# It emerged that a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov sailed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. The 142-meter vessel worth over 8.27-billion-rand, the Nord, left a Dubai marina on Friday, crossed the strait on Saturday morning, and arrived in Muscat on Sunday. It is one of very few vessels to transit the blockaded shipping lane at the heart of the US-Iranian conflict. Just a few, mainly merchant vessels, have been passing daily through the waterway as Washington and Tehran maintain a blockade.
Luxury Russian yacht allowed to pass through Strait of Hormuz