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June 27, 2022 / 3:40 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday.

The 348-foot-long (106-meter-long) Amadea flew an American flag as it sailed past the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge.

"After a transpacific journey of over 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers), the Amadea has safely docked in a port within the United States, and will remain in the custody of the U.S. government, pending its anticipated forfeiture and sale," the Department of Justice said in a statement.

The FBI linked the Amadea to the Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, and the vessel became a target of Task Force KleptoCapture, launched in March to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. said Kerimov secretly bought the vessel last year through various shell companies.

But Justice Department  officials had been stymied  by a legal effort to contest the American seizure warrant and by a yacht crew that refused to sail for the U.S. American officials won a legal battle in Fiji to take the Cayman Islands-flagged superyacht earlier this month. 

The Amadea made a stop in Honolulu Harbor en route to the U.S. mainland. The Amadea boasts  luxury features  such as a helipad, mosaic-tiled pool, lobster tank and a pizza oven, nestled in a décor of "delicate marble and stones" and "precious woods and delicate silk fabrics," according to court documents.

"The successful seizure and transport of Amadea would not have been possible without extraordinary cooperation from our foreign partners in the global effort to enforce U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine," the Justice Department said.

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Who's Paying for Russian Oligarch's Seized Yacht in San Diego Bay?

The amadea, which superyachttimes.com called the 63rd largest yacht in the world, tied up monday at naval base san diego, in national city, by eric s. page and mari payton • published june 28, 2022 • updated on june 28, 2022 at 2:11 pm.

Many San Diegans who saw the news about the Amadea — the $325 million seized Russian oligarch's yacht that docked in San Diego on Monday — may be wondering: Who's paying for that?

Imagine how much the fuel costs to sail it more than 5,000 miles from Fiji, where it was seized earlier this month, to San Diego? A local marine fuel dock quoted the following prices, if you're wondering: $7.40 for gas, $7.35 for diesel. According to SuperYachtTimes.com, the Amadea has a 392,000-liter fuel tank. That works out to about 103,555 gallons, so it could cost $766,307 or so just to fill up.

And then there are maintence costs on a 350-foot long yacht, which, you can be sure, are extensive and necessary — in fact, not undertaking such efforts can cause the vessel's value to decline if it deteriotes due to neglect.

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The Amadea carries a full complement of 36 crew, including the captain, according to SuperYachtTimes, but it won't need nearly that many once she tied up at Naval Base San Diego in National City. Nevertheless, someone will be monitoring the yacht and conducting the maintenance.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the yacht was bought with what it calls "dirty money," and, as such, some may be relieved to hear, will be sold to the highest bidder. Presumably, the associated post-seizure costs accrued after its seizure will be coming off the top of the sale price. Until then, the Amadea, which SuperYachtTimes called the 63rd larges yacht in the world, will resume in the custody of the U.S.

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Officials with the DOJ said the Amadea, which was seized in connection to the department's KleptoCapture campaign undertaken in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, was owned by Suleiman Kerimov a Russian billionaire.

After the yacht arrived in San Diego, John Kirby, a former federal prosecutor, told NBC 7 that he thinks the U.S. government hopes moves like the Amadea's seizure are efforts to apply pressure to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Earlier this month, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco said, regarding the Amadea, “The department had its eyes on every yacht purchased with dirty money. This yacht seizure should tell every corrupt Russian oligarch that they cannot hide — not even in the remotest part of the world. We will use every means of enforcing the sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine.”

The court ruling represented a significant victory for the U.S. as it encounters obstacles in its attempts to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs around the world. While those efforts are welcomed by many who oppose the war in Ukraine, some actions have tested the limits of American jurisdiction abroad.

The United States wasted no time in taking command of the after a Fiji court ruled in its favor and sailed the ship away from the South Pacific nation just hours after the ruling.

"If you could say or somehow prove that this boat … that the oligarch had the money for this boat because he bribed Vladimir Putin, that is public corruption," Kirby said. "It’s a crime even when it takes place outside the United States. The United States can still act upon it."

