Bezos Slinks Away After Fed-Up Locals Announce Creative Revenge for Plan to Clear the River for His Mega-Yacht
Locals in Rotterdam, Netherlands, have been none too pleased with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The backlash against the billionaire began after plans were unveiled to dismantle a historic local bridge to make way for…
Locals in Rotterdam, Netherlands, have been none too pleased with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
The backlash against the billionaire began after plans were unveiled to dismantle a historic local bridge to make way for Bezos’ 417-foot-long, three-masted mega-yacht, the German outlet Der Spiegel reported.
On Tuesday, tensions escalated to the point that Oceanco, the company hired to build the yacht, was forced to have the ship towed miles away.
According to Der Spiegel, residents of Rotterdam threatened to throw eggs at the launch of the yacht if the bridge — known as “De Hef,” or “the lift” in Dutch — were dismantled.
Constructed in 1927, De Hef is a vertical lift bridge with a storied history, according to Architectural Digest.
It was the first bridge of its kind to be built in Western Europe and was the “first structured restored” after Rotterdam was bombed in 1940 during World War II