Koru (yacht)
{{Short description|Luxury superyacht owned by Jeff Bezos}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Koru Superyacht.jpg | Ship image size = 300px | Ship caption = Koru Superyacht anchored off the coast of St. Lucia on January 5th, 2024 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Cayman Islands | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Cayman Islands|civil}} | Ship name = Koru | Ship owner = Jeff Bezos{{Cite web |url=https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/koru/ | title=Koru Yacht • Jeff Bezos $500M Sailing Superyacht • Oceanco • 2022 |publisher=SuperYachtFan |access-date=2023-02-07 |language=en}} | Ship operator = | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Oceanco | Ship original cost = $500 million | Ship yard number = Y721 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 4 August 2022 {{Cite web |url=https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/127m-oceanco-y721-superyacht-launched-in-the-netherlands |title=127m Oceanco Y721 superyacht launched in the Netherlands |date=4 August 2022 |publisher=SuperYacht Times |access-date=2023-02-07 |language=en}} | Ship completed = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = *{{IMO Number|9857298}}
}} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Lloyd's Register | Ship type = Schooner rigged sailing yacht | Ship tonnage = {{GT|3,493}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|127|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = 18 passengers | Ship crew = 40 | Ship notes = }} |
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.{{Cite news|last=Matza|first=Max|date=May 14, 2021|title=Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts|page=1|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57079327|access-date=February 3, 2022}}{{Cite web|date=April 10, 2023|website=www.yachtharbour.com|title=127m Koru Delivered by Oceanco|url=https://yachtharbour.com/news/127m-koru-delivered-by-oceanco-6268|access-date=April 17, 2023}}{{Cite news|date=February 3, 2022|title=Jeff Bezos' superyacht will see historic bridge dismantled|page=1|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60241145|access-date=February 3, 2022}} It is a three-masted sailing yacht {{convert|127|meter}} long with a navy blue hull. The superyacht is reported to have cost at least US$500 million, and to require annual maintenance costs of at least $30 million.{{cite news|title= Here's where Jeff Bezos's superyacht ranks among the world's most expensive boats|date= May 11, 2021 |author=Nicole Lyn Pesce |publisher=MarketWatch|url= https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-where-jeff-bezoss-superyacht-ranks-among-the-worlds-most-expensive-boats-11620754417 }}{{cite web|website=Geekwire|title= Jeff Bezos will reportedly join the billionaire boating class with a $500M luxury sailing superyacht|author= Kurt Schlosser |date=May 10, 2021|url= https://www.geekwire.com/2021/jeff-bezos-will-reportedly-join-billionaire-boating-class-500m-luxury-sailing-superyacht/}}{{cite news|title= Jeff Bezos rides ultra-rich superyacht wave|newspaper=The Times of London|author=Oliver Moody |date=May 11, 2021|url= https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/jeff-bezos-rides-ultra-rich-superyacht-wave-707mk2g82}}{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Maisie |date=2024-09-17 |title=7 Facts About Jeff Bezos’ Koru Superyacht - Superyacht Content |url=https://www.superyachtcontent.com/superyacht-news/yacht-design-new-builds/7-facts-about-jeff-bezos-koru-superyacht/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.superyachtcontent.com |language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite news|date=February 3, 2022|title=Rotterdam has confirmed it will dismantle a historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to fit through.|page=1|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60241145|access-date=February 3, 2022}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/4684855/miljoenenjacht-van-amazon-baas-jeff-bezos-duikt-op-voor-zuid-hollandse-kust?fbclid=IwAR1ptQ-UF1YOlDUjaA-wxgiKKnUxOWravejUzkNCKjSZDAJS5rWXG88tWAo|title=Miljoenenjacht van Amazon-baas Jeff Bezos duikt op voor Zuid-Hollandse kust|page=1 |author= |date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=February 15, 2023}}
Support vessel
A {{convert|75|m|adj=on}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Damborsky |first1=Katia |title=75m custom Damen Yachting support vessel delivered and named |url=https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/damen-75m-support-yacht-abeona |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Boating International |date=11 February 2023}}{{cite news |title=Inside Jeff Bezos' shiny new US$500 million Koru megayacht and Abeona vessel |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3209794/inside-jeff-bezos-shiny-new-us500-million-koru-megayacht-and-gigantic-abeona-support-vessel-amazon |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=South China Morning Post |date=11 February 2023}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-superyacht-directory/y721--98581 Oceanco Y721] at Boat International, with images
- [https://boatsector.com/what-kind-of-yacht-koru-is-the-owner-of-amazon-bezos/ Yacht Koru Specification]
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