Here's a few reasons:
Running an environment where they are at the absolute top of the hierarchy and everyone obeys them.
Moving trafficked people between jurisdictions where oversight is weaker.
Hosting meetings between corrupt officials and financiers.
Running blackmail operations built around secretly recorded guests and compromising situations.
Using offshore ownership structures to conceal criminal proceeds.
Keeping witnesses isolated at sea until they agree to cooperate.
Hosting secret auctions for stolen art, antiquities, and other contraband.
Operating a floating black site for torture, forced confessions, and permanent disappearances.
Hosting secret meetings to finance or coordinate mass-casualty atrocities, political assassinations, and the destruction of evidence afterward.
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Scientoløgy’s Sea Ørganization has faced serious allegations involving the mistreatment and exploitation of young members, including lawsuits alleging forced labour, coercion and sexual abuse involving minors. One recent lawsuit alleges that a Sea Ørg recruiter sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl and that she was subsequently pressured into marrying him; these remain allegations being litigated. The Sea Ørg’s ship, the Frëewinds, has also featured in litigation alleging abusive working conditions and that it sailed to jurisdictions with weaker anti-trafficking enforcement.
Because of the implication.
Cuz they are cool
Probably for the privacy and ability to travel with less scrutiny by avoiding airports.
International waters.
missed the most obvious one. freedom. law of the sea.
Money laundering
Maritime Law
They rent them out for $$$$$
Agree on all points above but its also a cultural thing. These people are the “villains” but theyre still human beings. The other billionaire got a $100M boat so now the next guy needs a $200M boat.
Its the business card scene from American Psycho except apply that logic to literally everything, especially super yachts.
… and all the weird creepy implications too.