- Shirtless Jeff Bezos and girlfriend Lauren Sanchez have been spotted aboard his new $500 million yacht.
- The 417-foot-long ship sparked controversy because it had to dismantle a historic bridge in order to pass.
- Residents threatened to drop eggs on the yacht. The ship was then quietly towed to another shipyard to avoid an accident.
Jeff Bezos has been spotted embarking on his new megayacht for the first time.
The billionaire Amazon founder was spotted shirtless while sunbathing on a $500 million yacht with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez along the Spanish coast on Monday, it was reported. page 6.
The yacht, called the Koll, is 417 feet long and is believed to be the world’s largest sailing vessel. The construction of a historic bridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is controversial when it nearly needs to be demolished because, despite its height of 131 feet, yacht masts are too high to pass under the bridge. was brewed.
The 100-year-old Konningshafen Bridge, known to locals as ‘De Hef’, was renovated in 2017 and the city vowed never to tear it down again, according to Dutch broadcasters. Rheinmond.
Locals were outraged and threatened to throw eggs at the yachts if the bridge was dismantled. Koll’s Dutch shipbuilder Oceanco withdrew the request and the yacht was quietly towed to another shipyard. The mast was installed later to avoid clearance problems.
The Koll was spotted conducting sea trials (a series of trials, usually one of the final stages of construction) in February, and left the Oceanco facility en route to Bezos in April. made her maiden voyage.
See photos of Bezos and Sanchez on a yacht page 6.