Historic Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled for Jeff Bezos superyacht worth €430M

A bridge in Rotterdam that has monument status will not be dismantled so that a new superyacht belonging to Jeff Bezos can reach the sea. It is being produced by Oceanco in Alblasserdam for the Amazon founder, but the three-masted ship cannot fit under the Koningshaven Bridge, known locally as "De Hef." Strörmann acknowledged his satirical joke got "out of hand," but he remained irritated that a bridge viewed fondly by some Rotterdammers might be damaged. While the New York Times noted the protests that broke out thirty years ago when the municipality debated tearing down the bridge, the Washington Post noted its importance to the "industrial heritage" of Rotterdam.