The pleasure boat can accommodate 18 guests - and requires a crew of 40 sailors.
Koru costs about $25 million a year to run. The uproar likely played a big part in how and when it would float away.Ĭitizens of Rotterdam reportedly swore in February that, should Bezos’ superyacht traverse the De Hef bridge, they would pelt it with eggs in protest.Īnd when it finally came time to move the vessel out of its Dutch shipbuilding yard, the decision was made to tow it away under cover of darkness, the Cut reported. It requires a 250-foot support vessel that houses a helicopter landing pad for the Blue Origin founder.īezos’ mega boat created controversy last year after a report that Dutch officials would have to dismantle the historic Koningshaven Bridge because the 130-foot steel structure wouldn’t allow the vessel and its 229-foot masts to pass through.įollowing an uproar from residents, local leaders decided the plan was a bridge too far - and the boat was towed from its construction location to another shipyard in a nearby town without its masts, according to Jalopnik.
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