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A pod of orcas has sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar

A pair of orcas swim off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 2018. Brian Gisborne/AP hide caption

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Animals

A pod of orcas has sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar

November 7, 2023 • The pod rammed the boat's rudder for about 45 minutes. Authorities were able to get crew members to land safely, but their yacht was irreparably damaged.

When Black boaters faced discrimination on the water, this yacht club became a refuge

David Turner aboard his boat Savior, at Herrington Harbor South on the Chesapeake Bay, on July 29. Scott Neuman/NPR hide caption

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National

When Black boaters faced discrimination on the water, this yacht club became a refuge

August 4, 2023 • When the Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis was founded in 1959, discrimination at fuel docks around the famous port was common. Today, the club is thriving and giving back to the community.

Germany seizes the world's largest yacht (at least according to volume)

The luxury superyacht Dilbar sails off the coast of Monaco in 2017. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Germany seizes the world's largest yacht (at least according to volume)

April 14, 2022 • German authorities impounded the 15,917-ton yacht after confirming that sanctioned Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov had transferred ownership to his sister, who is also under Western sanctions.

A $49M Russian superyacht has been detained by U.K. officials near London

The newly-detained superyacht Phi is pictured while docked in Canary Wharf in east London on Tuesday. James Manning - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

A $49M Russian superyacht has been detained by U.K. officials near London

March 29, 2022 • Detaining the yacht, named Phi, is "a clear and stark warning to Putin and his cronies," Britain's transport secretary said. Officials said the yacht's ownership is "deliberately well hidden."

France seizes its first yacht as the West pledges to crack down on Russian oligarchs

Amore Vero, the yacht owned by a company linked to Igor Sechin, is pictured in the shipyard of La Ciotat in southern France on Thursday. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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World

France seizes its first yacht as the West pledges to crack down on Russian oligarchs

March 3, 2022 • France says it seized a yacht belonging to Igor Sechin, an oil executive and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, after the U.S. and European Union sanctioned a slew of Russian oligarchs.

The Dutch vow to egg Jeff Bezos' yacht if a bridge is dismantled to let his boat pass

Rotterdam residents appear to be up in arms over a plan to temporarily dismantle the Koningshaven lift bridge, popularly called "De Hef." Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Dutch vow to egg Jeff Bezos' yacht if a bridge is dismantled to let his boat pass

February 9, 2022 • After early reports that Rotterdam would briefly take apart a historic bridge for the yacht's passage, thousands of people joined a Facebook event called "Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos."