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Swiftships motor yacht Tacanuya for sale

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The 56 metre Swiftships motor yacht Tacanuya has been listed for sale by Yachting Partners International .

Built in aluminium by US yard Swiftships to a design by Grant Robinson , she was delivered in 1992 and most recently refitted in 2021. Her interior has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests overnight in six cabins and all cabins have television screens and en suite bathroom facilities. She is also capable of carrying up to 10 crew onboard.

The massive main saloon is aft of the separate dining area, with seating for eight to ten guests, while the starboard side has a bar with seating. There are silhouette blinds with eight large windows, giving this area fantastic natural light. The dining area has a large table with comfortable seating offering formal dining for up to 12 guests.

The full-beam aft deck is air conditioned and can be completely enclosed and heated in poor weather. On the aft end of the deck is a raised dining area with a teak table that will seat eight on occasional chairs and six on the banquette.

Her top speed is 24 knots, her cruising speed is 18 knots, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 4,500 nautical miles at 15 knots, with power coming from twin 2,800hp Caterpillar diesel engines.

Tacanuya is asking €18,999,000.

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MRS L, TACANUYA and SPIRIT OF ROMO join the YPI sales fleet

Three spectacular superyachts have joined the YPI sales fleet. Are you looking for an onboard spa? Or something more traditional?

TACANUYA, MRS L and SPIRIT OF ROMO all differ in many ways. Read on to discover your preference.

56m (183.7ft) TACANUYA

TACANUYA is a 56m motor yacht built by Swiftships Shipbuilders and launched in 1992. She has been meticulously maintained following several extensive refits. The recently rebuilt Caterpillar engines provide a cruising speed of 15 knots and a top speed of 17 with just 700 hours on each engine.

The interiors were carried out by H2 Design with a palette that combines soothing shades of gold, beige, and cream. The indoor dining room is a beautiful space bathed in natural light.

Outside, she has a large sundeck that was recently refitted, offering a stunning jacuzzi with unobstructed views. TACANUYA comfortably accommodates 17 guests in seven cabins.

Length: 56m (183.7ft)

Built: 1992/2018

Exterior design: Pinto

Interior design: Pinto - Koutoukos

Asking price: EUR 18,999,000

50.8m (166.8ft) MRS L

Designed by Cor D Rover, 50.8m MRS L combines an impressive exterior with relaxed interiors. She was built by the prestigious Italian yard Mondomarine in 2009, with work from several notable studios such as Harrison Eidsgaard, Luca Dini, Frédéric Méchiche and Francis Sultana.

The 2021 refit has completely transformed the yacht. The technical side, supervised by the meticulous eye of Captain Mark Barrowman involved a great deal of upgrades behind the scenes, including a new beach club.

On the decorative side, the multi-talented designer Francis Sultana created one of his signature masterpieces. The large sundeck has been completely redesigned with a semi-circular forward lounging area and the creation of a full-service central bar with teppanyaki grill.

Length: 50.8m (166.8ft)

Built: 2009/2021

Exterior design: Mondomarine

Interior design: Pinto - Frederic Mechiche & Luca Dini Design

Asking price: EUR 17,750,000

25.65m (84.2ft) SPIRIT OF ROMO

SPIRIT OF ROMO is an exceptionally capable explorer yacht outfitted to the highest standards. The yacht originally served as a coastal cutter for the Danish Navy and benefited from a significant refit in the Netherlands to maximise all possible space and volume.

She has an exceptional list of features that range from a spacious saloon and dining area to a master suite on the main deck at the bow. Four staterooms provide accommodation for up to eight guests and four crew in three separate cabins.

The sturdy, well-built hull gives the yacht a traditional appeal, while the use of advanced technology offers a modern twist.

Length: 26.5m (84.2ft)

Built: 1973/2018

Exterior design: Svendborg Skibsvaerft

Asking price: USD 1,950,000

For further information on TACANUYA, MRS L or SPIRIT OF ROMO please contact our sales team .