According the website, the Amadea is not currently for sale, but that may soon change. Until then, you can "shop" for other eye-popping, wallet-busting boats here .

The Associated Press contributed to this report — Ed.

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A $300-million superyacht the U.S. seized from an alleged Russian oligarch in Fiji last month sailed into San Diego Bay on Monday morning.

Known as the Amadea, it is 348 feet long and features a helipad and swimming pool. The Department of Justice says it was owned by Suleiman Kerimov, a gold investor Forbes says is worth $14.5 billion .

It’s not clear how long the seized boat will stay in San Diego. Justice officials said the plan is to eventually sell it off.

“The successful seizure and transport of Amadea would not have been possible without extraordinary cooperation from our foreign partners in the global effort to enforce U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine,” the Department of Justice said in a statement Monday.

The U.S. sanctioned Kerimov, who was accused of money laundering related to the purchase of French villas, in 2018. The European Union sanctioned him in March 2022, the Associated Press reported.

That same month, the Department of Justice created Task Force KleptoCapture to enforce the sanctions the U.S. and its foreign allies imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Two months later, on May 5, the Department of Justice announced it had seized the Amadea in Fiji. “Today’s action should make clear that there is no hiding place for the assets of individuals who violate U.S. law,” Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland said that day.

After winning a court battle in Fiji — there was a dispute over the yacht’s actual owner — the U.S. sailed the ship from the South Pacific island on June 7 .

The superyacht stopped in Hawaii last week before heading into San Diego, sailing under the San Diego-Coronado Bridge on its way to its berth Monday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Russian superyacht seized by US arrives in San Diego Bay

A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday.

The 348-foot-long (106-meter-long) Amadea flew an American flag as it sailed past the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge.

“After a transpacific journey of over 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers), the Amadea has safely docked in a port within the United States, and will remain in the custody of the U.S. government, pending its anticipated forfeiture and sale,” the Department of Justice said in a statement.

The FBI linked the Amadea to the Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, and the vessel became a target of Task Force KleptoCapture, launched in March to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. said Kerimov secretly bought the vessel last year through various shell companies.

The U.S. won a legal battle in Fiji to take the Cayman Islands-flagged superyacht earlier this month. The Amadea made a stop in Honolulu Harbor en route to the U.S. mainland.

“The successful seizure and transport of Amadea would not have been possible without extraordinary cooperation from our foreign partners in the global effort to enforce U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine,” the Justice Department said.

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Russian superyacht seized by US arrives in San Diego Bay

The super yacht Amadea passes San Diego as it comes into the San Diego Bay Monday, June 27, 2022, seen from Coronado, Calif. The $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The super yacht Amadea passes the USS Midway Museum as it comes into the San Diego Bay Monday, June 27, 2022, seen from Coronado, Calif. The $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

People look on from the super yacht Amadea as it arrives to the San Diego Bay Monday, June 27, 2022, seen from Coronado, Calif. The $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

People stand on the deck of the super yacht Amadea as it is escorted by a Coast Guard vessel in the San Diego Bay Monday, June 27, 2022, seen from Coronado, Calif. The $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The super yacht Amadea sails into the San Diego Bay Monday, June 27, 2022, seen from Coronado, Calif. The $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday.

The 348-foot-long (106-meter-long) Amadea flew an American flag as it sailed past the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge.

The Department of Justice said the Amadea was safely docked after a transpacific journey of over 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) “and will remain in the custody of the U.S. government, pending its anticipated forfeiture and sale.”

The FBI linked the Amadea to the Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, and the vessel became a target of Task Force KleptoCapture, launched in March to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. said Kerimov secretly bought the vessel last year through various shell companies.

The U.S. won a legal battle in Fiji to take the Cayman Islands-flagged superyacht earlier this month. The Amadea made a stop in Honolulu Harbor en route to the U.S. mainland.

“The successful seizure and transport of Amadea would not have been possible without extraordinary cooperation from our foreign partners in the global effort to enforce U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine,” the Justice Department said.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday.

The 348-foot-long (106-meter-long) Amadea flew an American flag as it sailed past the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge.

