Bernie Madoff Loses Boat

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Federal marshals corralled Bernard Madoff's yacht "Bull" in a south Florida marina Wednesday as part of what is expected to be a series of court-ordered seizures of the disgraced financier's assets.

Barry Golden, a deputy U.S. marshal, said the Fort Lauderdale raid was one of several seizures being carried out under an order from a federal court in New York, where Madoff pleaded guilty to charges of fraud, money laundering and perjury earlier this month.

"There are other seizures, we believe, going on in New York," Golden said.

The Bull, a 55-foot motor yacht custom-built in 1969, has been berthed at the Roscioli Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale. It is worth about $800,000, said Robert Roscioli, the marina's owner.

"The boat is immaculate," Roscioli said. "It's an antique that has been well taken care of and maintained."

The vessel will be turned over to a court-appointed liquidator to await final orders from the court, Golden said.

Protesters Clash With Police

LONDON (Reuters) - Demonstrators clashed with riot police and smashed the windows of a bank in London's financial center on Wednesday in protest against a system they said had robbed the poor to benefit the rich.

Hundreds of protesters converged on a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland, shattering windows.

Rescued by the government in October, RBS has become a lightning rod for public anger in Britain over banker excess blamed for the crisis. The protests were timed to coincide with a G20 meeting of the world's leading and emerging economies.

Mounted police and officers in riot gear surrounded the building to keep the crowds back. Protesters hurled paint bombs and bottles, chanting: "These streets, our streets! These banks, our banks!"

Police said a number of officers had been injured, and minor scuffles broke out as the afternoon progressed.

Generally, though, the situation appeared to be dying down and commuters in the small area of London affected by the clashes began to leave work for home.