Amadea superyacht is back in the news. The vessel cannot stay out of the limelight for too long, and the same can be said about being inactive. The luxurious $330 million Amadea superyacht has finally left San Diego and is cruising the high seas after being seized by the U.S. government for over a year. Allow me to jog your memory: the pleasure craft allegedly belonged to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov and was seized in April 2022 in Fiji en route to Vladivostok. Then ensued a seemingly endless legal battle between the U.S. Government and the ship owner.
The US won the battle but not without causing a burden on the American taxpayer, as the 348-foot-long Amadea superyacht was costing American taxpayers a whopping $34,000 each day just to maintain and refuel. It is indeed refreshing to see the vessel out at sea, doing what it does best for the first time since it arrived on U.S. shores.
The destination on Marine Traffic reads as TBD, meaning to be determined. The Lurssen ship is in all probability heading to dry dock, as it was supposed to in March.
The pleasure craft is cruising at a speed of 12 knots (it boasts a top speed of 21 knots) amid an ownership battle. The billionaire is contesting the legality of the vessel’s seizure and is suing the U.S. authorities in a New York court. Meanwhile, the vessel will continue on its journey to the dry dock until its fate is decided in courts.
