Dutch Bridge To Come Down For Bezos Super-Yacht

The New York Post reports:

A Dutch city has agreed to spend weeks taking down a historic bridge so Jeff Bezos’ new gigantic superyacht can reach the open seas this summer.

The Amazon founder’s 417-foot-long, three-masted ship is under construction in the Netherlands, but the pleasure boat will be too tall to pass under Rotterdam’s landmark Koningshaven Bridge.

As a work-around, the megabillionaire and the boatmaker Oceano reportedly asked Rotterdam officials to temporarily dismantle the iconic bridge, and pledged to reimburse the city for expenses.

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Pier pressure? Dutch city to dismantle historic bridge to accommodate Jeff Bezos’ new yacht https://t.co/O601PtpeDm pic.twitter.com/7jLk3JKzRR

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We are officially in a new robber baron era. https://t.co/auXOh7a8XG

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