BIS Detains Boats Being Exported to Russia

The Bureau of Industry and Security's Office of Export Enforcement detained two speedboats destined to Russia earlier this month, an agency spokesperson said March 16. The boats, worth a combined $150,000, were detained at the Port of Charleston on March 2 before they could be exported to a large distributor of yachts and boats in Russia, the spokesperson said. The agency released a picture of one of the boats, saying the exporter failed to obtain an export license. BIS said the shipment was subject to new Russian export restrictions that took effect last month (see 2202240069).