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56.1m/184.1ft luxury yacht TACANUYA (Ex Intrepid, Swiftship, Defiance, M.D. Tacanuya) was built by Swiftships in 1992 and last refitted in 2018 with interior styling by Alberto Pinto and Koutoukos. The contemporary interiors use a neutral earthy palette with golden lighting and silvery accents in the fixtures and fittings to create a homely atmosphere suited to long cruises using the 4,500 nautical miles range. The accommodation sleeps up to 12 guests and five staff, and a crew of 14 for first-class service throughout the cruise.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF TACANUYA: ~Sundeck Jacuzzi ~Multiple sunbeds ~Spacious outdoor living areas ~Up to 80 guests for dockside events ~Indoor/outdoor 'winter garden' dining area ~Office attached to Master suite ~Large collection of water toys ~Air conditioning ~Wi-Fi

The main deck aft has a wet bar to starboard, a table and four chairs central for drinks and casual meals, and a sofa and coffee table along the stern.

The upper deck aft has sofa seating lining the stern and accompanied by coffee tables for drinks and conversation. The foredeck has two sofas and sunbeds in front of the helm station, while the bow section is used for the storage of the water toys and tenders.

The sundeck aft is also used for storing the tenders and water toys, and amidships guests have an alfresco dining table and sofa seating under the shade of the hardtop. Forward in the sunshine there is a raised Jacuzzi and sunbeds, which can be covered by a canvas to provide some shade.

The lower deck layout hosts the guest and crew accommodation, along with the engine room and storage for the water toys.

On the main deck, the Master suite is forward, followed by the main foyer and the galley and lastly the main salon. In the main salon, the forward area has a more casual ambiance and acts as a 'media centre', with forward and aft facing sofas placed around a coffee table and a widescreen TV aft acting as a room divider. The larger portion of the room behind has a symmetrical setting of two armchairs, four side tables and an armchair plus a foot stool on both sides of the room, creating a comfortable setting for guests of all ages to spend the hours.

TACANUYA Specifications

The upper deck has the bridge controls forward with a sofa for guests to sit and watch the changing scenery. The Captain's cabin and foyer are behind, then the skylounge aft. Within, there is a wet bar to port, a widescreen TV mounted on the forward wall and a sofa and armchairs around a coffee table to starboard. Further aft, the formal dining area is surrounded by glass to create a winter garden setting for all seasons and any weather.

Twin Caterpillar engines provide a maximum speed of 17 knots, a cruising speed of 15 knots and a transatlantic range of 4,500 nautical miles.

Yacht Accommodation

On the main deck, the Master suite is situated forward and has a king-sized bed with a widescreen TV opposite, a desk/vanity, office, wardrobe and an en-suite bathroom with two sinks, a toilet, bathtub and shower. In the VIP stateroom, there is a queen-sized bed with a widescreen TV opposite, a desk/vanity, wardrobe and an en-suite bathroom with a sink, toilet and shower. ~ The twin cabins are located on the lower deck and all have two single beds, a widescreen TV, storage and an en-suite bathroom with a sink, toilet and shower. Three of the twin cabins also have a Pullman berth suitable for a child. ~ The talented crew of 14 will keep all guests entertained and everything running at peak efficiency throughout the cruise.

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TACANUYA Yacht for Sale

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TACANUYA is a 56m Swiftships, built in 1992 and has been impeccably maintained and has undergone numerous refits. Her recently overhauled twin Caterpillar engines provide a cruising speed of 15 knots and 17 knots max. speed, with only 700 hours on each. With interior styling by H2 design, she offers an elegant and spacious interior for up to 16 guests, with equally spacious deck areas for the perfect on water experience.

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Other machinery.

• Water makers : 2x Idromar model MC12S
• Fuel Separator & Filtration : Alfa laval with racor primary filters
• Sewage System : Magerator type pumps
• Fresh water maker system :
• Bilge Water Filtration : Bilge compartment connected in fire bilge pump
• Waste oil Capacity : 4,542 litres

Galley & Laundry Equipment

Main Galley Equipment :

• Cooking Equipment : Weabelt microwave, wells fry kettle/grill, 4x plate electric stove
• Refrigeration/Freezer : US American cooler ref/freezer
• Dishwasher : whirlpool

Crew Galley/Mess Equipment :

• Cooking Equipment : Panasonic microwave
• Refrigeration / Freezer : True ref , mini ref

Other : Additional Galley Equipment :

• Cooking Equipment : 
• Refrigeration/Freezer : Miele , Williams fridge

Laundry Equipment :

• Main Laudry : 3x LG washing machine , 2x LG dryer , 1x Samsung crew mess , 1x LG dryer

