&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Russian_owned_yacht,_seized_when_sanctions_imposed_on_Russia_in_March_2022._(52274699260).jpg) PHI at Canary Wharf, London
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Malta | |
| Name | PHI |
| Owner | Sergei Naumenko |
| Builder | Royal Huisman |
| Cost | £38 million ($50 million) |
| Launched | 2021 |
| Completed | 2021 |
| In service | 2021–2022 |
| Out of service | 2022 (impounded) |
| Fate | Sanctioned by UK Government |
| Status | Impounded |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lloyd's Register |
| Type | Super yacht |
| Tonnage | 499 GT |
| Length | 58.5 m (192 ft) |
| Beam | 9.73 m (31.9 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 ×MTU 12V 2000 M96L |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) (maximum) |
| Capacity | 12 passengers |
| Crew | 11 |
| Notes | Aluminium hull & superstructure |
PHI or Phi is a 58.5 m (192 ft) superyacht delivered by noted Dutch shipbuilders Royal Huisman, in 2021, costing £38 million ($50 million).[1][2] Along with Phi itself, a support vessel, the PHI Phantom, was built by Alia Yachts at their yard in Antalya, Turkey, with her design mirroring the exterior style of Phi.[3] Phi is registered to a company based in the Caribbean dual-island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and sails under a Maltese flag.
The superyacht has been impounded by the UK Government, under United Kingdom sanctions in connection with the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, since March 2022.[4] Successive appeals to the UK High Court of Justice to have sanctions on PHi lifted have been unsuccessful.[5]
Phi remains docked at Canary Wharf in London.[2][6]
- ^ "Phi Yacht". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b "UK detains £38m superyacht owned by Russian businessman and docked in London's Canary Wharf". The Independent. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Superyacht PHI in transit through the Netherlands to the open sea". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "UK Sanctions List". UK Government. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Abramovich ally Shvidler loses appeal over UK sanctions". 27 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "High Court Judgment". High Court of Justice. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.