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By Neha Tandon Sharma
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There are some superyachts that haven’t budged an inch, like the ill-fated Alfa Nero or the mighty Dilbar, and then there are some superyachts that you wish hadn’t budged an inch. A prime example is Steve Jobs’ widow Laurene Powell’s $140 million superyacht Venus, which rammed (read: just touched down and went) Lady Moura, a luxury vessel owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego.
Video shot aboard the seven-deck motoryacht Lady Moura shows the 344-foot behemoth watching as the sleek, smaller superyacht Venus glides toward it.
It’s not common for something like this to happen, especially since Venus, designed by Philippe Starck, can be easily controlled with iPhone-like devices. A source familiar with the matter confirmed that a sudden and strong shift in wind caused the 256-foot superyacht Feadship and Lady Moura to collide off the coast of Naples, Italy.
The Venus yacht, which boasts a high-tech interior with Apple products, including a 27-inch iMac for navigation in the wheelhouse, is still anchored in Naples and has no owner or family on board. Lady Moura is headed to Mykonos, Greece.
Lady Moura must not have been fazed, despite her screams and cries in the viral video warning Venus against changing direction, as the touch-and-go accident reportedly left the $250 million behemoth with at least one scratch.
The Salinas family continued their Mediterranean vacation despite the setback. He even took to social media to post a video on X showing Venus in an involuntary action.
Lady Moura’s owner joked, asking his followers to go to Elektra Mexico (a retailer of appliances, consumer electronics, furniture, and more) to buy Apple products, so that the sales could help Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, pay for the accident.
When you’re a man worth $10 billion, you can afford to make these jokes. What’s even funnier is that Powell Jobs (worth $14.4 billion) needs the help of Elektra’s customers to pay for the damages. The crew of both luxury vessels were not at all indifferent to the accident.
Boat International said: “On July 22, while at anchor, Venus made contact with Lady Moura, who was also at anchor. There were no family on board, just the crew. The wind changed very suddenly, going from a breeze to 55 knots in a matter of minutes. Neither vessel dragged their anchor, although the other vessel was on twice the length of chain expected in the depth of water they were in. Both captains discussed immediately after the incident what small repairs were needed.”
When nature strikes, there is little the ship’s crew can do. As witnessed last week, strong gusts of wind prevented a crew member from closing the door of a motor yacht, which sank in Greece. Fortunately, the pleasure boats of these billionaires merely kissed and made up, instead of turning into a catastrophe of titanic proportions.
The humblest of them all is Bill Gates who wears a $1,200 Tag Heuer, while Elon Musk’s Richard Mille costs more than two Tesla Model S’s, and beating them all is the world’s richest man’s $6.5 million Patek Philippe.
Lady Moura seems to be having a rough time of it. In April this year, eco-activists Futuro Ve8getal vandalized the Mexican billionaire’s $250 million superyacht in Ibiza. And now, three months later, the beauty has had her surface scratched. I guess the billionaire should finish his summer vacations first before repainting the vessel that boasts 13 cabins, a bakery, a dance studio and more.
Salinas, 68, is worth $10 billion and is known for being a connoisseur of cigars, luxury goods, cognac and bitcoin. It wasn’t all plain sailing until he made it, first selling honey door-to-door with his brothers at the tender age of 10. Over time, the family grew wealthy and Salinas succeeded his father as CEO of Grupo Elektra in 1987.
The group has expanded and ventured into the banking sector, where you can invariably find only money and even more. The tycoon is also the head of Mexico’s second largest broadcaster, TV Azteca. The former AB Freeman School of Business student is not ashamed of his immense wealth and his love for it. He has enjoyed everything from helicopters, planes and superyachts to real estate.
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