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A Navy boat speeds by the $300-million, 348-foot luxury yacht Amadea as it sailed into San Diego Bay on Monday. A $300-million superyacht the U.S. seized from an alleged Russian oligarch in Fiji last month sailed into San Diego Bay on Monday morning. “The successful seizure and transport of Amadea would not have been possible without extraordinary cooperation from our …

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Seized Russian superyacht to leave Fiji after court rules upkeep costing nation dearly

A Fijian court has ruled a Russian superyacht that has been docked in Fiji for more than seven weeks be removed by the United States amid legal wrangling over its seizure. Key points: The Supreme Court ruled the Russian superyacht be removed from Fiji because of what it was costing the small nation It is believed to be owned by …

US looks to seize superyacht in Fiji linked to Russian oligarch

The luxury vessel the Amadea is widely believed to be owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. The United States is seeking to seize a superyacht suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch that is docked in the Pacific island nation of Fiji, a restraining order filed on Tuesday by Fiji’s director of public prosecutions showed. The luxury vessel the …

Superyacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch arrives in Fiji without customs clearance

Police in Fiji have questioned the captain of a luxury superyacht owned by a Russian oligarch, after the boat arrived in the Pacific island nation without customs clearance. Key points: The luxury superyacht, Amadea, arrived in Fiji on Tuesday Its owner, Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, is under economic sanctions Fiji newspapers are reporting that the vessel has been seized Fiji …