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Fiji pauses U.S. seizure of Russia-linked superyacht Amadea

A Fiji court has suspended the execution of a U.S. warrant to seize a $300 million superyacht Washington claims is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, prosecutors said.

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Fiji pauses U.S. seizure of Russia-linked superyacht Amadea

"It is in Fiji police custody at this point."

The United States says Kerimov, who has made a fortune as part-owner of major Russian energy and financial companies, including Gazprom and Sberbank, is also an official of the Russian government.

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Fiji pauses U.S. seizure of Russia-linked superyacht Amadea

In a publicly released copy of the warrant, the section listing various reasons to believe Kerimov is the yacht's true, beneficial owner was partly blacked out.

The warrant said ownership was transferred to Millemarin Investment in August 2021.