The Department of Justice said the Amadea was safely docked after a transpacific journey of over 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) “and will remain in the custody of the U.S. government, pending its anticipated forfeiture and sale.”

The FBI linked the Amadea to the Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, and the vessel became a target of Task Force KleptoCapture, launched in March to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. said Kerimov secretly bought the vessel last year through various shell companies.

The U.S. won a legal battle in Fiji to take the Cayman Islands-flagged superyacht earlier this month. The Amadea made a stop in Honolulu Harbor en route to the U.S. mainland.

“The successful seizure and transport of Amadea would not have been possible without extraordinary cooperation from our foreign partners in the global effort to enforce U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine,” the Justice Department said.

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The super yacht Amadea passes San Diego as it comes into the San Diego Bay, today, seen from Coronado, Calif. The $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay today.

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SAN DIEGO >> A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay today.

The 348-foot-long (106-meter-long) Amadea flew an American flag as it sailed past the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge.

The Department of Justice said the Amadea was safely docked after a transpacific journey of over 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) “and will remain in the custody of the U.S. government, pending its anticipated forfeiture and sale.”

The FBI linked the Amadea to the Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, and the vessel became a target of Task Force KleptoCapture, launched in March to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. said Kerimov secretly bought the vessel last year through various shell companies.

The U.S. won a legal battle in Fiji to take the Cayman Islands-flagged superyacht earlier this month. The Amadea made a stop in Honolulu Harbor en route to the U.S. mainland.

“The successful seizure and transport of Amadea would not have been possible without extraordinary cooperation from our foreign partners in the global effort to enforce U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine,” the Justice Department said.

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• Superyachts  are one of the most expensive assets money can buy.
• The true cost of ownership is even more, adding up to millions a year.
• Here's how much it costs to own a superyacht — and what that money is going toward.

Financial advisors are quick to warn prospective owners that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water in which to throw money. When it comes to superyachts , you'd better have bags and bags of cash.

As one luxury agent told Business Insider at the Palm Beach International Boat Show: "Buying a boat, it's a huge purchase — and nobody needs a yacht."

A superyacht, generally over 30 meters long, is one of the most expensive assets money can buy, with the largest costing more than a lot of real estate or a private jet. Billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs each spent nine figures on their megayachts.

That doesn't include operating costs. Owners should expect to pay about 10% of a yacht's new-build price each year, experts told Business Insider. That's tens of millions of dollars annually for the most luxurious boats.

"It's a small-to-medium-sized business in its own right," said Jeffrey Beneville, a senior vice president at insurance company NFP, where he specializes in consulting clients about yachts.

Unlike many smaller boats, superyachts need staff, not just a captain. Some superyachts have space for dozens of crewmembers , including a chef, engineer, and masseuse for the guests onboard. Each gets an annual salary — the highest-ranking members earn six figures — and benefits. Eric Schmidt's yacht fits a crew of 28 for a ratio of about two crewmembers per guest.

Then there's fuel, dockage fees, routine maintenance, and insurance. The latter hinges on everything from the reputation of a yacht's shipyard to where an owner wants to take it (if a vessel is taking frequent trips to the South China Sea, for example, expect to pay a higher premium). If a superyacht has a support yacht — or a support superyacht, in Bezos ' case — expect to pay another 10% of that boat's price annually.

"The cost to maintain a yacht is so high that they just think that money's getting lit on fire," Matthew Fleissig, the CEO of wealth management firm Pathstone, told BI of his clients who choose to charter rather than own.

One of his firm's clients who does own has a 23-meter yacht valued at $5.2 million. The annual cost to staff, maintain, dock, and insure the boat is $346,297, according to documentation provided to BI. The lion's share is spent on marina fees ($95,970) and maintenance work ($88,408.) While not exactly a Sunfish, that boat is too small to count as a superyacht.

At 106 meters, the Amadea, owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch , definitely does. The $300 million yacht, which was seized in 2022 and is docked in San Diego, cost $922,000 a month to maintain, a court filing showed: $360,000 for crew salaries, $75,000 for fuel, $144,000 for insurance, $178,000 in dry-docking fees, and $165,000 for maintenance, waste removal, food for the crew, and miscellaneous expenses.

