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Jeff Bezos sells superyacht for being too recognisable
The Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is selling the $500 million 'Koru', because the vessel has become too recognisable for the multibillionaire tech executive. The 'Koru' is among the world's most distinctive and largest vessels operating under sail, and has a massive sail plan. She is normally attended by the support vessel 'Abeona', itself valued at $75 million., which provides a helipad. It was unclear whether the 'Abeona' was also for sale, either separately or as a package with the 'Koru'. Annual upkeep of the yacht is in the eight digits, and the ship is too large to fit into many of the specialised port terminals that cater to yachts. For this reason, the 'Koru' has often been spotted at less glamorous parts of the working waterfront, near warehouses and merchant ships. The 'Koru' was built at one of Oceanco's yards upriver from Rotterdam. To reach the sea, it needed to fit under the historic Koningshaven Bridge. With masts stepped, the yacht's air draft was too high to pass. When the yard proposed that the bridge be partially dismantled to permit passage, some residents arranged plans to throw eggs at the vessel as it passed. Instead, the yacht quietly departed the yard in the night, without masts, and the passage was completed without altering the bridge. The masts were stepped afterwards at another site.
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