The 348-foot (106-metre) Amadea has been docked in the California port….

The 348-foot (106-metre) Amadea has been docked in the California port of San Diego. It was seized by US authorities from the sanctioned Russian oligarch. Another wealthy Russian, Eduard Khudainatov, claimed in a New York court to be the rightful owner of the vessel but his claim was dismissed by District Judge Dale Ho. The US Congress passed legislation last year that allows for the sale of seized Russian assets, with the proceeds going to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The vessel has a helipad, pool, jacuzzi and \”winter garden\” on deck, according to the website superyachtfan.com, and was seized in Fiji in April 2022 at the request of US authorities and later transferred to San Diego, California. It is owned by Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who was sanctioned by the United States in 2018 and again in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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