The Isle of Man is not, and never has been, part of the United Kingdom, nor is it part of the European Union. It is not represented at Westminster or in Brussels. The Island is a self-governing British Crown Dependency - as are Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands - with its own parliament, government and laws.
Ok I know it’s wiki but according to this the US Navy owns the petrel now ??https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Petrel
Hmmmm.
The USN bought it from the estate of Paul Allen after he died from Non Hosgkins lymphoma.
https://web.archive.org/web/20230323024328/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Petrel
Ship registered in the Isle of Man. And operated by Oceaneering International
OK that's also interdasting:
https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/external-relations/constitution/#:~:text=The%20Isle%20of%20Man%20is,own%20parliament%2C%20government%20and%20laws.
Interesting that media coverage is portraying it as “tycoons yacht” and ignoring the fact that US navy now own it?
Yep it’s a tax haven