Jeff Bezos's Koru Yacht Transits Panama Canal with Hinged Masts

Jeff Bezos's Yacht Koru Transit

• 💡 The superyacht Koru, owned by Jeff Bezos, recently transited the Panama Canal, an event that surprisingly saw Bezos himself on board.
• ⚓ Koru's exceptionally tall masts are designed to hinge down to allow the vessel to pass safely under the Atlantic Bridge and the Bridge of the Americas.
• 🗺️ This unique hinged mast arrangement was specifically conceived to enable the yacht to access San Francisco, a key destination for Bezos.
• 🛠️ Southern Spars in New Zealand was responsible for designing and building these specialized masts and provides the necessary rigging crew for their operation.

New Superyacht Orders and Deliveries

• 💰 French billionaire Bernard Arnault has commissioned a new superyacht from Feadship, which is projected to be the largest ever delivered by the Dutch shipyard at 143 meters.
• 🚢 Arnault, CEO of LVMH, currently owns the 101-meter superyacht Symphony, which was previously the longest superyacht built in the Netherlands.
• 🚀 Project 717, an all-aluminum 50-meter Feadship yacht, was spotted undergoing sea trials in Rotterdam and is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2026.

DRAK: A Transformed Support Vessel

• 🔄 OceanCo has relaunched the 92.5-meter superyacht formerly known as Tranquility, now renamed DRAK, after an extensive rebuild.
• 🛥️ DRAK will serve as a support vessel for Gabe Newell's 111-meter superyacht Leviathan, delivered late last year.
• ⚠️ The vessel, previously named Tranquility, was seized after its owner was arrested following a criminal investigation involving stolen money from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
• ✨ The rebuild of DRAK includes significant modifications, such as replacing the helicopter pad with cranes, converting the beach club into a dive center with a decompression chamber, and transforming the main salon into a large crew mess with a dedicated chef's lab.