Faberge Egg Was Found Aboard Seized Russian Yacht, US Says

  • Official says “alleged” egg was on Amadea, seized in Fiji
  • Czarist Russia relics are worth tens of millions of dollars
Faberge eggs, part of a Russian Art exhibition, in 1935.Source: Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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US authorities found a possible Faberge egg aboard a 348-foot yacht with alleged ties to a Russian billionaire that was seized in Fiji.

The Amadea, a luxurious megayacht that’s nearly as long as a football field and features a helipad, docked in San Diego last month. The egg was among the items seized by a task force the US has dubbed KleptoCapture, which is pursuing the assets of Russian oligarchs sanctioned in response to the invasion of Ukraine.