"And that's an inactive yacht that's in the water," NFP's Beneville said.

If it were operational and carrying guests, the costs would be about twice that, or between $20 million and $30 million a year, he added.

Of course, it makes more financial sense for the non-obsessives to charter, and many of Fleissig's clients do. And some owners choose to offer their yachts for charter — the most luxurious cost as much as $1 million a week — to offset the costs.

"If you charter the boat for 50 days a year, it's going to help a lot," Anders Kurtén, the CEO of brokerage firm Fraser Yachts, told BI.

Then again, the running costs don't matter as much at a certain point. "If you're worth $30 billion, it's nothing. And if you're worth $117 billion — and these are the guys we're talking about — they're in it as long as it's still enjoyable for them," Beneville said. "It's not a money thing."

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Wonderfront festival concludes with a bang, thanks to The Roots, Beck and Steel Pulse

The three-day festival’s third edition in six years was a memorable one. Despite some logistical snags, the event now appears to have a solid foundation to build on.

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Was the third time the charm for the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, which concluded its 2024 run Sunday at downtown San Diego’s Embarcadero Marina Park North with show-stopping performances by The Roots and Beck?

This was the third edition of the homegrown music marathon, which debuted in November 2019, then went dark in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic shutdown. Wonderfront returned in 2022, with a lineup that included Gwen Stefani and Zac Brown Band, then was dark again in the fall of 2023 to pivot from its late fall dates to Mother’s Day weekend this year.

Adding to the challenge, Wonderfront’s return this past weekend came as a record number of far more established festivals around the world have been canceled or permanently shelved. Even Coachella — the world’s most successful and lucrative music festival — saw attendance dip for the second consecutive year after more than a decade of repeated sell-outs.

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Of course, building and sustaining momentum is a challenge for any recurring live-music event, let alone an annual festival held just three times in six years and now has a new owner, the La Jolla-based Events.com.

But this year’s streamlined iteration of Wonderfront, while not free of some logistical snafus, was a notable improvement over the 2022 edition. The festival alongside San Diego Bay — on multiple stages and a very large, multilevel boat — succeeded this time on both artistic and commercial terms.

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A capacity crowd of 15,000 was expected Friday at the festival, which runs through Sunday alongside San Diego Bay

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A sold-out audience of 15,000 attended Friday, when the hip-hop and electronic dance music-focused lineup was topped by Kaytranada, JID and T-Pain, whose afternoon set drew an especially large crowd.

Saturday’s audience was nearly as large, with a crowd of 14,200 turning out to hear a lineup that included Weezer, Carly Rae Jepsen and the show-stealing Dominic Fike.

Wonderfront festival delivered the hits Saturday on a night when the San Diego Padres went scoreless

After drawing a capacity crowd of 15,000 on Friday, Saturday saw 14,000 music fans turn out to hear Weezer, Carly Rae Jepsen, Milky Chance and the show-stealing Dominic Fike. Beck, Mt. Joy and The Roots top Sunday’s lineup.

May 12, 2024

Sunday, which drew slightly more than 10,000 attendees, saw The Roots, Beck and Steel Pulse each score repeatedly — on the same day the San Diego Padres drew a full house to Petco Park for the team’s 4-0 victory over the Dodgers.

Formed in 1975 in Birmingham, England, the reggae band Steel Pulse was the most veteran act of the weekend. Founding member David Hinds expertly led the band’s latest iteration through a thoroughly engaging set that included such durable favorites as “Steppin’ Out” and “Your House.”

“For a lot of folks, Sunday was out best lineup of the weekend. But there are so many people who couldn’t make it on Mother’s Day,” Wonderfront Managing Partner Paul Thornton told the San Diego Union-Tribune Monday afternoon.

“So, for next year, we have to figure out how we can program that day to make it work better. But, wow, we got over 10,000 people Sunday on a weekend that the Padres had over 130,000 attend their games here.”

