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Steve Jobs' yacht held in port over payment dispute

The sleek, white superyacht Apple founder Steve Jobs commissioned before his death cannot leave the Netherlands just yet due to a payment dispute.

Published: Dec. 22, 2012 at 12:05 a.m. PST
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The sleek, white superyacht Apple founder Steve Jobs commissioned before his death cannot leave the Netherlands just yet due to a payment dispute.

Jobs collaborated on designing the 256-foot, all-aluminum “Venus,” which has a minimalist aesthetic, with French product designer Philippe Starck.

Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad reported Friday that Starck hired a debt-collection agency and got a summary legal order to keep the boat from leaving.

Port of Amsterdam spokesman Jeroen Ranzijn confirmed the boat has been in the harbor since Dec. 8 and won’t leave until the civil dispute is resolved.

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