[7] Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine the yacht sailed to the Seychelles and then on to the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok to escape seizure by Western authorities.

[9] While under threat of seizure due to sanctions, she arrived in Vladivostok, Russia on April 11, after leaving Seychelles on March 12, where Nord typically spent winters.

Luxury Launches reported that Mordashov avoided seizure by spending $465,000 in fuel and having the ship drive full speed to Vladivostok, also turning off her mandatory location responders and cruising for 6,701 nautical miles straight.

[10] The yacht then sailed on through the Japan Sea to the port of Busan in South Korea, before returning to Vladivostok,[11] where she was again recorded on June 6, 2022.

On March 8, 2023, it was seen in La Digue, Seychelles, where the guests were preparing for an extraordinary barbeque on Petite Anse Beach.