New York Times World News Luxury Yacht Linked to Russian Oligarch Passes Through Strait of Hormuz By: Lynsey Chutel ยท Ivan Nechepurenko and Jenny Gross 28 April 2026 at 12:59 The Nord, a 464-foot vessel, appears to be tied to Aleksei A. Mordashov, a Russian steel mogul who is under American and European sanctions.