US seizure order, a Russian superyacht arrives in Hawaii

• U.S authorities, who say the $300 million Amadea is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, have arrived in Hawaii
• It had arrived in Fiji, where it was seized, on April 13 after an 18-day voyage from Mexico.
• The FBI said in an affidavit that the vessel turned off its automated information systems on Feb. 24

U.S authorities, who say the $300 million Amadea is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, has arrived in Hawaii, Refinitiv Eikon vessel tracking data showed.

In an effort to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the conflict in Ukraine, the KleptoCapture task force of the U.S. Justice Department has concentrated upon seizing yachts and other luxurious assets of Russian oligarchs.

Last week, the 106-meter (350-foot) yacht departed from Fiji’s Lautoka port after the Pacific island nation’s Supreme Court decided it was too expensive for the government to maintain. View More

The ship was anchored in Honolulu on Thursday afternoon, according to data from Refinitiv.

It had taken an 18-day cruise from Mexico to reach Fiji, where it was captured, on April 13. In an affidavit, the FBI said that the ship disabled its automated information systems on February 24 in an effort to evade capture. This action occurred practically immediately after Russia invaded Ukraine.

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