Communication Equipment

• SAT com : Magnavox MX 2400 satcom
• Telephone system : Simrad
• SSB : One skanti type trp 8258hf ssb 
• VHF : Sailor 6248 vhf, 6301 mf/hf, 2x 6222 vhf dsc
• Cellular phone system : Simrad
• Intercom : Raytheon 420 loudhailer

Navigation Equipment

• Radars : Furuno 2120 ARPA, Furuno 2010 ARPA RCU-014
• Gyrocompass : C-PLATH GYRO
• Magnetic compass : Plath magnetic compass
• Auto Pilot : C-plath navitrans P auto pilot
• Depth Sounder : Furuno FE 700
• Night version : Pulsar digiforce 860VS
• GPS : FURUNO GP-32 AND GP-150
• Plotter : Transas 4000
• Wind / Speed Log : Furuno FI-50
• Navtex : FURUNO NX-700

Entertainment Equipment

Video Equipment :

• All suites : TV, Sat, iPod docks , DVD Players, 2000 Movie Server, Apple Ipad , 3x 49 inch LG TV , 8x 18 inch LG tV

Audio Equipment :

• 12x Denon amplifier

Tenders & Toys

• Tenders : 2x Yamaha F200get GDV
• Other : 2x JETSKY Yamaha wave cruiser

Deck Equipment

• Anchor Windlass : Stern vertical winch anchor system
• Aft Warping Capstans : 2x steen electric aft capstan
• Boat Crane and Davits: Nautical structures EZ5500-LDEX CARGO, 1 MOR SAVERIO
• Passerelle : Hydraulic passerelle MOR SAVERIO
• Swimming platform : Teak , alluminium swimming platform

Safety & Security Equipment

Security Equipment :

• CCTV System : Nortek
• Cameras : Orlaco
• Monitors : 2x monitors

Fire Fighting Equipment :

• Fire Control System : 1 fix CO2
• Fire Extinguishers : 50 different kinds
• Moose door alarm , gen. alarm, machinery alarm

Safety Equipment :

• Life Rafts : 2x ocean safety 20 person , 1 ocean safety 10 person
• Life Rings : 2x with smoke & light, 2x with line & light , 2x with light
• EPIRBS : 3SI guardian
• Flares : 2x set=2x smoke , 4x parachute, 6x hand flares, 4x line throwing

Refit History

• £18M GBP total cost of refit, Porchester, UK.
• 2013 to 2017- Burgess Marine / Porchester UK
• Dry docked for entire period (4 years)
• Yacht aft extension from 47m to 50m on waterline, 56m on LOA

Scope of Work:

• Full interior refit including Guest and Crew areas  (H2 Design)
• New AC handlers throughout with new piping and intakes
• Shore power convertor replaced
• New Generators (Caterpillars)
• New Cranes on boat/sun deck
• Main Engines overhaul
• New Fuel manifolds
• Upper deck that was closed in by glass reopened
• New AV system throughout, Crestron drivers for all lighting, blinds, curtains.
• Full AWLGRIP paint job, hull and superstructure
• All teak replaced excluding main deck companion ways
• New Stern Door
• Full main deck aft refit, new furniture
• Bridge deck aft, full refit, new furniture
• Bridge deck, full refit including new worktops, refrigeration, furniture, jacuzzi replaced.
• Deck head lighting changed to halogen and now in process of being changed to LED
• Galley and galley pantry– All cupboards, refrigeration and floors replaced
• All refrigeration fully rebuilt including new compressors throughout.
• Bridge and command stations, all new instrumentation and new semi digital engine controls.

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Why the U.S. put a $1 million bounty on a Russian yacht’s alleged manager

On Sept. 3, 2020, the staff of a $90 million yacht placed an order with a U.S. company for a set of luxury bathrobes that came to $2,624.35.

For roughly two years before that, according to federal prosecutors, the yacht’s management had been falsely claiming it was working for a boat named “Fanta.” But the luxury bathrobes came embroidered with a monogram that, prosecutors said, revealed the yacht’s true identity: “Tango.”

That was a problem, officials say in court papers, because Tango was owned by a Russian billionaire under U.S. sanctions, and doing business on his behalf violated federal law.

Late last month, U.S. authorities unveiled a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and or conviction of the man they say was running the yacht staff and orchestrated the deception with the robes — Vladislav Osipov, 52, a Swiss-based businessman from Russia. In a new indictment , federal prosecutors say Osipov misled U.S. banks and companies into doing business with the Tango yacht despite the sanctions on the Russian owner, whom the Justice Department has identified as billionaire Viktor Vekselberg .

