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Jeff Bezos will have Rotterdam dismantle a bridge so his superyacht can pass through
Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:52 pm
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Need proof Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has a disconcertingly large fortune? Just ask Rotterdam. Rijnmond and The Washington Post have learned the Dutch city has agreed to temporarily dismantle part of the historic Koningshaven Bridge (often called De Hef) to let his upcoming superyacht, Y721, pass through this summer. City spokeswoman Frances van Heijst didn't yet have a cost estimate, but stressed that shipbuilder Oceanco would cover the costs rather than the city.
As you might imagine, Y721's design is... excessive. With a 417-foot length, three masts and several decks, the vessel is poised to be the world's largest sailing yacht. It's currently under construction in Alblasserdam and is believed to cost about $500 million. If Rotterdam hadn't granted permission to dismantle part of the bridge, Oceanco would likely have needed to sail the partly constructed yacht under the bridge and finish construction at another dock.
The city is also catching some flak over the decision. Koningshaven, built in 1927, was declared a national monument after it was decommissioned in 1994 due to its significance as the first in Western Europe with a central section that raises to allow taller ships underneath. The city finished a three-year restoration of the bridge in 2017, and vowed to never dismantle the bridge again — the Bezos deal breaks that promise in spectacular fashion.
Not that Bezos will necessarily be fazed. Forbes estimates Bezos' net worth at $166.6 billion as of this writing. He could pay for the Netherlands' latest defense budget ($14.3 billion) ten times over and still afford the yacht. To him, dismantling the bridge is effectively a minor inconvenience where it it's a huge affair for virtually everyone else.
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Now I know where my extra $20/year Prime membership fee is going.
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Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:54 pm to Street Hawk
Meh, normal day for most on the OT
Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:55 pm to Street Hawk
Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:56 pm to Street Hawk
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To him, dismantling the bridge is effectively a minor inconvenience where it it's a huge affair for virtually everyone else.
I imagine it's a "huge affair" for everyone to have a bridge currently not in use dismantled.
Hopefully they can get through this without any mental trauma.
This post was edited on 2/3/22 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:56 pm to Street Hawk
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City spokeswoman Frances van Heijst
Not worth looking up. Trust me.
Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:57 pm to Street Hawk
He has fully completed his transformation into a comic book villain
Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:57 pm to Street Hawk
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a 417-foot length
That is a ship.
Posted on 2/3/22 at 4:58 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:No sighted person will steal her.
City spokeswoman Frances van Heijst
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:00 pm to Street Hawk
I can relate. I got nervous going through the McDonald’s drive thru with my latest vehicle 
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:00 pm to Splackavellie
How big is the keel on that thing?
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:02 pm to Street Hawk
You assume all that money and power would make Jeff Bezos a more secured individual. It actually has done the opposite.
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:03 pm to Adam Banks
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He definitely had some jaw, nose and cheek bone work.
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:03 pm to MSMHater
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I imagine it's a "huge affair" for everyone to have a bridge currently not in use dismantled
Oh... well who cares?
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:06 pm to GumboPot
I still find it hard to believe he is cousins with George Strait.
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:06 pm to Street Hawk
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It's currently under construction in Alblasserdam and is believed to cost about $500 million. If Rotterdam hadn't granted permission to dismantle part of the bridge, Oceanco would likely have needed to sail the partly constructed yacht under the bridge and finish construction at another dock.
Seems like this is the yacht builder's issue, not Bezos.
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:08 pm to GumboPot
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He definitely had some jaw, nose and cheek bone work.
“Doc give me the JK Simmons”
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:10 pm to Splackavellie
That ship is ugly.
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:14 pm to imjustafatkid
if i were worth that much id get a hair transplant.
hes obviously on roids. good for him
hes obviously on roids. good for him
Posted on 2/3/22 at 5:15 pm to cable
quote:Odd question in general when discussing a vessel and, if what I think you mean is “How much water does the hull draw?”, that’s different from “how big (sic) is the keel?”. The problem is not what the yacht draws, it’s how vertically high the sail-ish apparatus is as it relates to the maximum vertical clearance of the bridge.
How big is the keel on that thing?
If it were a question of draft over the sill of the bridge, they could use outriggers fore and aft or (preferably) have cranes stationed alongside the vessel to pick it up to the necessary passage amount at high tide.
This post was edited on 2/3/22 at 5:17 pm
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