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Steve Jobs' Yacht Impounded In Amsterdam
SchrodingerZ writes "The Venus, Steve Jobs' custom-made mega yacht, (valued at 137.5 million dollars), has been impounded in Amsterdam. Philippe Starck, the boat's main designer, had The Venus impounded by debt collectors, after supposedly Starck and his company, Ubik, were paid only 6 million of the 9-million-euro commission. Roelant Klaassen, a lawyer for Ubik, released in a statement that 'These guys [Jobs and Starck] trusted each other, so there wasn't a very detailed contract.' 'The Venus is a floating ode to both Jobs and Starck's minimalist aesthetic. Made entirely out of aluminum, with 40-foot-long floor-to-ceiling windows lining the passenger compartment and seven 27-inch iMacs making up the command center.' The ship was unofficially unveiled in late October, a year after Jobs' death. It now sits dormant in the Port of Amsterdam, until the payment dispute is resolved."
I'm not real sure about the Maltese Falcon's seaworthiness - but I'd be willing to sail on it, to see what I think of it. Job's yacht? I might risk my ex-wife's life aboard that thing, but you wouldn't see me stepping aboard, for any reason.
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-ship-hms-bounty-sinks-mutiny-pirates-caribbean-384716
If you go down to the sea, be prepared. Only a fool would go to sea aboard a vessel that isn't seaworthy. Only a fool - and the seas don't give a small rat's ass how much money you have, or how many "experts" agreed that it would be safe.
Even seaworthy vessels can go down, if not crewed by extremely competent AND lucky crewmembers:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/titanic.htm
http://www.boatnerd.com/fitz/
Did I mention luck? Even the best of ships and the best of crews can be swallowed whole, and vanish without trace when their luck has run out.
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br