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Luxury superyacht owned by Jeff Bezos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[3][4][5] It is a three-masted sailing yacht 127 meters (417 ft) long and reported to have cost $500 million or more.[6][7][8] When commissioned, the yacht was the second-largest sailing yacht in the world, after Andrey Melnichenko's Sailing Yacht A.
Koru Superyacht anchored off the coast of St. Lucia on January 5th, 2024
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Cayman Islands | |
| Name | Koru |
| Owner | Jeff Bezos[1] |
| Builder | Oceanco |
| Cost | $500 million |
| Yard number | Y721 |
| Launched | 4 August 2022 [2] |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lloyd's Register |
| Type | Schooner rigged sailing yacht |
| Tonnage | 3,300 GT |
| Length | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Capacity | 18 passengers |
| Crew | 40 |
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.[9] 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.[10]
A 75-metre (246 ft) 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.[11][12]
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