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The lifestyle of the Russian oligarch billionaire can be yours at a potentially low price of tens of millions of dollars courtesy of the US government.
Working on behalf of the former US S-Service, National Maritime Services, currently auctions off a superyacht, a $300 million Amadea in the Port of San Diego, with bid deposits starting at $10 million.
Florida-based Fraser Yacht, an auction promotional agent, described the award as “one of the most comprehensively equipped yachts in its class.”
The gorgeous yacht Amadea, officials say, has been seized from Russian oligarchs, is set to auction.
(US former S-Service and National Maritime Services)
The 348-foot-long ship was built in 2017 and can comfortably host 16 guests in eight luxurious care.
Additionally, 21 cabins can accommodate professional crews of up to 36 workers.
One of the ship’s gems is a glass elevator that provides all decks, and the second lift is available to the crew.
The yacht includes a glass-rimmed mosaic pool with submerged bar stools and an outdoor bar area surrounded by sun pads (a cushion area for completing the tan).
The main ship salon features piano and marble fireplaces.
Superyacht Amadea will sail to San Diego Bay on June 27th.
(Gregory Bull/AP)
The yacht was designed by acclaimed Norwegian designer and naval architect EspenØino, and its decadent interior was created by designer François Zeretti.
The ship has an ocean range of 8,000 nautical miles at a speed of 13 knots.
Due to the late quest, Amadea also boasts a heli deck.
The US Department of Justice maintained in a 2023 civil forfeiture complaint that Russian oligarch Suleiman Kelimov was the owner of the ship. According to the complaint, Kerimov owned the vessel around 2021, but his deal was covered up through the shell company.
Amadea is escorted by the coast guards off the coast of San Diego. The vessel was seized from a licensed Russian oligarch, officials say.
(Gregory Bull/AP)
Kerimov was approved by the US in 2018 and was named “specially designated citizen” for his alleged role in money laundering related to the purchase of French villas.
The US Treasury Department’s Foreign Assets Control Office determined that Kerimov was the direct beneficiary of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that he “played an important role in promoting Russia’s malignant activities,” including the Ukrainian invasion.
The US said it is working with its allies to put pressure on Russian oligarchs. Some of them were approaching Putin, seizing the yacht and trying to force him to stop the war, the Associated Press reported.
Amadea was seized in Fiji in April 2022 and arrived in San Diego that June 2022.
A US District Court for the Southern District of New York held that Amadea was to be confiscated by the federal government in March. The decision is being sued by a man who claims to own a gorgeous ship, Eduard Kudynatov, former chairman of Russia’s state-controlled oil giant Rosneft. US prosecutors claim that Kudynatov is the owner of the straw on the yacht.
On July 1st, Marshall Service approved the Fraser Yacht as a promotional agent for the sealed bid auction.
The auction is running in US dollars and runs on Amadeaauction.com/ until 11am on September 10th.
The initial deposit required for a bid is $10 million. All bids remain sealed and the highest bidder wins the yacht.
If multiple participants are linked to the highest price, each bidder will be given the opportunity to increase their offering until a winner is determined.
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