Venus is a super yacht designed by Philippe Starck's design company Ubik and built by Feadship for the entrepreneur Steve Jobs at a cost of €105 million. Jobs died in October 2011, a year before the yacht was unveiled.
History
Venus was unveiled 28 October 2012 at the Feadship shipyard. The yacht was named for the Venus, the Roman goddess of love.[2]
The yacht was impounded 21 December 2012 at the Port of Amsterdam following a payment dispute: Starck claimed Jobs' heirs owed him €3 million of his €9 million fee for the project.[3] The dispute was resolved after a few days.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Venus – Feadship Royal Dutch Shipyards". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Banrji, Robin (29 October 2012). "Steve Jobs high-tech yacht unveiled". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Steve Jobs' high-tech yacht impounded over bill dispute". BBC News. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Mack, Eric. "Steve Jobs' yacht freed in time for Christmas". CNET. Retrieved 30 September 2020.