Seized Russian Superyacht Faces Sale Over ‘Excessive’ Upkeep
- The $300 million ship Amadea was seized in Fiji in 2022
- US says taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay $600,000 monthly cost
The yacht Amadea arrives at the Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii in 2022.
Photographer: Eugene Tanner/AFP/Getty ImagesThe US asked a judge for permission to sell a $300 million superyacht that allegedly belongs to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov and was seized under sanctions imposed in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
The 348-foot (106-meter) Amadea was seized in Fiji in April 2022 at the request of the US government, which has been paying $600,000 a month since for upkeep.