- A shirtless Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, have been spotted on his new $500 million yacht.
- The 417-foot vessel had stirred controversy when it nearly required a historic bridge be dismantled for it to pass.
- Residents threatened to egg the yacht; the vessel was then quietly towed to another shipyard to avoid a scene.
Jeff Bezos has been spotted taking his new megayacht out for the first time.
The billionaire Amazon founder was seen shirtless as he sunbathed on the $500 million yacht with his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, along the coast of Spain on Monday, according to Page Six.
The yacht, a 417-foot vessel called Koru, is believed to be the largest sailing yacht in the world. Its construction stirred controversy when it nearly required a historic bridge in Rotterdam in Netherlands be dismantled because the yacht's masts were too tall to pass under the bridge, despite its 131-foot clearance.
The 100-year-old Koningshaven Bridge, known to locals as "De Hef," had been renovated in 2017, and the city had vowed not to take it apart again after that, according to Dutch broadcaster Rijnmond.
Locals grew outraged, threatening to egg the yacht if the bridge was dismantled. Koru's Dutch shipmaker, Oceanco, withdrew its request, and the yacht was quietly towed away to another shipyard. Its masts were installed later to avoid a clearance issue.
Koru was seen doing its sea trials, which consist of several tests and are usually one of the last phases of construction, in February, and it made its maiden voyage in April when it left Oceanco's facilities to travel to Gibraltar along its way to Bezos.
Check out the photos of Bezos and Sanchez on the yacht on Page Six.