Jeff Bezos' $485 million superyacht needs a WWII bridge dismantled to pass through

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Jeff Bezos' $485 million superyacht needs a WWII bridge dismantled to pass through
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about the city. So, a decision was made to change it to a lift bridge that rose up to a height of 147 feet , where it also got its De Hef name tag. However, in World War II, the bridge suffered many damages and had to be repaired to function again.

Until 1993, even trains passed over this bridge that was restored once more between 2014 and 2017, and the city council had then vowed to never dismantle the bridge, a popular monument,reported. Until Bezos placed an order for a $485 million yacht to a Rotterdam-based shipyard. With three masts, the Y721 superyacht is expected to be the largest sailing yacht in the world but the height of its mast has become an issue. When complete, the

, well above the height De Hef can rise to, and instead of changing the design of the yacht, Bezos has convinced the city council to dismantle the monumental bridge instead. The Guardian reported. City authorities, who had earlier vowed not to dismantle the bridge, are now counting the benefits the yacht order has brought to the city in terms of jobs while also clarifying that Mr. Bezos will be footing the bill for the dismantling and reassembly of the bridge, once the Y721 has passed through the only route available to it to meet the sea.

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