Osipov has denied the allegations. Osipov’s attorney has said that the government has failed to demonstrate that Vekselberg owned the yacht, and that its management was therefore not a sanctions violation.

The reward offer for Osipov reflects the latest stage in the evolution of the West’s broader financial war against Russia two years into the war in Ukraine, as the United States and its allies increasingly target intermediaries accused of enabling Russian oligarchs to circumvent sanctions.

Many Russians close to President Vladimir Putin have been under sanctions dating to 2014, when Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine and sent proxy forces into that country’s eastern Donbas region. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, President Biden vowed to deal a “crushing blow” with a barrage of new sanctions on financial institutions, industries, business executives and others tied to the Kremlin. But roughly two years later, Russia’s economy has proved surprisingly resilient after the nation poured tens of billions of dollars into ramping up its military industry. Moscow has also worked around the sanctions, finding new third parties to supply it with critical military and industrial hardware, as well as countries beyond Europe to buy its oil.

Now, the West is trying to increase the reach of its sanctions by digging deeper into Russian supply chains. Late last month, the Treasury Department announced more than 500 new sanctions targeting Russia , primarily on military and industrial suppliers. The Justice Department also announced charges against two U.S.-based “facilitators” of a Russian state banker who is under sanction, as well as the guilty plea of a dual national based in Atlanta who was accused of laundering $150 million through bank accounts and shell companies on behalf of Russian clients.

Prioritizing criminal charges against — and the arrests of — Western employees of Russia’s elites represents a new escalation of the U.S. financial war against Putin, experts say. One Moscow businessman, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, said many influential Russians are concerned about the arrest of two associates of Andrey Kostin, the head of VTB, Russia’s second-biggest state bank. These associates, Vadim Wolfson and Gannon Bond, were charged with helping Kostin evade sanctions by maintaining a $12 million property in Aspen, Colo., for Kostin’s benefit while concealing his ownership. Kostin has said that the charges of sanctions evasion against him are “unfounded” and that he has not violated any laws . Bond has pleaded not guilty; Wolfson hasn’t made an initial court appearance yet.

Wolfson, also known as Vadim Belyaev, had been a Russian billionaire until the Russian government took over his bank in 2017. Bond, 49, is a U.S. citizen from Edgewater, N.J. For all Russians living abroad and working with people in Russia, the threat of criminal charges is a much more worrying prospect than the sanctions imposed by the Treasury Department last month against hundreds of individuals and entities, the businessman said, in part because sanctions are far easier to dodge than criminal charges.

“What you have seen through today’s public announcements are our efforts at really targeting the facilitators who possess the requisite skill set, access, connections that allow the Russian war machine [and] the Russian elites to continually have access to Western services and Western goods,” David Lim, co-director of the Justice Department’s KleptoCapture task force, which is tasked with enforcing U.S. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, told reporters last month.

Thad McBride, an international trade partner at the law firm Bass Berry & Sims, said the crackdown on intermediaries reflected the natural evolution of the U.S. sanctions campaign in response to Russian adjustments.

“It seems to me they have gone through a comprehensive list of the oligarchs, and you can debate whether or not it’s had a meaningful impact on the Russian war effort,” McBride said. “Because they’re getting smarter about who’s who, they’re finding other people who play meaningful roles in these transactions, even though they’re not showing up in the headlines.”

The charges against Osipov related to his alleged management of the Tango yacht illustrate the mounting potential consequences for people in Europe and the United States who attempt to do business with Russians targeted by Western allies, as well as the opaque structures allegedly employed by those seeking to evade sanctions.

With a net worth estimated by Forbes in 2021 at $9 billion, Vekselberg, 66, has long drawn scrutiny from the West — and sought to safeguard his wealth. He made his initial fortune in aluminum and oil in Russia’s privatization of the 1990s and then expanded into industrial and financial assets in Europe, the United States and Africa, with Putin’s blessing. In addition to the yacht, federal prosecutors say, Vekselberg acquired $75 million worth of properties, including apartments on New York’s Park Avenue and an estate in the Long Island town of Southampton.

Vekselberg, who declined to comment for this article, has not been criminally charged by the Justice Department. In a 2019 interview with the Financial Times, he denounced the sanctions as arbitrary and harmful for international business, saying he had been targeted just because he was Russian and rich and knows Putin.

