And apparently a not so invisible plane too.
Posted on 02/02/2022 12:17:07 PM PST by nascarnation
A Dutch company is currently building a 417-foot mega yacht for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that, once complete, will be the largest sailing vessel in the world. The only problem? Its three masts are too tall to leave the shipyard without dismantling a huge piece of Dutch history and infrastructure: the Koningshavenbrug bridge, also known as the De Hef.
The bridge has stood in Rotterdam since 1927. It was heavily damaged in 1940 when the German Luftwaffe bombed the city. During renovations of the bridge in 2017, the city council promised residents the bridge would never again be dismantled. But when you have Bezos money, never is not all that long, from Dutch News:
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And fill the hull with water to make it ride really low in the water. Like a Submarine 🤿⛵️
:), yep you do not buy a 1/2 billion dollar yacht to be invisible....
I'm not a sailor by any stretch of the imagination, but is that larger than these mega cruise ships or the largest container ships? What about that ship (I forget it's name) that can haul other ships around?
I think they mean with masts and sails.
This is like Greta’s “Eco Yacht”.
When I see "sailing vessel" I just think "boat" these days. As motorized boats are also termed to be "under sail" when they depart.
And apparently a not so invisible plane too.
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