Yacht belonging to Steve Jobs impounded by authorities

According to the BBC, Venus, the high-tech yacht commissioned by the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, has become embroiled in a row over a disputed bill. French designer Philippe Starck claims Jobs‘ heirs still owe him 3 million euros of a 9 million euro fee for the project.

Starck called in the debt collectors and had the yacht impounded, The Port of Amsterdam confirmed that the boat is not allowed to leave. Jeroen Ranzijn, spokesman for the Port of Amsterdam told the BBC: “The boat is brand new but there is a claim on it. The parties will have to fight it out.”

Roelant Klaassen, a lawyer representing Starck’s company, Ubik, told the Reuters news agency that the boat would remain in port pending payment by lawyers representing Mr Jobs‘ estate. “These guys trusted each other, so there wasn’t a very detailed contract,” he said.

Starck was unavailable for comment. The 260ft-long (80m) aluminum super-yacht cost $138 million and was launched in October, at Aalsmeer, The Netherlands.

The vessel is minimalist in style and is named after the Roman goddess of love and its windows measure 3m (10 feet) in height.

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