In April 2018, the Treasury Department under the Trump administration sanctioned Vekselberg and six other Russian oligarchs as part of broader financial penalties over the Kremlin’s invasion of Crimea, support for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria and interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Vekselberg was also targeted for his work for the Kremlin as chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation, an attempt to create Russia’s version of the Silicon Valley — evidence that appeared to undermine the Russian businessman’s claims that he operated independently of the Kremlin.

But with Vekselberg’s payments monitored by U.S. banks, according to the federal indictment , Osipov used shell companies and intermediaries to avert the bite of sanctions. Vekselberg kept other major assets out of the reach of U.S. authorities by making use of the Treasury Department’s 50 percent ownership rule, which stipulates that it is illegal to transact with firms only if an owner under sanction controls more than 50 percent of the business.

For example, a month after Treasury imposed sanctions on Vekselberg in April 2018, his Renova Innovation Technologies sold its 48.5 percent stake in Swiss engineering giant Sulzer to Tiwel Holding AG, a group that is nevertheless still “beneficially owned” — meaning, owned in practice — by Vekselberg through Columbus Trust, a Cayman Islands trust, according to Sulzer’s corporate filing. Vekselberg’s longtime right-hand man at Renova, Alexei Moskov, replaced one of Vekselberg’s direct representatives on the board. Moskov told The Washington Post that he stepped down from all his executive positions at Renova Group in 2018 after U.S. sanctions were first imposed and from that moment ceased to be Vekselberg’s employee.

The attempts to circumvent the sanctions appear to have found some success in the U.S. legal system. Columbus Nova, a U.S.-based asset management fund controlling more than $100 million in assets in the U.S. financial and tech industry, is run by Vekselberg’s cousin, Andrew Intrater. The firm battled for more than two years to lift a freeze on Columbus Nova’s assets, imposed by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control because of the sanctions on Vekselberg, and won, reaching a settlement agreement with the Treasury Department. After renaming itself Sparrow Capital LLC, Columbus Nova successfully argued that Intrater — not Vekselberg — owns the fund. Intrater argued that the company was 100 percent owned by U.S. citizens and that no individual or entity under sanction held any interest in it. Intrater said Columbus Nova had earned fees for managing investment funds owned by Renova. He said he had repeatedly told Treasury he would not distribute any funds to Vekselberg.

Now Osipov, the alleged manager of Vekselberg’s $90 million yacht, is attempting a similar argument as U.S. authorities seek his arrest on charges of bank fraud, money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and violations of sanctions law.

The federal indictment states that the Tango was owned by a shell corporation registered in the British Virgin Islands that was in turn owned by several other companies. The Virgin Islands shell company, authorities say, was controlled by Osipov, who also served in senior roles for multiple companies controlled by Vekselberg. U.S. officials also say Vekselberg ultimately controlled the other companies that owned the Virgin Islands shell company.

According to the indictment, a Tango official instructed a boat management company in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to use a false name for the yacht — “Fanta” — to disguise its true identity from U.S. financial institutions and firms, which try to avoid doing business with an entity or person under sanction.

Working at Osipov’s direction, according to the indictment, employees for Tango bought more than $8,000 worth of goods for the yacht that were unwittingly but illegally processed by U.S. firms and U.S. financial institutions, including navigation software, leather basket magazine holders provided by a bespoke silversmith, and web and computing services. The management company running Tango, run by Osipov, also paid invoices worth more than $180,000 to a U.S. internet service provider, federal prosecutors say.

The Tango was seized by the FBI and Spanish authorities in the Mediterranean not long after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and Osipov was first indicted last year. The owner of the Spanish yacht management company hired by Osipov, Richard Masters, 52, of Britain, was criminally charged last year by federal prosecutors with conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating federal sanctions law. A request for comment sent to Masters’ firm was not returned.

But in recent court documents, Osipov’s attorney argues that the yacht was not more than 50 percent owned by Vekselberg, and that the government hasn’t demonstrated it was. Barry J. Pollack, an attorney at Harris, St. Laurent and Wechsler, also says the government never warned Osipov of its novel and “unconstitutional” application of federal sanctions law.

“The government points to no precedent that supports its extraordinary interpretation and cites no authority that allows the traditional rules of statutory construction to be turned on their head,” Pollack wrote in a defense filing. The filing adds: “[Osipov] is not a fugitive because he did not engage in any of the allegedly criminal conduct while in the United States, has never resided in the United States, did not flee from the United States, and has not concealed himself.”

