In Iraq, Saddam's ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess and war
In Iraq, Saddam's ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess and war

Frozen in time for 20 years, two superyachts lie at the confluence of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, bearing witness to the false glories of former dictator Saddam Hussein.

Just a few hundred metres separate the grandiose vessels on the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Iraq's southern city of Basra, but despite their proximity, they have met very different fates.