The Girl Anatasia is a 157-foot superyacht that is had by the Russian arms firm Rosoboronexport Supervisor General Alexander Mikheev. The vessel was docked in Majorca, Spain when the head mechanic, who is Ukrainian opened up the valves in the engine room to flooding the boat.
Taras Ostapchuk, 55, that was the head auto mechanic on the boat for the previous 10 years told the crew (most Ukrainian) to desert the ship. He then presumably went to the engine and also opened up a big shutoff to scuttle the boat. It was reported by law enforcement that staff members and port personnel prevented the boat from sinking.
Ostapchuk reported that a video of a rocket strike in Kyiv motivated him to wish to sink the watercraft due to the fact that he assumed Mikheev’s firm manufactured it.
“The proprietor of this luxury yacht is a wrongdoer that makes his living selling arms that are now being made use of to kill Ukrainians,” he informed police.
“I enjoyed the information about the war. There was a video of a helicopter assault on a structure in Kyiv. The armaments utilized are generated by the luxury yacht proprietor’s company. They were striking innocents,” Ostapchuk stated informed the court.
The court launched Ostaphchuk and also costs are pending because of the estimated $7.7 million in damages.
The Ukrainian sailor told a local news outlet that he would certainly be leaving Spain to attempt and also creep right into Ukraine.
“I’m mosting likely to battle. As quickly as I get to the very first Ukrainian city I will seek a military commander and also ask him if they require me,” Ostapchuk said. “I told myself: ‘Why do I require a job if I have my nation. I had a great work as a head mechanic on the boat and also a good income yet I am mosting likely to fight for my nation.”
The Ukrainian male added, “I am not mosting likely to lose my country. I am not a hero, I’m a middle-aged male, however I have a great deal of experience as an auto mechanic. I’ve never ever held a tool but if essential I will. Why not!”
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