$325 million Russian oligarch superyacht Amadea to go to auction

The US seized $325 million superyacht from a approved Russian oligarch, partly the elite Washington has worked to punish the Moscow invasion Ukraine– Auction is coming, the first sale since the war began.

The auction of Amadea, once owned by Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, is president Donald Trump Travel to Alaska this week to negotiate to end the Kremlin’s three and a half years of war.

government Dispute in legal application Yachts were sold last year for a monthly maintenance fee of about $600,000 plus an insurance premium of $143,750.

The stunning 348-foot yacht features eight state rooms, a beauty salon and spa, gym, a helicopter, a swimming pool, hot tub, fire pit and two elevators.

The yacht was built in 2017 by the famous German Lürssen and has interiors owned by legendary designer Francois Zuretti, providing a rich space for marble works to decorate.

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Interior view of Amadea Yacht. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

Photos of Amadea two-level internal salon. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

View of the bar in the salon of Yacht Amadea. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

The six-story yacht is designed to accommodate 16 guests and 36 crew members – the lower deck is fully reserved for the owner’s personal use. The owner’s deck includes a seating area with a grand piano, bar and fireplace, a separate living room and office.

The deck also features a beauty center, a dressing room with several closets and an island. The master’s bathroom has his and her toilet and separate vanity. The owner’s living room has several seating areas, a TV and a deck with a jacuzzi hot tub.

Views of all owners’ offices on Amadea Yacht. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

View of the owner’s cabin on Amadea Superyacht. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

View of the owner’s bathroom on Amadea. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

Amadea also comes with its own spa, which includes a sauna, a Turkish-style steam room, a color therapy pool that uses color LED lighting to influence emotions, and a dedicated massage room.

The yacht also features a cinema with luxurious seats with luxurious seats that move and vibrate in synchronization with on-screen actions. Guests on Amadea can also enjoy the 33-foot unlimited pool and swimming bar.

Photos of the spa on Amadea. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

View of the private cinema on the Amadea yacht. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

Interested bidders must first put down a deposit of 10 million euros, about $11.6 million. The auction is scheduled to close on September 10.

In the days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine Biden gives medicine A new working group called Kleptocapture was formed to impose huge sanctions on Russian elites accused of investing in the Putin war. Under Kleptocapture, U.S. authorities have undertaken the enormous task of tracking global high-value assets belonging to approved Russians that have links to the Kremlin.

The $325 million superyacht entered the U.S. Cross and occupied it in Lautoka, Fiji in 2022 after investigators revealed ownership of Amadea’s opaque ownership.

U.S. authorities claim that Amadia belongs to Kerimov, a Russian billionaire approved by the United States in 2018. At the time, the Ministry of Finance’s Foreign Assets Control Office described Kerimov as an oligarch, who profited from Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea.

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National Maritime Services is a company specializing in occupying vessels, which received custody of Amadea in 2022. Currently, the yacht is docked at the Port of San Diego and has received $1.1 million in fuel, safety and other expenses since its arrival in June 2022.

View from one of the six decks of Amadea. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

The view on the Amadea side shows tender storage space. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

A photo of Amadea’s crew operating a machine holding a tender. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

Views of the six decks of Amadea in progress. (Provided by the US Marshal Service)

A spokesman for the U.S. Marshal Service said the agency’s asset forfeiture department will disperse funds to various regions after the sale of Amadea.

“Some areas of this money are victim compensation, program fees and other agency fees,” the spokesperson said.