confusion, you don't know the difference between "arrested/frozen" and "seized". Watch a few more videos from esysman, he has explained it many times for people like you, that should help you.
Oh no, sure, Russia has never played by the rules, why would they start now? It's no surprise that they steal, kill and lie, they've been doing since forever
@@Matt-yg8ub Oh I always have muchnecessary hostility, sarcasm and overall "snark" when talking to dishonest people and since February, when talking to trolls too -which if you think about it, is the same, so give me credit for consistency!
Ah, you don't know Irish my friend, they've already submitted the insurance claim. They don't even want them back because even if they return them, they would have to be stripped down to the fuselage and all parts replaced down to the smallest screw. Which again, if you had any knowledge of aviation you'd know that already? Imagine a plane crashing and then they discover they had tampered with one of the components... That's instant ruin for an aviation company -which you should also know too?
Truly amazing these yachts are just sailing around the world aimlessly trying to avoid docking in jurisdictions where they could be arrested,in the meantime these oligarchs are still enjoying their billions and the poor Ukrainians are dying,this is wrong!!!
Well if u look at it from other perspective: the condition the russian army and russian economy are all thanks to these so called oligarchs, aka thieves, who were steeling funds shamelessly. So they actuallydeserve medals - all their yachts are failed tanks and planes and super weapons🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks!
I like how often you post. 👍
These are really sick people who would call out the west for holding these vessels.
Yeh. Who could begrudge the west stealing peoples property, simply because they are a citizen of a certain country.
See the Mentour Pilot TH-cam channel for a detailed breakdown of how sanctions will affect Russian aviation.
TLDR: it’s screwed.
Good video again.
Keep up the great work!
I wonder why, these russians, buy AIS, when they always turn them of.
I've was a sailor for 17 years, and i can't remember, skipper have ever said: Don't forget to turn off AIS, we're out of port now 😁
There many places you are required to be using AIS to navigate to or through.
@@Matt-yg8ub Arrh, it a shame you didn't get the joke. I thought it was obvious. Especially with that smiley.
Nah, never mind. Wish you a good day.
@@BrianBoniMakes I know. And??
@@Matt-yg8ub It's no problem, mate.
However... I was serious, when i wished you a good day 👍
Cheers
@@Matt-yg8ub likewise my friend 😄
I don't know where you're from. But i'm from Denmark and we use very "dry/black humor". Sarcasm and irony. It's risky on the internet sometimes 😂 But... bloody hell, it's my humor and i can't change it.
It's true i've been sailing 17 years though. 11 years as trawlerman and then i got tired of that, took navigation on Skagen skipperskole, in northern Denmark, and then 6 years on cargo and cable. Everywhere between Sunny Point N. Carolina to Mumbai India. So i'm familiar with AIS (among other things). Now i'm enjoying my life in beautiful Georgia, Caucasus.
It looks more like a minesweeper than a yacht! Remember when yachts looked nice?
Whoever designed that monstrosity, went a bit overboard…
Believe it is ex offshore supply vessel.
Looks to be built more for purpose than glamor. X hulls are nice
It's a repurposed vessel. It was an ice-class supply vessel turned into a luxury yacht.
Ragnar is a converted ice class vessel.
If you're talking about Ragnar, it's not my favorite yacht, but it's better than those wedding cake white yachts that all look the same. Andromeda is my favorite yacht. I like rugged looking yachts.
It´s always very interesting to listen and watch your comments.
Thanks, good work!
an addendum: As to coming to Australia, that's just asking for trouble, Australia supports Ukraine in her struggle, so any Russian owned vessel is really putting themselves in harms way, especially a super yacht owned by a close supporter of Vladimir Putin.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇺🇦💙💛 my Ukrainian relatives are very thankful for the support people all over the world are giving them x 💙💛🇺🇦
Anything that arrived in Oz or NZ would be held immediately until the US or EU Embassy got court ordered for arrest just like any international fugitive
The only way to really get at these oligarchs is to get at ther funds in the tax havens very difficult though.