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San Diego (AP) — A $ 325 million superyacht confiscated by the United States from a licensed Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday.
Amadea, 348 feet long (106 meters long), raised the American flag as she sailed under the Coronado Bridge, passing through the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway.
"After a trip over the Pacific Ocean over 5,000 miles (8,047 km), Amadea is safely docked to a port in the United States and is under the control of the U.S. Government until the expected confiscation and sale. "Stay in," the Justice Department said in a statement.
The FBI linked Amadea to Russia's oligarchs Reymann Kerimov, which was launched in March to seize Russian oligarchs' assets and put pressure on Russia. Targeted by Task Force Crept Capture to end the war in Ukraine.
The United States said Kerimov secretly bought the ship through various shell companies last year.
The United States won a court battle in Fiji earlier this month to steal a superyacht with the flag of the Cayman Islands. Amadea stopped at Honolulu Harbor on her way to the mainland United States.
"Without extraordinary cooperation from foreign partners in global efforts to implement US sanctions imposed in response to Russia's provocative and unjust war in Ukraine , The successful seizure and transportation of Amadea would not have been possible, "said the Ministry of Justice.
