Posted on 11/28/2023 11:30:09 AM PST by Red Badger
The $500 million vessel was finally docked next to gigantic oil tankers at the South Florida seaport.
The biggest sailing yacht in the world, Koru, owned by centibillionaire Jeff Bezos, is a goliath that has completed its Mediterranean sojourn and has finally come to the United States of America. The 416-foot luxury schooner is currently in South Florida, docked at Port Everglades, per Marine Traffic. The largest space at the port caters to superyachts up to 400 feet. So massive is this $500 million megayacht of the Amazon boss that it doesn’t fit even in there. The floating asset is docked near a 610-foot-long oil tanker, Independence, and a similarly-sized tanker by the name of Seakay Sky.
Docking a luxury vessel as massive as Bezos’s boat is no cheap affair. According to Port Everglades docking rates, it costs $2400 (though chump change for the Amazon founder) for the Oceanco Yacht, previously known as Y721, to dock per day. The vessel, inspired by the Black Pearl, has been moored at the port for over two days and is not listed in the schedule for departure for the next week.
That’s a docking bill of almost $22,000 for 10 days that it may remain anchored at Port Everglades. However, it’s not the financial aspect that’s most remarkable, but rather the ship’s enormous size and stature, which challenge even the largest docks to accommodate it.
Koru is one of the world’s most luxurious ships, incurring a daily upkeep cost of $137,000 for the billionaire owner. These docking charges, in comparison, are relatively insignificant. The half-a-billion-dollar boat is nearly twice the length of an Airbus A380 with an internal volume of 3,300 GT. Moreover, its triple masts measuring 230 feet make the vessel nearly half the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Accommodating this maritime masterpiece is a formidable task, achieved by positioning it next to oil tankers.
In addition to being so gigantic, Koru is followed by a $75 million support vessel, Abeona. According to the port’s website, Abeona is headed to Freeport, Bahamas, and it’s likely only a matter of time before Koru follows suit. The 416-foot yacht left Gibraltar on November 9th and arrived in Florida on the 23rd, blocking its AIS and even prompting Port Everglades to delete details of the ship to maintain secrecy.
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I wonder if Port Everglades is still run by the mafia.
Pfft. Some yacht. Where are the 5”38s?
Probably the Chinese Mafia now.......................
Not that pretty really but I can’t afford a Johhny-boat so okay
It’s a gun free zone.........................😉
What does "blocking its AIS mean?"
Also, obviously it doesn't need sails to move.
I guess the sails are there in case the power plant fails
or if it runs out of fuel. Smart thinking. Yeah, it's not
sleek looking and beautiful as other yachts but it floats.
I bet it's quite nice looking inside.
I bet he doesn’t keep it 5 years..............
Who could afford it, even used? Other than Zelensky of course.
I thought ALL US ports were run by the mafia?
Meaning the Longshoreman’s Union runs the port.
Those unions are run by the mob. No different than the Teamsters or the Carting(Garbage) Unions.
FYI, as a side line. The couple that died in the car crash in Niagara Falls were the owners of Gui’s Lumber. They had seven locations in WNY around Buffalo. Gui was short for Guido.
This business was well connected. If you get my drift. Capice?
Oh, never mind. Not worth the trouble to even comment.
It might equate to owning a red sports car. Over compensating for a tiny dingdong.
You see one ginormous superyacht, you’ve seen them all..........
you’re right...what a thing to say
My aunt had a large warehouse there at one time. Some people came to visit and said they wanted to buy it, they effectively made her an offer she couldn't refuse. As far a Guido, what the hell was he thinking...lots more like him in Utica as well. Kinda like the Congressman Claudia Tenney beat... Anthony "Brindisi". I hear he had connections.
Well, he ought to overcompensate better.
(I’m of the school that dictates that wealth is meaningless without class.)
It isn’t even pretty. If I were going to all that trouble I’d build a replica of the “Cutty Sark” or a battleship.
I’d also get a way hotter girlfriend.
whaaa...?
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