Topic: Superyacht

Major maritime classification societies, including Lloyd's Register and DNV, have withdrawn services from Russian-linked vessels, effectively decertifying them. This move invalidates the ships' insurance and prevents them from operating in international waters, targeting the assets of Russian oligarchs. This trend of "financial de-platforming" is seen as a precursor to similar tactics being used against domestic political dissidents in the West.

The city of Rotterdam faces public outcry over plans to dismantle the historic Koningshaven Bridge to allow Jeff Bezos's new 417-foot superyacht to reach the ocean. Dutch journalist Francisco van Jolle explains that the controversy centers on billionaire privilege and the violation of a previous promise to never touch the national monument again.