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France seizes yacht linked to Igor Sechin

On 3 March 2022 French customs seized the yacht Amore Vero at La Ciotat, saying it was linked to Rosneft chief Igor Sechin, who had been placed under EU sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Igor Sechin (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 3 March 2022 French customs seized the yacht Amore Vero at La Ciotat, saying it was linked to Rosneft chief Igor Sechin, who had been placed under EU sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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    France seizes yacht linked to Igor Sechin. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.

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  1. 1.independent.co.ukchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: amore vero+sechin · verified

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Factrail. (2026). France seizes yacht linked to Igor Sechin. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/france-seizes-yacht-amore-vero-2022-03-03

https://factrail.ai/facts/france-seizes-yacht-amore-vero-2022-03-03

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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