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A Fiji court today ordered the seizure of a superyacht owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, officials said, referring to an asset estimated to be worth more than $300 million. USD 300 million.
The court in Suva, capital of this Pacific island complex, "issued an order for the seizure of the superyacht Amadea" following a US warrant issued last month, Fiji's Director of Public Prosecutions office said in a statement .
The superyacht Amadea, which has been anchored in Lautoka, in western Fiji, since mid-April, is reportedly linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, who is subject to sanctions by the United States and the European Union following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The court had ruled on April 19 that Fijian authorities could prevent the vessel from leaving the country's territorial waters pending a decision on the U.S. warrant.
Previously, Fiji police had announced that they were conducting a search for the 107-metre-long, $325 million yacht, which has a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, helipad and a greenhouse on its decks, according to specialist website superyachtfan.com.
Many expert websites report that Kerimov is the owner, but this could not be independently confirmed by the French Agency.
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