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Bezos’ Launches $500M Superyacht, Complete With Helipad, Pool

  • Amazon honcho Jeff Bezos’ $500 million superyacht Koru, codenamed Y721, is finally seaworthy — spotted in the North Sea after leaving Rotterdam on Feb. 13, footage posted by the organization Dutch Yachting shows.
  • The massive, 417-foot vessel’s test run came months after it was originally set to be delivered to the 59-year-old billionaire.
  • It requires a 250-foot support vessel that houses a helicopter landing pad for the Blue Origin founder.
  • Bezos’ mega boat created controversy last year after a report that Dutch officials would have to dismantle the historic Koningshaven Bridge because the 130-foot steel structure wouldn’t allow the vessel and its 229-foot masts to pass through.
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