Global Ports says it was not involved in allowing superyacht to dock at Bodrum

(Reuters) – World Ports Holdings PLC mentioned on Sunday that it had not been concerned in granting permission for a superyacht believed to be owned by an individual topic to UK sanctions to dock at Turkey’s Bodrum cruise port.

The corporate didn’t title the yacht or the person involved however mentioned Turkish authorities are chargeable for granting permission for ships to enter port, including that “GPH should adjust to such a call so long as the choice is authorized beneath the relevant legal guidelines”.

Turkey’s ministry of overseas affairs couldn’t instantly be contacted for remark.

The 140-metre (460-foot) yacht Solaris linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich docked in Bodrum on March 21 after skirting the waters of European Union international locations which have sanctioned the oligarch over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A consultant for World Ports couldn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for extra particulars in regards to the yacht or its possession.

(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Extra reporting by Baranjot Kaur; Modifying by Kirsten Donovan)