In Croatia, searches and interrogations took place because of the disappeared yacht under sanctions

Eight people are involved in the case. We are talking about crew members who may know details about the sailing of the sanctioned yacht Irina VU from Croatia to Turkey,

In Croatia, searches and interrogations of several people were conducted as part of an investigation into the disappearance of the Irina VU yacht, confiscated under EU sanctions against Russian businessmen, Jutarnji list writes, citing local police. The ship left the country in October and was found missing in January.

Eight people are involved in the criminal case, four of them have been officially detained, N1 points out. The police do not disclose specific charges against the defendants, writes Večernji list. According to the publication, we are talking about crew members who, according to investigators, may have information about the departure of the yacht and violation of international sanctions. Searches were carried out in homes and offices, the details of the investigative actions are not specified.

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The yacht Irina VU left the port of Betina on the island of Murter in October, Jutarnji list and Večernji list reported in mid-January. The Croatian authorities consider the vessel to belong to structures associated with Alisher Usmanov and his former wife, the president of the All-Russian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics Irina Viner, the notes of these publications stated. Usmanov's representative told RBC that the businessman "does not own the Irina VU yacht, which is mentioned in the Croatian press, and cannot be connected in any way with her disappearance from the port of Betina."

According to the latest data available from the Marinne Traffic service, the ship is moored in Didim, Turkey, where it arrived from Betina.

The publication Jutarnji list claimed that the ship was able to leave Croatia because the police and customs allegedly did not have information that it was under sanctions. At the same time, the Ministry of Transport of the country indicated that the yacht was sealed, the owners were notified of the ban on its use, and the captain forbade access to it. And they added that the ministry "does not hire security guards to protect other people's property around the clock."