U.S. Working With Fiji to Seize Russian Mogul’s $325 Million Megayacht 

  • Fijian court ordered the detainment of Suleiman Kerimov’s ship
  • U.S., allies imposed sanctions and are seizing luxury assets
The Amadea, anchored in Turkey, in Feb. 2020.Photographer: Osman Uras/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Amadea, a $325 million megayacht tied to Russian lawmaker and gold billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, won’t be leaving the South Pacific island nation of Fiji anytime soon.

A Fijian court has ordered the detainment of the luxury vessel, preventing it from leaving the territory while authorities work with the U.S. to formally seize it. A court in Fiji on Thursday set a hearing for April 25 regarding the registration of the U.S. warrant to seize the vessel, according to a media liaison in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.