Still, the State Department’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program has said it will provide up to $1 million for information leading to Osipov’s arrest, warning that he may visit Herrliberg, Switzerland; Majorca, Spain; or Moscow.

The case demonstrates the extent of the U.S. commitment to tighten the screws on those seen as aiding Russian elites, even if they themselves are not closely tied to the Kremlin.

“When DOJ levels legal action against an individual or entity, they have quite a bit of evidence, especially because the threshold to press charges for money-laundering and sanctions evasion is so high,” said Kim Donovan, director of the Economic Statecraft Initiative within the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center. “We’ve had quite a bit of experience targeting Russia directly, and what you’re starting to see is the U.S. go after the facilitators enabling sanctions evasion. That’s where the U.S. is focusing its efforts right now.”

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A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP)

Jan. 6 committee didn’t ‘suppress testimony’ about Trump push for 10,000 National Guard troops

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The House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol didn’t publicly release a transcript from its January 2022 interview with former President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Anthony Ornato, because the Department of Homeland Security was reviewing it for potential security concerns, a letter between the committee and DHS shows.

In the transcript, Ornato said he recalled other White House officials saying Trump suggested having 10,000 National Guard troops on Jan. 6, 2021. But he didn’t say Trump gave an order for that many troops.

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Recent reporting claimed the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol hid evidence related to the White House’s response that day.

Conservative news outlets, including The Federalist , The Blaze and Newsmax , reported that the select committee "suppressed testimony" from former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato that proves former President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops at the Capitol.

Facebook posts also shared news articles making this claim. These posts were flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta , which owns Facebook and Instagram.)

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The news outlets cited a transcript of a Jan. 28, 2022, interview with Ornato that Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., who leads the House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight, publicly released March 8. House Republicans have reopened an investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack because they deemed the select committee’s work "incomplete."

"The Select Committee’s failure to disclose this transcript is additional evidence that the Select Committee only released evidence that fit their narrative," the Oversight Subcommittee said in its first report , released March 11.

The Jan. 6 select committee, composed of seven Democratic members and two Republican members, concluded its work in December 2022 with a 845-page final report . During its 18-month investigation , the select committee held 10 public hearings, interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and collected more than 1 million documents.

Ornato’s January 2022 interview transcript was not publicly released until recently for security reasons, Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., told PolitiFact. Both Raskin and Lofgren served on the select committee.

The transcript aligns with the select committee’s conclusion that Trump didn’t order the deployment of 10,000 National Guard troops before or during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. It provides no evidence to negate this finding.

We previously fact-checked claims that Trump requested thousands of troops and Democrats rejected this request. These claims are False. There’s no evidence Trump gave this order.

As part of the select committee’s investigation, the committee members and staff interviewed Ornato and Secret Service personnel. Ornato left the Secret Service in 2019 to become Trump’s deputy chief of staff and was still in that role Jan. 6, 2021.

The select committee was "obligated to return certain Secret Service transcripts," including this Ornato transcript, to the Department of Homeland Security "for redaction of sensitive security information before public release," Raskin told PolitiFact.

Lofgren also said this was the case.

This obligation was documented in a publicly available letter the select committee sent to the Department of Homeland Security in December 2022.

The letter said the transcribed interviews with Secret Service personnel were "not intended for public release" at the Secret Service’s direction. Therefore, the select committee said it summarized facts from these interviews for its final report without revealing the Secret Services’ operational details or its agents’ personal information.

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One of Ornato’s transcribed interviews, conducted in November 2022 , was among the select committee’s publicly released materials . The committee said in the letter that this transcript was published because it "addressed a range of intelligence information important to the Committee’s conclusions about January 6th."

The committee noted in the letter that Ornato was not a functioning Secret Service agent at the time and it significantly redacted the November 2022 transcript to address the Secret Service’s security concerns.

The Oversight Subcommittee said in its report that Loudermilk sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security in August 2023 and January 2024 requesting all of the select committee’s interview transcripts. The department said it possessed 12 transcripts and gave the subcommittee six of them. The others have not been released because the department’s review is not complete, the Oversight Subcommittee’s report said.

In the 153-page transcript of Ornato’s January 2022 interview, mentions the National Guard multiple times. Ornato said he recalled Trump floating the number 10,000, but said the president never gave the order.

First, Ornato was asked whether he knew if Trump had asked Jan. 4, 2021, for 10,000 National Guard troops to be deployed Jan. 6, 2021.

