WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Italian government blocked the port from a yacht linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Italy’s Finance Ministry stated that an investigation had revealed significant economic and business connections between the yacht’s owner and prominent Russian officials and those sanctioned by Moscow for its 2014 annexation. Italy didn’t name Putin. various reports have linked the Russian leaderThe vessel.

In a statement, the finance ministry stated that the yacht’s ownership was under surveillance for a long time.

Scheherazade, a Cayman Island-flagged superyacht measuring nearly 460 feet in length, is currently moored at Marina di Carrara in Italy.

Western governments are intensifying their efforts to seize and track assets belonging to sanctioned Russians connected to the Kremlin.

The Biden administration created a task force in March. dubbed KleptoCaptureTo enforce the broad U.S.-allied sanctions against Russian elites that have contributed to Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

On Thursday, Fijian authorities seized a $300 million superyacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. Amadea, an almost 350 foot motor yacht, has an interior layout which can sleep up to 16 guests in 8 cabins. She also comes with a helicopter pad.

German authorities stated that last month they had seized the world’s largest superyachtAfter official confirmation, the vessel was linked to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov (business tycoon).

Dilbar, the yacht named after Usmanov’s mom, is over 500ft long and comes with two helipads as well as the biggest indoor swimming pool that has ever been installed on a private boat. According to the Treasury Department, Usmanov’s yacht has a value of $735 million.