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Could you not connect the yacht to the grid to run ac? Wouldn't that be cheaper?
Yeah, there's shore connections on most ships, definitely one of this size and cost.
Unfortunately we can't see details of the article because OP just linked to a screenshot that was posted on reddit.
It's actually just a reworded WSJ article:
“You can’t even open the doors on Alfa Nero without diesel,” said Tom Paterson, the dockmaster at the Antigua Yacht Club to the WSJ.
How fucking stupid Antigua is. I have no sympathy for them at all.
You sell the paintings, strip the valuables & send that fucking ship to a scrap yard.
They should have let the fucker rot
The sanctions were mostly for the outraged public. Russia has no problems selling its oil and their dictatorship is mighty fine.
Demand for oil doesn't usually require much marketing - it's the logistics of selling it where the problems arise.
this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2023
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