Word: yachting
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...raid looked like something out of a Hollywood action movie. On July 7, Russian special forces dropped down on ropes from a helicopter to storm a luxury yacht on the Pirogovsky reservoir outside Moscow, arresting three dozen mobsters, including the group's alleged ringleader, Tariel Oniani. But within days, nearly all of them, including Oniani, had to be set free because prosecutors couldn't charge them with anything...
...Another new law makes it illegal for mobsters to meet to discuss their operations or planned criminal activities, an act punishable by up to 20 years in prison. This provision seems to be linked to the incident on Oniani's yacht; under the new statute, the men would have faced charges just for showing up for the meeting. According to local law-enforcement officials who were quoted in the Russia media, the purpose of the gathering was to discuss Oniani's turf war with Aslan Usoyan, leader of a rival clan in Moscow. Weeks later, the reputed godfather...
...made his feature-film debut with Knife in the Water, a psychological thriller about a couple who invite a hitchhiker aboard their yacht. It won the Venice Film Festival International Critics Award of 1962 and was nominated for a 1964 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
...Dutch court placed a 13-year-old girl in temporary custody on Friday, Aug. 28, after her parents insisted on supporting her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Laura Dekker, an avid sailor who was reportedly born on a yacht during her parents' own around-the-world trip, told Dutch television before the court handed down its decision that she simply wanted to "learn about the world and to live freely...
...dealer floor plan all at sea? Darren Plymale, the general manager at Galati Yacht Sales in Tampa Bay, Fla., says many dealers are probably consumed with taking care of their customers and don't have time for the hefty application required. A dealership has to be worth less than $8.5 million to qualify. Plymale's dealership is too large to qualify, but he worries the program is too complex and cumbersome for those who do. "I have some great industry relations, and I don't know anybody that has applied for it and taken advantage of it," he says...