in the caribbean and was heading for the panama canal. two weeks later, it stopped in mexico and sailed west into the pacific ocean. we saw it scrambling out of waters where we would normally be able to seize it. it became critical when it turned off its transponder. essentially, the boat tried to go dark. trading intelligence with their international partners, kleptocapture discovered the amadea was en route to fiji. welcoming them there at the port were fijian authorities acting on behalf of the united states government in an effort to actually seize and detain the yacht. soon, the vessel s registered owners filed appeals to get the boat released. but the us government eventually won the legal battle. the goal at that point was to as quickly as possible move
who could sanction the most people the most quickly, who could sanction the biggest yacht. we got stopped because this is a big, blue, easily visible, high profile target. for the first time, the head of the us kleptocapture task force reveals how they caught a superyacht. we saw it scrambling out of waters where we would normally be able to seize it. security, security, security. ..and what was inside. one of the objects that we were looking at appears like a faberge egg. there s no place to hide. you can try to move the boat across the ocean, but we ll still come and grab it. this is the inside story of the hunt for the russian superyachts. siren wails russia has invaded ukraine.
the uk department for transport told us they stand firmly by their decision to detain the phi. in san diego, locals have welcomed a big new attraction. ok, mom. show your boat off! that s mine! the amadea now sits by a fishing pier, awaiting its fate. suleiman kerimov s representative told us, we stand by our statement that ownership of the yacht is denied and unproven. eduard khudainatov has not responded to our request for comment. the us kleptocapture task force says the amadea s story is a warning to other sanctioned oligarchs. your assets certainly are not safe in any country that you want to be spending your time in. you can try to move the boat across the ocean, but we ll still come and grab it. the hunt for the russian superyachts goes on.