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Jeff Bezos and girlfriend Lauren Sanchez recently took in the sun on the Amazon founder’s massive superyacht.
The pair’s outing on the Koru took place earlier in the week when the 417-foot ship spent time near the coast of Spain’s Mallorca island, TMZ reported Tuesday. Other guests were also seen on its decks with the two, according to photos.
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It reportedly marked Bezos and Sanchez’s first time on the superyacht.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and girlfriend Lauren Sanchez are shown relaxing on his new superyacht in Mallorca, Spain. (COBRA-DUNES / BACKGRID)
Jeff Bezos opens his Koru sailboat on the coast of Mallorca, Spain, with several friends and partner Lauren Sanchez. (Joan Llado / GTres / SplashNews.com)
The Oceanco-built vessel is a three-mast sailing yacht with a few luxurious decks, according to Boat International.
Its making took several years, with the process encountering an issue in 2022 about the ship fitting under a bridge near where it was being constructed in the Netherlands. The ship was ultimately towed without having to disassemble the bridge, a move the billionaire had offered to fund that got scrapped after public outcry, FOX Business previously reported.
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One photo captured earlier in the week appeared to show Bezos and a bikini-clad Sanchez standing near the ship’s wheel.
Jeff Bezos opens his Koru sailboat on the coast of Mallorca, Spain, with several friends and partner Lauren Sanchez. (Joan Llado / GTres / SplashNews.com)
Their relationship dates back several years. The Amazon founder previously had a 25-year marriage with MacKenzie Scott until 2019.
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The yacht that Bezos and Sanchez enjoyed is reportedly worth nearly $500 million.
Jeff Bezos opens his Koru sailboat on the coast of Mallorca, Spain, with several friends and partner Lauren Sanchez. (Joan Llado / GTres / SplashNews.com)
Jeff Bezos opens his Koru sailboat on the coast of Mallorca, Spain, with several friends and partner Lauren Sanchez. (Joan Llado / GTres / SplashNews.com)
Forbes pegged Bezos’ net worth to be hovering around $139.3 billion on Thursday afternoon, according to the magazine’s real-time tracker. It pointed to Amazon as the source of his massive personal fortune.
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In the e-commerce giant’s latest proxy statement, it reported Bezos having 12.3% of common stock as of Feb. 22. Amazon’s share price has seen increases both year-to-date and over 12 months, rising more than 36% in the former time frame and 9% in the latter.
Bradford Betz contributed to this report.