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Inside Jeff Bezos’ shiny new US$500 million Koru megayacht and gigantic Abeona support vessel: the Amazon billionaire’s flashy ships are nearly ready – with a pool, cinema, helipad and more

Jeff Bezos and girlfriend Lauren Sánchez live a luxury life, including superyacht holidays. Photo: @laurenwsanchez/Instagram, Superyacht Times

We know two new things about billionaire Jeff Bezos’ megayacht Koru.

Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos enjoy the high life. Photo: @laurenwsanchez/Instagram
One is that the support vessel of the Koru superyacht is called Abeona, after the Roman goddess who presided over the departure of travellers, per Boat International.
Jeff Bezos owns some of the most extravagant transportation on the globe. Photo: Luxurylaunches
Second, the same 250ft support ship by Damen Yachting, the largest custom-built shadow yacht, was delivered to the tycoon, reported Superyacht Times. Built at the shipyard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, YS 7512, as it was initially known, completed successful sea trials in December. She departed the shipyard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, at the end of January before arriving in Gibraltar, states the source.
Jeff Bezos’ Abeona shadow yacht sleeps around 45 people. Photo: Luxurylaunches
According to Yacht Harbour, Wright Maritime Group oversaw the build process on behalf of the Amazon founder. Abeona is discernible owing to the grey hull sporting an orange stripe running across the length of the hull. With a massive volume of around 1,900 GT, the boat accommodates an array of tenders and toys, marine gear and emergency relief support equipment. It also sleeps 45 people, including crew, guests and “specialist staff”, reports the same source. The support vessel of Koru comes in handy with its on-board helipad.
The Abeona features a helipad. Photo: Superyacht Times

Abeona features a helicopter hangar that can host an aircraft up to a D-value of 14, shares Superyacht Times. Additionally, the support vessel can easily accommodate all the tenders and toys without taking up crucial space on the US$500 million Y721, aka Koru.

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Keeping up with Bezos’ US$500 million megayacht Koru

Jeff Bezos’ megayacht Koru is estimated to be worth US$500 million. Photo: Luxurylaunches
If anyone can beat Pirates of the Caribbean’s iconic Black Pearl ship at its game, it is tycoon Bezos’ superyacht that will hence be known as one of the world’s largest and most ecological yachts. As the centibillionaire’s 470ft vessel Koru – named after a Maori word meaning “new beginnings” – gears for sea trials, the support vessel Abeona has completed them successfully.
Koru is almost twice the size of the Airbus A380. Photo: Superyacht Times
Almost twice the length of the Airbus A380, Koru boasts three enormous decks, a bowsprit, a colossal black hull and an elegant contour, according to NZ Herald. The three decks will feature amenities like an on-deck swimming pool, a cinema, several lounges and business areas spread across the enormous decks, reports the same source.
This article originally appeared on Luxurylaunches.
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Jeff Bezos
  • Jeff Bezos lives a life of luxury and one of his latest splurges includes a US$500 million superyacht complete with the Abeona support vessel that finished successful sea trials in December
  • It’ll be a companion to the colossal Koru megayacht, which is nearly twice the length of an Airbus A380 and has been compared to the iconic Black Pearl ship from Pirates of the Caribbean