The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) is preparing to auction a 600-million-baht superyacht reportedly owned by the notorious South African financier Benjamin Mauerberger, along with a smaller vessel, in Phuket on June 23.
The 51-metre Atlas, registered in the Cayman Islands, carries the call sign ZGCB4 and the registration number 743656, Amlo said in a post on its Facebook page on Thursday.
Bidding for a smaller vessel, the Atlas Strider with registration number 749421, will start at 8.1 million baht (US$247,000), Amlo said.
Interested parties can view the yachts on June 22 — the Atlas at the Visit Panwa pier and Atlas Strider at Phuket Yacht Haven marina.
The public auction will start at the Phuket provincial hall on Chaofa Road in Muang district at 11am on June 23.
The Atlas was seized at Phuket Island Marina on Dec 25, 2025, three days after Amlo issued an order of confiscation. Originally launched in 2011 as the Aldabra, the vessel was later renamed by a new owner.
Amlo has said the yacht was related to transnational call-centre scams involving a Thai woman identified as Taengthai, and unnamed others.
The agency did not identify Ms Taengthai as the owner of the vessel. However, she has been linked to the notorious South African financier Benjamin Mauerberger, who is wanted by Thai authorities for money laundering and other offences tied to Cambodian scams.
The investigative news site Whale Hunting has said that the Atlas is one of three yachts owned by Mr Mauerberger. After fleeing Thailand last year for Dubai, the South African sailed for the Seychelles and his current whereabouts are not known.
In March, the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the couple on fraud and money-laundering charges and ordered the seizure of assets worth more than $410 million.
Thai police said then they would work with Interpol to seek a Red Notice alert to help locate Mr auerberger, who was last recorded entering Thailand in 2025.
