The 142-metre luxury yacht Nord, owned by Severstal owner Alexei Mordashov, has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to traffic tracking service Vesselfinder.
Judging by the data from Vesselfinder, as well as another similar service, Marine trafficThe yacht left Dubai on April 24, heading to Oman.
The ship passed through the strait, heading all the way south of Larac Island, Notes NBC News.
In addition, on Saturday night, as follows from Marinetraffic data, two ships subject to US sanctions passed through the strait: the tanker Ocean Jet and Lumina Ocean, NBC News wrote. Five other cargo ships, including an Iranian ship and a passenger ferry from Oman, also passed through the strait between 17:00 Friday and 5:00 Saturday.
Alexey Mordashov is the main owner of Severstal. In 2026, he took first place in the annual list of the richest entrepreneurs in Russia (by a large margin). His wealth is estimated at about $37 billion. Forbes maleFor the first time in the history of the classification, the wealth of a Russian billionaire exceeded $30 billion.
The yacht “Nord” was built at the German shipyard Lürssen and transferred in 2021 to Mordashov, which Forbes sources Named Construction client. The ship sailed under the flag of the Cayman Islands, but at the beginning of 2022 Mordashov was subjected to sanctions, and then the yacht was seized. Re-register In Russia. In June 2023 the yacht He came back To Vladivostok after an absence of about a year.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war in the Middle East. Then added to that was the naval blockade imposed by the United States on Iranian ports. Meanwhile, US Central Command indicated that this would not create obstacles for shipping. Due to the blockade of the ports, Tehran rejects the second round of negotiations with Washington, while ships, in the meantime, are searching for ways to cross the Strait of Hormuz.