Amadea under way at sea with two wooden-decked tenders running alongside
Amadea under way, with two of her tenders running alongside.

Amadea

A 106-metre Lürssen with a five-tonne albatross on her bow, sold by the US government at auction in 2025.

106.1 m
Length
Lürssen
Shipyard
2017
Delivered
4,402
Gross tonnage

In short

Amadea is a 106.1-metre motor yacht that Lürssen launched in April 2016 as Project Mistral and delivered in March 2017, with an exterior by Espen Øino and interiors by François Zuretti (Boat International, Boat International). She is known for her detailing: a five-tonne stainless-steel albatross figurehead on the bow, a 10-metre infinity pool on the main deck and a hand-painted Pleyel baby grand piano in the saloon (Boat International, Boat International). Detained in Fiji at the request of the United States in May 2022, she was forfeited to the US by a federal court order in March 2025 and sold at a sealed-bid auction on 10 September 2025 (Boat International, SuperyachtNews). In August 2026 Forbes reported that she is owned by Dubai developer Abbas Sajwani and estimated her value at $250 million (Forbes).

Videos

Four tours from YouTube, most viewed first.

AMADEA, 106m Lurssen Built Superyacht Docking In Gibraltar 4KGibraltar Yachting · 14 Dec 2021 · 79,711 viewsWatch on YouTube
Mega Yacht AMADEA (video #1)YACHTA · 16 Feb 2020 · 30,881 viewsWatch on YouTube
Amadea Full 3D Tour: Crew/Technical AreasThe Yacht Report · 14 Aug 2025 · 29,844 viewsWatch on YouTube
AMADEA 348ft (106m) Lürssen Promo VideoSuperyacht Creative · 1 Dec 2025 · 4,569 viewsWatch on YouTube

Photos

Amadea at anchor in profile in front of grey mountains
At anchor
Amadea under way at speed, bow three-quarter view, white hull and silver radar domes
Under way
Aerial view of Amadea under way, showing the foredeck helipad and the aft pool
Aerial view, helipad to pool

Weighing as much as five tonnes and constructed entirely from stainless steel, an enormous albatross figurehead has been welded to the front of the yacht, with its vast wings wrapped around the bow.

The figurehead by Willem Lenssinck: Boat International, 10 facts about Amadea
Amadea's bow from above, with the helipad on the foredeck
Foredeck helipad
Mosaic infinity pool on Amadea's aft main deck, looking forward
Infinity pool on the main deck
Aft deck lounge facing the glass-sided pool with submerged bar stools
Pool with swim-up bar
Long dining table under a glass roof in the sun deck winter garden
Winter garden dining room
Main saloon with a painted grand piano, fireplace and leather-book walls
Main saloon
Amadea alongside at a shipyard with a helicopter above and a crane behind
Alongside at a shipyard

Further reading

Independent coverage we found. We link to it rather than rewrite it.

Specifications

Length overall
106.1 m (348 ft)
Beam
18.3 m 18 m in some listings
Draught
4.1 m
Gross tonnage
4,402
Shipyard
Lürssen, Germany
Build name
Project Mistral
Keel laid
September 2013
Launched
April 2016
Delivered
March 2017
Naval architecture
Lürssen
Exterior design
Espen Øino International
Interior design
François Zuretti
Construction
Steel hull, aluminium superstructure, teak decks
Guests
16 in 8 cabins
Crew
Up to 36
Engines
2 × MTU 20V 4000 M93L diesels, 5,766 hp each
Speed
20 kn max, 13 kn cruising 19.5 kn max in the Boat International directory
Range
8,000 nautical miles at 13 kn
Fuel capacity
392,000 litres
On board
Foredeck helipad for an EC135-class helicopter, 10 m infinity pool with swim-up bar, party-deck spa pool that converts into a stage, lower-deck spa with sauna and hammam, cinema with motion seats, winter garden dining room, lift, gym, beach club
Tenders
Limousine tender, sports tender and beach-landing tender YachtBuyer's profile lists four, including a 38 ft Wajer
Flag
Cayman Islands
Owner
Reported to be owned by Abbas Sajwani (Forbes, August 2026)
Status
Detained in Fiji at US request, May 2022; forfeited to the United States by court order, March 2025; sold by the US government at a sealed-bid auction, 10 September 2025
Estimated value
$250 million (Forbes, 2026) $230–300 million in 2025 estimates (YachtBuyer, Forbes)
For sale
Not listed for sale
Charter
Not believed to be available

Where is she now

Live AIS position on:

MarineTrafficVesselFinder

IMO 1012531 · MMSI 319112900

Questions

How big is the Amadea yacht?
106.1 metres (348 ft) long, with an 18.3-metre beam, a 4.1-metre draught and a gross tonnage of 4,402 (Boat International). Boat International counts her among 83 motor yachts longer than 100 metres (Boat International).
Who built and designed Amadea?
Lürssen built her in Germany and did the naval architecture; Espen Øino drew the exterior and François Zuretti designed the interior (Boat International). Her keel was laid in September 2013, she was launched as Project Mistral in April 2016 and delivered in March 2017 (Boat International). Lürssen reused engineering from the Quantum Blue, launched in 2014, to speed up the build (Boat International).
What is on board Amadea?
A foredeck helipad for an EC135-class helicopter, a 10-metre infinity pool with a swim-up bar, a lower-deck spa with sauna and hammam, a cinema with motion-controlled seats and a winter garden dining room on the sun deck (Boat International, YachtBuyer, YachtBuyer). She takes 16 guests in eight cabins, with up to 36 crew (Boat International, YachtBuyer).
What happened to the Amadea yacht?
Fijian authorities detained her at the request of the United States in May 2022, and she was moved to San Diego (Boat International, SuperyachtNews). A US federal court in New York ordered her forfeiture in March 2025, and the US government sold her at a sealed-bid auction on 10 September 2025; the price was not disclosed (SuperyachtNews, YachtBuyer). In June 2026 a US appeals court upheld the ruling that rejected a claim to her ownership (Boat International).
Who owns Amadea now?
Forbes reported in August 2026 that she is owned by Dubai real estate developer Abbas Sajwani, who bought her at the 2025 auction (Forbes).
How much is Amadea worth?
Forbes estimated her value at $250 million in August 2026 (Forbes). Estimates published around the 2025 sale ranged from about $230 million (YachtBuyer) to roughly $300 million (Forbes); the auction price was not disclosed (SuperyachtNews).
Can you charter Amadea?
No. YachtCharterFleet lists her as not believed to be available for charter (YachtCharterFleet).
Where is Amadea now?
Her live position is shown on public AIS trackers: MarineTraffic and VesselFinder. Search by IMO 1012531 or MMSI 319112900 (VesselFinder).

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