''Koru'' is a luxury custom
superyacht
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owned by
Jeff Bezos
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, the founder of
Amazon
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. The vessel was built in the Netherlands by
Oceanco
Oceanco is a privately owned custom yacht builder, based in the Netherlands, that builds full displacement yachts in the range since 1987. It is owned by Mohammed Al Barwani, an Omani billionaire.
History
Oceanco came into existence in 1987, wh ...
starting in 2021, and delivered in April 2023. It is a three-masted sailing yacht long and reported to have cost $500 million or more. 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
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announced that the city's historic
De Hef
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bridge would be partially dismantled, temporarily, to allow the yacht to pass through. This move was very controversial because the bridge is a
Dutch national monument owing to its long history. In the end, the partial dismantling of the 'De Hef' bridge proved to be unnecessary. The masts were stepped when the vessel was downstream of the bridge in the Rotterdam Harbour.
Support vessel
A 1,900
Gross ton
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yacht support vessel
Yacht support vessels, also known as a shadow yacht or shadow vessel, are specialized ships which provide support and auxiliary functions for large sailing and motor yachts.
Design features
Support yachts are generally primarily intended to c ...
, the ''Abeona'', will "shadow" ''Koru'', providing additional crew accommodation, a
helipad
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with enclosed helicopter accommodation, and capacity for relief supplies.
See also
*
List of large sailing yachts
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References
External links
OCEANCO Y721at
Boat International
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, with images
Yacht Koru Specification
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Individual yachts
Sailing yachts built in the Netherlands
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