Koru (yacht) explained
Koru is a luxury custom
superyacht owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. The vessel was built in the Netherlands by
Oceanco starting in 2021, and delivered in April 2023.
[1] [2] [3] It is a three-masted sailing yacht long and reported to have cost $500 million or more.
[4] [5] [6] When commissioned, the yacht was the second-largest sailing yacht in the world, after
Andrey Melnichenko's
Sailing Yacht A.Koru and De Hef
In 2022, Rotterdam announced that the city's historic De Hef bridge would be temporarily partially dismantled to allow the yacht to pass through. This move was controversial because the bridge is a Dutch national monument owing to its history.[7] Eventually the dismantling plan of the 'De Hef' bridge proved to be unnecessary. The masts were stepped when the vessel was moored downstream of the bridge in the Rotterdam Harbour.[8]
Support vessel
A 75m (246feet) 1,900 Gross ton yacht support vessel, the Abeona, will "shadow" Koru, providing additional crew accommodation, a helipad with enclosed helicopter accommodation, and capacity for relief supplies.[9] [10]
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Notes and References
- News: Matza. Max. May 14, 2021. Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts. 1. BBC News. February 3, 2022.
- Web site: April 10, 2023. www.yachtharbour.com. 127m Koru Delivered by Oceanco. April 17, 2023.
- News: February 3, 2022. Jeff Bezos' superyacht will see historic bridge dismantled. 1. BBC News. February 3, 2022.
- News: Here's where Jeff Bezos's superyacht ranks among the world's most expensive boats. May 11, 2021 . Nicole Lyn Pesce . MarketWatch.
- Web site: Geekwire. Jeff Bezos will reportedly join the billionaire boating class with a $500M luxury sailing superyacht. KURT SCHLOSSER . May 10, 2021 .
- News: Jeff Bezos rides ultra-rich superyacht wave. The Times of London. Oliver Moody . May 11, 2021.
- News: February 3, 2022. Rotterdam has confirmed it will dismantle a historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to fit through.. 1. BBC News. February 3, 2022.
- News: Miljoenenjacht van Amazon-baas Jeff Bezos duikt op voor Zuid-Hollandse kust. 1 . . February 15, 2023 . February 15, 2023.
- News: Damborsky . Katia . 75m custom Damen Yachting support vessel delivered and named . 27 May 2023 . Boating International . 11 February 2023.
- News: Inside Jeff Bezos' shiny new US$500 million Koru megayacht and Abeona vessel . 27 May 2023 . . 11 February 2023.