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FBI, US Marshals in Fiji as authorities seize control of Russian superyacht the Amadea

The Amadea is moored at a private wharf in Lautoka on the north side of Fiji's main island.  (ABC News: Rob Rickman )

The 106-metre luxury superyacht Amadea — believed to belong to sanctioned Russian oligarch Sulieman Kerimov — has been seized by Fijian authorities and is now in the custody of the United States.

The vessel has been the subject of legal proceedings since it arrived in Fiji in mid-April as the public prosecutor sought to register a US warrant for its seizure and the yacht's owners tried to prevent the enforcement action. 

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