Ornato responded, "I was not aware of that."

Soon after, Ornato was asked again whether he recalled any discussions before Jan. 6, 2021, about "having 10,000 troops or any other number of troops" to deploy.

Ornato said he recalled overhearing a phone conversation a day or two before the Capitol attack between Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in which Meadows asked if Bowser needed more guards. Ornato said he had heard only Meadows’ side of the conversation.

"I remember the number 10,000 coming up, you know, the president wants to make sure that you have enough. You know, he is willing to ask for 10,000," Ornato said. "I remember that number. Now that you said it, it reminded me of it."

Ornato said he did not hear any discussion of 10,000 troops after this. Ornato said Meadows asked the Defense Department to set up a quick reaction force at Joint Base Andrews, just outside of Washington, D.C., in case additional National Guard troops were needed.

When asked, Ornato said he knew of no order to deploy National Guard troops on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021.

"And apart from that conversation that you overheard with Mayor Bowser and Chief Meadows, you did not learn of any other additional efforts or (an) order regarding 10,000 troops?" Senior Investigative Counsel Soumyalatha Dayananda asked Ornato.

Ornato responded, "No, not 10,000 troops, no."

Conservative news outlets and social media posts claimed the Jan. 6 select committee "suppressed testimony" from Ornato that proves Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops at the Capitol.

The select committee did not release this transcribed interview with Ornato because it was under the Department of Homeland Security’s review. As a former Secret Service member, Ornato’s transcript needed to be reviewed for potential security concerns.

The select committee considered Ornato’s and other Secret Service testimony when publishing its final report on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. The report concluded that Trump did not directly order deploying 10,000 National Guard troops before or during the attack. Ornato’s interview transcript does not negate this finding.

We rate the claim that the Jan. 6 select committee "suppressed testimony" involving 10,000 National Guard troops False.

Our Sources

Facebook post ( archived ), March 9, 2024

Facebook post , March 10, 2024

The Federalist, " Exclusive: Liz Cheney, January 6 Committee Suppressed Exonerating Evidence Of Trump's Push For National Guard ," March 8, 2024

The Blaze, " Liz Cheney, Jan. 6 Committee suppressed key evidence of Trump pushing for 10,000 National Guard troops to protect Capitol: Report ," March 10, 2024

Newsmax, " Liz Cheney, Jan. 6 Committee Hid Trump Evidence ," March 9, 2024

Email interview with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., March 13, 2024

Email interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., March 14, 2024

Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight, " Transcript of interview with Anthony Ornato ," Jan. 28, 2022

Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight, " Initial Findings Report on the Failures and Politicization of the January 6th Select Committee and the Activities on and Leading Up to January 6, 2021 ," March 11, 2024

Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight, " Chairman Loudermilk Publishes Never-Before Released Anthony Ornato Transcribed Interview ," March 8, 2024

Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, " Final Report ," Dec. 22, 2022

Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, " Letter to the Department of Homeland Security ," Dec. 30, 2022

Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, " Transcript of interview with Anthony Ornato ," Nov. 29, 2022 

GovInfo, " Select January 6th Committee Final Report and Supporting Materials Collection ," accessed March 15, 2024

PolitiFact, " No evidence Pelosi ‘rejected’ Trump’s authorization for ‘20,000 National Guard’ before Jan. 6 attack ," June 13, 2022

PolitiFact, " No proof Trump asked for troops on Jan. 6 or that Democrats denied a request ," Aug. 10, 2022

PolitiFact, " No proof Trump requested 10,000 Guard troops for Jan. 6 or that Pelosi denied it ," March 2, 2021

The Associated Press, " House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 and tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump ," March 13, 2024

PBS NewsHour, " Jan. 6 panel shutting down after concluding 18-month investigation ," Jan. 2, 2023

CNN, " Trump names Secret Service official as new chief of staff for operations ," Dec. 7, 2019

The Washington Post, " Jan. 6 committee yet again debunks Trump claim of 10,000 troops ," Jan. 4, 2023

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Palm Beach International Boat Show returns to West Palm Beach waterfront

The Palm Beach International Boat Show returns this week with more nearly 1,000 vessels on display, including super yachts from around the world.

Tickets are on sale now for the show that runs March 21-24 along the West Palm Beach waterfront.

