The United States has insisted on an in-camera hearing of the case of the Amadea superyacht, detained on the Fiji Islands and presumably owned by Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, for fear of the disclosure of confidential information about anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Washington, the Fiji Times reported on Monday

Fiji Prosecutor General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has requested the country's High Court to ban the Amadea superyacht, presumably owned by Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, from leaving Fiji waters, as well as allow registration of a US request to confiscate the vessel, the prosecutor's office said on Tuesday

US Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will lead a delegation this week to Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands, National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said on Monday