A video showed the moment when a megayacht worth $140 million, owned by Steve Jobs’ widow, collided with another enormous vessel belonging to a telecom tycoon from Mexico.
The 256-foot Venus, built by Apple’s late founder and now controlled by his widow Laurene Powell Jobs, and the 345-foot Lady Moura, owned by Mexican business magnate Ricardo Salinas, were both involved in the accidental scrape.
Among the largest yachts in the world, the Lady Moura has room for 27 guests and a crew of seventy-one. The boat had been the property of Saudi billionaire Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid before being purchased by Salinas.
French designer Philippe Starck worked with the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to create the Venus. The metal vessel has a sleek, simple form, six bedrooms, and 40-foot ceilings.
The two ships collided during strong, sudden winds that formed off the coast of Naples, Italy. The dramatic video, shot by Lady Moura’s crew and shared on social media, showed the boats hitting each other while the crewmembers could be heard shouting.
A person close to the Venus crew spoke with a news organization, saying that the two boats collided on July 22nd due to an abrupt increase in wind speed. Powell’s ship was being docked at the harbor while Powell was away.
The Lady Moura was accused of lowering its anchor with twice the amount of the intended anchor chain.
Neither ship dragged its anchor as the wind increased, yet it caused a significant monetary loss, according to Salinas.
The two captains discussed the matter after that and determined that the accident required a relatively low number of repairs.
Taking to social media, Salinas joked about how the other ship’s crew was unable to see his massive ship. He said it was only a scratch, but it was so large that fixing it would be expensive. Salinas explained that he uploaded the video to demonstrate that the world is not free of idiots. After that, he promoted one of his several businesses and then asked people to buy products from Apple so the Venus could cover the costs of the Lady Moura’s repairs.
