- Two superyachts owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich are sailing around the Mediterranean.
- Abramovich's Eclipse is heading in the direction of his Solaris yacht, ship tracking data shows.
- There's no destination port for either superyacht listed on MarineTraffic's website.
A $700 million superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich seems to be heading toward the location of his other $600 million vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, ship tracking data shows.
MarineTraffic's map suggests that, if the two superyachts kept on their current courses, they would eventually meet in the Ionian Sea, a part of the Mediterranean which separates Greece and Italy.
Eclipse, Abramovich's 533-foot superyacht, was located just off the coast of Algeria on Tuesday, sailing eastwards across the Mediterranean Sea, per MarineTraffic data. The ship, worth $700 million according to SuperYacht Fan, has been underway from St. Martin in the Caribbean since February 21, per MarineTraffic data.
Abramovich's 460-foot vessel, Solaris, which was positioned off the east coast of Italy on Friday, was located between the coasts of southeast Italy and Albania on Tuesday, MarineTraffic data said. The website shows Solaris moving southwards.
Some Russian oligarchs and billionaires believed to have close ties to President Vladimir Putin – including Abramovich – are moving themselves, their yachts, and their private jets in the wake of sanctions announced by international governments. Their assets could potentially be seized as part of measures aimed at the Russian elite in response to Moscow's decision to invade Ukraine.
Abramovich is one of seven Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the UK on Thursday. The sanctions include freezing the their assets and barring them from doing business with the country.
Other jurisdictions, including the EU, have also announced similar sanctions. Spanish authorities said on Monday that they had seized a $153 million super-yacht that was later linked to Russian oligarch Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec and a close ally of Putin.
There's no destination port for Eclipse or Solaris listed on MarineTraffic's website, so it's unclear where Abramovich's superyachts are going to dock next. Solaris, worth $600 million according to SuperYacht Fan, had been docked in a Spanish shipyard since late 2021 for repairs until it departed last week.
Reuters first reported that Abramovich was spotted in a VIP lounge at Ben Gurion airport in Israel on Monday — the same day a private jet linked to him flew from Israel to Istanbul, Turkey, per flight-tracking data. It's unclear if Abramovich was onboard the plane, Reuters reported.