Koru (yacht)

Koru Superyacht anchored off the coast of St. Lucia on January 5th, 2024
History
Cayman Islands
NameKoru
OwnerJeff Bezos[1]
BuilderOceanco
Cost$500 million
Yard numberY721
Launched4 August 2022 [2]
Notes
General characteristics
Class and typeLloyd's Register
TypeSchooner rigged sailing yacht
Tonnage3,493 GT
Length127 m (417 ft)
Capacity18 passengers
Crew40

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 with a navy blue hull. The superyacht is reported to have cost $500 million or more with an additional annual maintenance cost of at least $30 million.[6][7][8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Support vessel

Abeona anchored off the coast of St. Lucia in January 2024.

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.[12][13]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "127m Oceanco Y721 superyacht launched in the Netherlands". SuperYacht Times. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. ^ Matza, Max (May 14, 2021). "Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts". BBC News. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "127m Koru Delivered by Oceanco". www.yachtharbour.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jeff Bezos' superyacht will see historic bridge dismantled". BBC News. February 3, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ Nicole Lyn Pesce (May 11, 2021). "Here's where Jeff Bezos's superyacht ranks among the world's most expensive boats". MarketWatch.
  7. ^ Kurt Schlosser (May 10, 2021). "Jeff Bezos will reportedly join the billionaire boating class with a $500M luxury sailing superyacht". Geekwire.
  8. ^ Oliver Moody (May 11, 2021). "Jeff Bezos rides ultra-rich superyacht wave". The Times of London.
  9. ^ Granger, Maisie (2024-09-17). "7 Facts About Jeff Bezos' Koru Superyacht - Superyacht Content". www.superyachtcontent.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  10. ^ "Rotterdam has confirmed it will dismantle a historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to fit through". BBC News. February 3, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "Miljoenenjacht van Amazon-baas Jeff Bezos duikt op voor Zuid-Hollandse kust". February 15, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  12. ^ Damborsky, Katia (11 February 2023). "75m custom Damen Yachting support vessel delivered and named". Boating International. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Inside Jeff Bezos' shiny new US$500 million Koru megayacht and Abeona vessel". South China Morning Post. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.