US EditionUS Puts Seized Superyacht Amadea Up for Auction
UNITED STATES, AUG 05 – The superyacht Amadea, seized under sanctions against Russian oligarchs, is expected to sell at a $10 million minimum bid after $32 million spent on maintenance by U.S. authorities.
- The U.S. government opened sealed bidding until September 10 with a $10 million deposit for the 348-foot superyacht Amadea, held by U.S. Marshals in San Diego.
- The Amadea was seized in Fiji in April 2022 under Operation KleptoCapture, a DOJ task force launched that year to target assets of sanctioned oligarchs since 2018 for ties to Vladimir Putin.
- The U.S. federal agencies incurred approximately $32 million in maintenance, storage and transport costs for the Amadea, which features eight staterooms, 16 guests and 36 crew.
- District Judge Dale Ho dismissed Eduard Khudainatov’s claim in March, clearing the way for Fraser Yachts to promote the sale and National Maritime Services to conduct the auction.
- U.S. Congress passed legislation last year allowing sale of seized Russian assets, and then-Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco said enforcement would target sanctions violators involved in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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