Jeff Bezos’ superyacht is so massive it must be docked in special place away from other superyachts
- Koru, Jeff Bezos’ superyacht, measures 410 feet in length
- It is so massive it doesn’t fit the docks that superyachts generally use
- Koru is accompanied everywhere she goes by a shadow yacht named Abeona
Published on Dec 04, 2023 at 8:19 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Dec 05, 2023 at 2:51 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Jeff Bezos yacht, Koru, is currently docked at a US port and attracting quite a lot of attention.
More to the point, being able to see Koru in person for the first time made people realize just how massive it is.
Plus it’s wooden figurehead at its prow also got people talking.
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Koru is quite famous, partly because of her size, but chiefly because of the association with Bezos.
This 410-foot leviathan was built by Oceanco for the founder and CEO of Amazon, and it is absolutely gigantic.
The size became a major issue when it arrived in the US because the yacht is literally too big for the port in Florida where she is currently docked.
Koru is apparently 10 feet too long to be docked at Port Everglades, which also happens to be the biggest yacht port in South Florida.
After a couple of failed attempts, the authorities at Port Everglades gave up and decided there was only one drastic solution.
Since she’s too big to be docked next to other giant yachts, Koru has been docked between 600-foot oil tankers.
The $500 million superyacht is one of a kind.
It cost roughly $500 million to build and reportedly set Jeff Bezos back a whopping $140,000 per day to operate.
Like most yachts of this caliber, Koru also has a support yacht, or a shadow yacht, that follows her anywhere she goes.
She is called Abeona.
In yacht jargon, a shadow boat is essentially just a side boat designed to provide support for larger boats.
Despite ‘only’ being a shadow yacht, Abeona can accommodate 65 people, 45 passengers and 20 crew, and it still measures 246 feet, which is not exactly what you’d call small.
It is also definitely not what you’d call cheap.
Abeona cost $75 million to build, and you’re looking at a yearly running cost of at least $10 million.
Between that and the $40 million that Koru costs Bezos every year, the CEO of Amazon is essentially forking out $4.1 million a day (!) to maintain his yachts.
Still, with a net worth in excess of $169 billion, he can probably afford it.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
