According to the list published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department, the 136-metre Flying Fox was removed from the US sanctions list. According to the office, the yacht was placed on the sanctions list due to its connection with Imperial Yachts SARL, a yacht brokerage firm based in Monaco.
She returned to the charter market with Bluewater Yachting Dubai in January 2024 and is now available for charter worldwide following the lifting of US sanctions. ‘We are pleased to confirm that our door is once again open to all clients, including Americans, and all brokers, including those from the US, [to charter Flying Fox],’ Bluewater Yachting Dubai said in a statement.
In June 2022, Imperial Yachts and its CEO were subject to sanctions and the yacht was named as ‘blocked property’ in which ‘Imperial Yachts has an interest’ in a statement by the US Treasury Department. That same month, Imperial Yachts ceased all business activities and a liquidation notice was subsequently posted on the company website.
The yacht, which was expected to be chartered in the Red Sea, Seychelles and Maldives, is currently off the coast of Kuah, Malaysia.
Flying Fox’s helicopter capabilities are particularly noteworthy. The yacht’s two superyacht helipads of 14 and 18 metres can accommodate the largest helicopters on the market. Other features include an indoor and outdoor cinema, an outdoor kitchen with teppanyaki grill and churrasco oven, a 12-metre swimming pool and a 400 square metre spa spread over two levels. She also features the first cryosauna installed on a yacht.
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