GRACEFUL
IMO 1011551
Updated: 01.08.2025
Vessel name
GRACEFUL
Category
Other
Link to a sanctioned entity
IMO
1011551
Flag (Current)
russian federation
MMSI
273294110
Call sign
UBGV8
Vessel Type
Yacht
Length (m)
80.3
Gross tonnage
2685
DWT
540
P&I Club
Sanctions
Sanctions lifted
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sanctions have been applied
sanctions have been applied
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Vessel information
The yacht is believed to be affiliated with president of the russian federation Vladimir Putin.
The vessel, estimated to be worth approximately USD 100 million, is equipped with both saltwater and freshwater pools, a helipad, gym, secure government communications systems, luxury furnishings, marble, and gold detailing.
Vladimir Putin has reportedly made numerous trips aboard the yacht, including a 2021 voyage in the Black Sea with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who supported and facilitated the russian federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A few weeks prior to russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the yacht was relocated from the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg (Germany), where it had been undergoing modernization, to Kaliningrad (russia).
In June 2022, the United States designated GRACEFUL as blocked property under sanctions.
Following the imposition of sanctions, the vessel was reportedly renamed Kosatka ("Killer Whale").
The vessel, estimated to be worth approximately USD 100 million, is equipped with both saltwater and freshwater pools, a helipad, gym, secure government communications systems, luxury furnishings, marble, and gold detailing.
Vladimir Putin has reportedly made numerous trips aboard the yacht, including a 2021 voyage in the Black Sea with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who supported and facilitated the russian federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A few weeks prior to russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the yacht was relocated from the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg (Germany), where it had been undergoing modernization, to Kaliningrad (russia).
In June 2022, the United States designated GRACEFUL as blocked property under sanctions.
Following the imposition of sanctions, the vessel was reportedly renamed Kosatka ("Killer Whale").
Cases of AIS shutdown
Unknown
Calling at russian ports
Unknown
Available additional information
Ship Owner (IMO / Country / Date)
Argument JSC (6297782 / russian federation / 15.04.2021)
Commercial ship manager (IMO / Country / Date)
Argument JSC (6297782 / russian federation / 15.04.2021)
Ship Safety Management Manager (IMO / Country / Date)
Unknown (02.03.2022)
Former ship names
Flags (former)
British Virgin IslandsBuild year
2014
Builder (country)
Blohm & Voss
