{"id":469473,"date":"2022-07-01T18:30:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rotterdam-wont-dismantle-bridge-for-jeff-bezos-super-yacht\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T18:30:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:30:51","slug":"rotterdam-wont-dismantle-bridge-for-jeff-bezos-super-yacht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rotterdam-wont-dismantle-bridge-for-jeff-bezos-super-yacht\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rotterdam won&#8217;t dismantle bridge for Jeff Bezos&#8217; super-yacht"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a408700e99e3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a408700e99e3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rotterdam-wont-dismantle-bridge-for-jeff-bezos-super-yacht\/#%E2%80%9CRotterdam_wont_dismantle_bridge_for_Jeff_Bezos_super-yacht%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Rotterdam won&#8217;t dismantle bridge for Jeff Bezos&#8217; super-yacht&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRotterdam_wont_dismantle_bridge_for_Jeff_Bezos_super-yacht%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Rotterdam won&#8217;t dismantle bridge for Jeff Bezos&#8217; super-yacht&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The shipyard that\u2019s building Jeff Bezos\u2019 massive 417-foot-high super-yacht reportedly has scr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed plans to ask the Dutch city of Rotterdam to dismantle a landmark bridge to make way for the Amazon founder\u2019s seaborne plaything.<\/p>\n<p>Oceanco, the company that was commissioned to build Bezos\u2019 $500 million vessel, has abandoned a plan to have Rotterdam temporarily take apart Koningshavenbrug, known locally as \u201cDe Hef,\u201d according to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trouw.nl\/binnenland\/rotterdamse-brug-toch-niet-ontmanteld-na-bedreigingen-tegen-bouwer-van-superjacht-jeff-bezos~b2b2504c\/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dutchnews.nl%2Fnews%2F2022%2F06%2Frotterdam-bridge-wont-be-demolished-for-jeff-bezos-yacht-trouw%2F%3Fte%3D1%26nl%3Ddealbook%26emc%3Dedit_dk_20220701\">Dutch language news site Trouw.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what Oceanco plans to do now that it has abandoned the option of pursuing the bridge\u2019s dismantling.<\/p>\n<p>The article, which cited a backlash from local residents for the about-face, was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/news\/2022\/06\/rotterdam-bridge-wont-be-demolished-for-jeff-bezos-yacht-trouw\/?te=1&amp;nl=dealbook&amp;emc=edit_dk_20220701\">translated by the site DutchNews.nl.<\/a> The site obtained documents through the country\u2019s freedom of information laws showing that Oceanco was so taken aback by the public backlash to the original plan that it decided not to go through with it.<\/p>\n<p>The company had said that it needed to have the bridge taken apart in order to allow the super-yacht to sail into the North Sea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Jeff-Bezos-91.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The landmark bridge, known locally as &quot;De Hef,&quot; was restored after Rotterdam was bombed in World War II. The bridge became a national monument.\" class=\"wp-image-22883867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Jeff-Bezos-91.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Jeff-Bezos-91.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Jeff-Bezos-91.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The landmark bridge, known locally as \u201cDe Hef,\u201d was restored after Rotterdam was bombed in World War II. The bridge became a national monument.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rotterdammers were so up in arms over the plan that they organized <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> groups to mount protests. Some have even threatened to pelt Bezos\u2019 super-yacht, which is said to be among the largest vessels in the world, with rotten eggs.<\/p>\n<p>The 150-year-old steel structure, which has a 130-foot clearance and which spans the Meuse River, was refurbished in 2017 after it was bombed during the Second World War. The bridge has gained landmark status and was converted into a national monument.<\/p>\n<p>Rotterdammers noted that city officials pledged it would not dismantle the bridge after the recent renovations from five years ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Jeff-Bezos-89.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bezos had hoped to have the bridge dismantled in order to allow the vessel to sail into the North Sea.\" class=\"wp-image-22883861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Jeff-Bezos-89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Jeff-Bezos-89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Jeff-Bezos-89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bezos had hoped to have the bridge dismantled in order to allow the vessel to sail into the North Sea.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The city of Rotterdam reportedly opposed making the information obtained by Trouw public due to the threats it is said to have received from opponents of the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos\u2019 Y721 super-yacht will be one of the biggest sailing vessels ever made in the Netherlands, which is a hub for boat construction for the very wealthy,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-02-02\/jeff-bezos-s-new-superyacht-to-force-dismantling-of-dutch-bridge\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The yacht\u2019s towering height has presented other problems for the world\u2019s\u00a0second-richest man. The boat\u2019s tall masts would present a hazard to helicopters, so the former Amazon CEO commissioned a support yacht with a helipad to follow in its wake, the outlet said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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