- Bezos’ gigantic pleasure ship is so large — 417 feet in length— that the 131-foot clearance of the historic bridge in Rotterdam simply can’t accommodate his boat’s mast.
- Known locally as De Hef, the nearly 100-year-old bridge was damaged back in World War II. It survived, has been kept in good repair, and has since become a heritage landmark in the city.
- “Needless to say, not everyone in Rotterdam is thrilled about the idea of manipulating a nearly century-old local landmark at a billionaire’s behest despite claims from some that the project may add temporary jobs,” Gizmodo noted.
- The custom shipbuilder Oceanco allegedly asked the city of Rotterdam to dismantle the nearly 100-year-old bridge, adding that Bezos would, of course, pay to take it down.
Sarah K. Burris from Raw Story writes:
“Uber-rich Amazon founder Jeff Bezos can’t get his mega-boat out to sea, so he’s having a historic bridge moved out of his way.
Gizmodo and Dutch News reported that the boat is so large (417 feet in length) that the 131-foot clearance simply isn’t large enough to accommodate Bezos’ ship mast.
The custom shipbuilder Oceanco reportedly asked the city of Rotterdam if they could take the nearly 100-year-old bridge down to handle the yacht and that Bezos would pay to take it down.
Known locally as De Hef, it was damaged during World War II but survived and has been repaired ever since. The last time it was renovated was in 2017, which was supposed to be the last time for a very long time. That was until one of the world’s wealthiest men needed to move his ship.
“Needless to say, not everyone in Rotterdam is thrilled about the idea of manipulating a nearly century-old local landmark at a billionaire’s behest despite claims from some that the project may add temporary jobs,” Gizmodo explained.
“Employment is important, but there are limits to what you can and may do to our heritage,” said Rotterdam Historical Society’s Ton Wesselink…”
See full story here.
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F’ ‘im!
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