Hoist up the Jeff B sails.
Amazon honcho Jeff Bezos’ $500 million superyacht Koru, codenamed Y721, is finally sea ready — spotted in the North Sea after leaving Rotterdam Feb. 13, footage posted by the organization Dutch Yachting sbows.
The massive 417-foot vessel‘s test run came months after it was originally set to be delivered to the 59-year-old billionaire.
It requires an 250-foot support vessel that houses a helicopter landing pad for the Blue Origin founder.
Bezos’ mega boat created controversy last year after a report that Dutch officials would have to dismantle the historic Koningshaven Bridge because the 130-foot steel structure wouldn’t allow the vessel and its 229-foot masts pass through.
Following an uproar from residents, local leaders decided the plan was a bridge too far — and the boat was towed from its construction location to another shipyard in a nearby town without its masts, according to Jalopnik.
Koru costs about $25 million a year to run. The pleasure boat can accommodate 18 guests — and requires a crew of 40 sailors.
It is far from the world’s most expensive yacht. That dubious honor is reserved for the $4.8 billion History Supreme — a gold and platinum-plated vessel featuring a Tyrannosaurus rex bone wall made of meteoric stone. It was bought in 2011 by an anonymous Malaysian businessman, according to The Richest.