Tighter focus

Where the two previous editions of Wonderfront each day showcased artists representing an array of sometimes disparate styles, this year benefited from a more focused approach that generally emphasized a few specific genres each day.

The result was a welcome sense of cohesion, while still including an ample degree of variety. And the festival’s mix of established headliners with up-and-coming young artists — including Memphis rapper Healy on Friday, punk-rock, the jazz-adjacent Candian band BadBadNotGood and hip-hop and punk powerhouse Fike on Saturday, and English neo-soul singer Samm Henshaw on Sunday — provided a welcome opportunity to discover worthy new talents.

Of the veterans who performed Sunday, The Roots and Beck each soared.

Co-led by drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and rapper Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, The Roots have been the house band on TV’s Jimmy Fallon-hosted “The Tonight Show” since 2009. But The Roots have been a favorite of enlightened hip-hop fans since not long after forming in 1987.

At Wonderfront, the nine-man band started in high-gear and built from there. Its repertoire mixed such Roots’ staples as “What They Do” with Kool & the Gang’s “Jungle Boogie,” Donald Byrd’s “Change (Makes You Want to Hustle),” Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up,” and more. During Captain Kirk Douglas’ exctremely well-constructed guitar solo, he tipped his hat to — in order — Chris Isaac’s “Wicked Game,” Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “My Favorite Things” and Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song,” in a way that flowed and made sense.

Equally impressive was the subsequent drum and percussion duet by Thompson and Stro Elliot, who deftly played a Maschine, a MIDI controller and digital drum machine with 16 pads.

It was a groove-happy master class in the art of creating musical propulsion. The Roots’ set was so fiery and meticulously constructed to achieve dynamic tension and release that the following sets by Southern blues-rocker Marcus King and indie-folk-rockers Mt. Joy, while well-played, were anticlimactic.

Happily, the headlining set by Beck provided a rousing conclusion to the 2024 edition of Wonderfront. From the powerful opening number, “Devils Haircut,” to the high-voltage conclusion of “Where It’s At,” he and his terrific four-man band deftly mixed rock, hip-hop, blues, psychedelia and more into a potent mix.

They also delivered Beck’s Prince-inspired, falsetto-fueled ballad, “Debra” — from his 1999 album, “Midnite Vultures” — at almost exactly the same time English vocal star Natasha Bedingfield received a rapturous response for her version of Prince’s “Purple Rain” on another Wonderfront stage.

Beck playfully added San Diego references to the lyrics of several of his songs. Commenting on Wonderfront’s location between San Diego Bay on one side and a marina on the other, he joked: “I can almost hear the yacht rock from here. Not coincidentally, a number of men in the audience were sporting sailor captain hats.

Looking ahead

Thornton, Wonderfront’s managing partner, predicted smooth sailing for the festival in 2025. And he spoke enthusiastically about the event’s third edition in six years.

“It’s been a journey, but we feel really good about where we are,” he said. “And, in Events.com, we have a great partner that cares more about the experience we provide to attendees than the bottom line.”

Thornton acknowledged the festival had some snags over the weekend, including long food, drink and Porta Potty lines. There was also an hour-long wait at the front gates Friday afternoon, when thousands of fans seemed to arrive concurrently for singer and rapper T-Pain’s performance.

That backup was prompted by the large number of festival-goers who apparently did not read the emails sent to each ticket-buyer listing items they were prohibited from bringing in with them.

“We just need to educate people better, which we will do for next year’s festival,” Thornton said.

Asked if adding more entrances might mitigate the flow of people onto the festival grounds, he noted that Embarcadero Marina Park is a narrow sliver of lad with water on three of its four sides.

“The more entrances you have, the more emergency exits you need,” Thornton said.

The first two editions of Wonderfront included ticketed stages at Seaport Village. By eliminating those stages this time, it was easier for attendees to get from stage to stage. And with a capacity of 15,000 per day, Wonderfront feels like a reasonably big event in a relatively intimate outdoor setting.

By building on what worked this year — and on what can be improved — the festival’s return in 2024 should be a welcome one.

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