The show, which started in 1982, has grown to a major economic engine for the community, with last year's impact estimated at $1.05 billion statewide — nearly as much as the $1.3 billion Miami International Boat Show, said Alyssa Freeman, executive director of the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, which owns the boat show.

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"Palm Beach is really not that far behind Miami, and Miami is the biggest in the world," Freeman said. "That was really exciting."

This year's boat show features an expanded Super Yacht Show at Palm Harbor Marina, showcasing yachts that typically stretch longer than 80 feet and have a variety of luxurious amenities that include hot tubs, crew quarters, dance floors and sun decks.

"We have more super yachts there than we ever have before, and they're even bigger," Freeman said, noting that at 236 feet, the vessel Casino Royale takes the title of largest yacht at this year's show. The title of "most expensive yacht" goes to Come Together, a 196-foot vessel priced at $59.95 million.

"Everybody, when they think about super yachts, they think about Monaco and Miami, but Palm Beach is a real player in these boat shows and the yachting world," Freeman said.

Exhibitors continue to be drawn to the Palm Beach International Boat Show by the opportunity for high sales year after year when compared with other South Florida boat shows, she said.

"I've heard from several of them, this is their favorite show to attend," Freeman said, "And that's why, because their sales are higher at Palm Beach."

The show continues to make headway in improving its sustainability efforts, she said. After reducing single-use plastics, a major change this year is the addition of water bottle refilling stations throughout the show, Freeman said.

"I think that's exciting because everybody's talking about sustainability and how we can be more sustainable," she said. "Every year, we take little steps to be more sustainable."

Freeman said she is excited for this year's AquaZone presented by Nautical Ventures. The attraction showcases some of the "yacht toys" that are new or popular on the market.

"It's so cool, because there are people actually in the water demoing yacht toys, and it's usually the latest and greatest," she said. "There's always something new every year that we've never seen before."

The Palm Beach International Boat Show also features a range of seminars, demonstrations and discussions throughout the weekend, including mental health in yachting, tips to boat to the Bahamas, safe boating to protect sea turtles and how to address active threats and piracy.

Freeman, who has children, said she loves the Kids Fishing Clinics scheduled for noon and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with captain Don Dingman.

"Captain Don has been doing this for years, and he does a fantastic job," Freeman said. "The kids actually get to go home with a free rod and reel once the clinic is over."

The association produces the Palm Beach International Boat Show with Informa Markets' U.S. Boat Shows division.

"As we gear up for the 2024 Palm Beach International Boat Show, we are excited for our return to Downtown West Palm Beach to celebrate the rich history of this esteemed event," Andrew Doole, president of U.S. Boat Shows at Informa Markets, said in a news release. "Each year, we’re grateful for the warm welcome and support from the community, which truly makes this event a highlight on the calendar for both residents and visitors alike."

Informa also produces the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary art show happening March 21-24, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. A Windward VIP ticket to the boat show includes admission to the art show as well.

In addition to serving as a cornerstone festival of spring in West Palm Beach, the boat show launched the Palm Beach International Boat Show Gives Back program to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions to local nonprofits, Freeman said.

The grant program had a soft launch last year and formalized the boat show's four-decade practice of giving back to the community, Freeman said.

"We're really excited about it," said Freeman, who added that the boat show team is working with the Community Foundation to manage the grant program, which they hope to grow. "That's something that's a super high priority for us."

Money raised through a portion of the boat show's ticket sales, optional add-ons and some related activities goes toward the fund.

The boat show in February announced that the first round of grants totaling $500,000 would go to 25 nonprofits that have marine-related programs or projects, including Florida Fishing Academy, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Florida Atlantic University, Inlet Grove High School, Palm Beach State College, Sea Turtle Adventures and Friends of Manatee Lagoon.

"We're hoping one day we'll be able to say that it's a million dollars," she said. "So fingers crossed. It relies on the success of the boat show and the support of the community. With that, we will continue to grow."

What: Palm Beach International Boat Show.

When: Noon to 7 p.m. March 21, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 22 and 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24.

Where: West Palm Beach waterfront.

Cost: General admission is free for ages 6 and younger with purchase of an adult ticket, $17 for a one-day ticket for ages 6-15, $33 for a one-day ticket for ages 16 and older, and $60 for a two-day adult ticket. VIP experiences start at $390 for a Windward single-day ticket.

Information: pbboatshow.com

Kristina Webb is a reporter for Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at  [email protected] .  Subscribe today  to support our journalism.

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