Fiji court banned 'Kerimov-related yacht' from leaving port

The COURT banned the Amadea yacht from leaving Fiji waters after it entered the country's waters without proper permission. It will also consider the US warranton the confiscation of the vessel in connection with the sanctions against her alleged owner Superyacht Amadea

Fiji's Supreme Court has banned the Amadea superyacht, which authorities have linked to Russian billionaire and senator Suleiman Kerimov, from leaving the country's territorial waters, FBC reported, citing the court's decision.

With the requirement to ban the yacht from leaving the port of Lautoka, the Attorney General of Fiji filed a lawsuit the day before. He asked to hold the vessel until a US warrant for the confiscation of the yacht was filed. The court will consider the petition from the US authorities on Thursday, April 21.

RBC sent a request to the office of Senator Suleiman Kerimov.

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Superyacht Amadea docked at the port of Lautoka on April 13 after 18 days of sailing from the Mexican port. As reported by FBC, the ship entered the exclusive economic zone of Fiji without a permit and was detained upon arrival at the port. The crew was left on board until the investigation was completed.

According to the German shipbuilder Lürssen, Amadea was built in 2017 at a shipyard in Hamburg. Its length is 106 m, there are eight cabins on board, 36 people are engaged in the maintenance of the ship. The Superyacht Fan portal estimated the cost of the yacht at $325 million. The ship sails under the flag of the Cayman Islands.

Kerimov, with whom the Fiji authorities associate the yacht, has been under US sanctions since 2018. In mid-March, after the start of events in Ukraine, the United States included the senator in the list of persons whose sanctions control will be carried out as a priority. In addition, at the same time, Kerimov fell under EU sanctions , which provide for the freezing of assets and a ban on entry.

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On April 20, FORBES estimates the fortune of the senator and his family at $ 14 billion. On April 6, amid reports of sanctions being prepared against him, the son of a businessman Said Kerimov sold 30% in Russia's largest gold mining company Polyus, thus reducing his share below control. Two days later, he came under restrictions from the European Union, then the UK imposed sanctions against him.

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