US set to seize Russian superyacht docked in Fiji as part of sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine war - ABC News

5/27/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Emily Clark

A Fijian court dismisses an appeal intended to keep the Amadea in the Pacific, paving the way for the US to seize the $450 million superyacht, believed to be owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Sulieman Kerimov.

A Russian superyacht docked in Fiji for more than five weeks is set to be seized by the United States, with the latest legal hurdle to prevent the move now cleared. Key points: