Jeff Bezos, superyacht and a bridge!
The Dutch port city of Rotterdam said Wednesday it would temporarily dismantle a historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass.
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Hyderabad: The Dutch port city of Rotterdam said Wednesday it would temporarily dismantle a historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass.
Bezos' gigantic, 430-million-euro ($485 million) yacht is huge for the iconic Koningshaven Bridge, which dates from 1878 and was rebuilt after being bombed by the Nazis in 1940 during World War II.
The middle section of the huge steel-girdered bridge will be removed to give enough clearance for the 40-metre (130-foot) high boat, Dutch media reported. The process will take a few weeks and is expected to happen this summer.
"It's the only route to the sea, Bezos would pay the bill for the operation," a spokesman for the mayor of Rotterdam said.
But the decision has angered some in the Netherlands as the local council promised after a major renovation in 2017 that it would never again dismantle the bridge, known to Rotterdammers as De Hef bridge.
The mayor's office insisted on the economic benefits and jobs created by the construction of the boatbut promised that the bridge would be rebuilt in its current form.
