Antigua and Barbuda say the vessel, named the Alfa Nero, was deserted in an Antiguan harbor final February and belongs to sanctioned Russian oligarch Andrey Guryev.

He denies the boat is his, so authorities have posted a public discover giving different potential house owners 10 days to come back ahead. If nobody emerges, the public sale will start.

The yacht’s loaded with luxurious, together with a 39-foot infinity pool, a Jacuzzi, a spa and a helipad. And it was reportedly often utilized by Guryev’s household, The Guardian reported.

The public sale is the pure consequence of the rash of seized yachts following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Final yr, Gibraltar auctioned off Axioma, a $65 million yacht that was owned by Dmitry Pumpyansky, a sanctioned Russian metal billionaire.

That public sale, officers stated, drew a “staggering quantity of curiosity,” with greater than 115 inquiries and 28 inspections by potential consumers. That yacht ultimately fetched 63 bids and offered for $38 million.

Seized yachts from oligarchs have been a daily presence within the information final yr. The U.S., in June, seized the $325 million Amadea in Fiji. That adopted France’s seizure of a $120 million superyacht in March.

Antiguan officers say the public sale of the Alfa Nero, which was initially bought in 2014 for $120 million (in response to the U.S. Treasury Division’s Workplace of International Belongings Management), is being performed “to forestall a future hazard because the luxurious vessel just isn’t being maintained by its proprietor”.