Local pushback forced leaders to reconsider the plan and the boat was instead taken from its construction location to a shipyard in a neighbouring town. There, its masts were added on.
Since then, resistance from civilians has played a notable part in dictating where and when the ship departed.
In February, Rotterdam residents allegedly promised to pelt the superyacht with eggs if it tried traversing the De Hef bridge.
When the vessel was finally moved from the Dutch shipbuilding yard, it was reportedly done during the night, according to The Cut.
Despite the sky-high price to run, it’s nothing for the Amazon founder, whose net worth sits around US$181 billion, according to Forbes. Koru will be one of several superyachts, planes and helicopters Bezos already owns with his millionaire girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez.
While the main ship has three decks and a swimming pool, the support vessel holds a helicopter landing pad and will likely hold a collection of sea toys like jet skis and speedboats.
As ships go, Bezos’ superyacht is far from the most expensive in the world; that title is for History Supreme, a US$4.8 billion (NZ$670 billion) gold and platinum-plated yacht, purchased by an anonymous Malaysian businessman
