Italy's Tax Hunters Target Super-Rich And Their Yachts Off The Sardinian Coast -- The Guardian
Austerity and ecology make life a misery for pleasure-seekers as coastguards use helicopters to enforce the law.
There used to be a time when Italy's super-rich gravitated to the smartest enclaves of Sardinia for a summer of relaxation and luxury. Not any more. In an increasingly austerity-conscious country, the yacht-owning classes are coming under increasing and unwelcome scrutiny, some of which would not look out of place in a scene from the film Apocalypse Now.
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My Comment: It's hard to hide your wealth when you are on a mega-yacht.