A mysterious superyacht docked in Italy has a crew that includes Putin's bodyguards, according to activists working with Putin opponent Alexei Navalny

Activists working with jailed Putin opponent Alexei Navalny claim that a mysterious superyacht is staffed by members of a Russian state agency tasked with protecting Putin.

On Monday, investigative journalist Maria Pevchikh and anti-corruption activist Georgy Alburov posted a video to YouTube about the mysterious superyacht, named the Scheherazade, docked on the coast of Carrara, Italy.

The New York Times reported that the largest vessel of its kind in the world is owned by no one.

The 140-meter-long vessel is worth a whopping $659 million and features six floors, two helipads, a swimming pool, a spa complex, and a beauty salon, according to the video.

According to the December 2020 crew list obtained by Pevchikh and Alburov, all permanent crew members except for the captain are Russian. The FSO is a militarized state agency tasked with being the president's personal protection.

US officials told The New York Times two weeks ago that they were investigating if the ship belonged to Putin, but have not made a final conclusion. According to The Times, Italian authorities are looking into the ownership of the vessel.

Pevchikh said they were able to identify at least 10 FSO officers that are listed as crew personnel of the Scheherazade. Insider couldn't confirm the crew personnel who worked for the FSO.

She said that they are Russian state employees, military personnel, and they travel to Italy to work on a mysterious yacht.

The UK, US, and EU have cracked down on Russia and seized some of their luxury assets.

Should Italian officials confirm that the boat is owned by Putin, Navalny's team is urging them to seize it.

Guy Bennett-Pearce told The Times that Italian officials boarded the ship earlier this month as part of an inquiry opened by the Italian financial police and that he had to hand over documents revealing the owner.

They are looking at something. They are looking at everything. He said that the information would be handled with confidentiality, and that the men in dark suits were not local coppers.

I have no doubt that this will clear the vessel of all negative rumors and speculations, he told The Times.

Bennett-Pearce, who is a British national and the only non-Russian working on the ship, did not rule out that the owner could be a Russian, but he could not say more due to a confidentiality agreement.

He said he had never met him.