One of the largest cities in the Netherlands is planning to dismantle pieces of its iconic Koningshaven Bridge so that Jeff Bezos’s pleasure yacht can cruise through.
Oceanco, the company commissioned to build the 127-meter sailing yacht, approached the local government about temporarily dismantling a middle piece of Rotterdam’s historic bridge so that masts of the ship could pass through without any problems, according to Boat International.
The local government is still working out the specifics of when and how the bridge will be dismantled to accommodate the yacht, which cannot fit under the bridge’s 40-meter clearance, but a local official said it would “take about a week,” according to NL Times.
“It’s the only route to the sea,” a representative for the mayor of Rotterdam told AFP, noting that Bezos would foot the bill, according to NDTV.
The yacht, known as Y721, is set to become the world’s largest sailing superyacht and will be delivered to the billionaire later this year.
The bridge dates back to 1878 and was rebuilt after it was bombed during World War II in 1940.
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Most recently, the bridge went through a massive restoration in 2017, and local government said at the time that it would not dismantle the bridge again.
