- The collision took place late last month off the coast of Naples
- The $140 million Venus collided with the $125 million Venus. Dame Moura
Two megayachts worth a combined $265 million collided after a strong gust of wind off the Italian coast endangered Laurene Powell Jobs’ luxury yacht.
The 78 meters Venuscommissioned by the late Steve Jobs and now owned by Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs, was involved in a marine incident involving the 105-metre Dame Mouraowned by Mexican billionaire businessman Ricardo Salinas.
Dramatic video posted on social media and taken from the Dame Moura shows the moment the two boats collided while anchored off the coast of Naples.
A crew member can be heard screaming just after the impact, then groaning at the aftermath, as the camera microphone picks up the strong wind.
The two ships came into contact on July 22 after a sudden gust of 55 knots occurred after the wind suddenly picked up, a source told the crew of the Venus told DailyMail.com.
Both ships were at anchor. Powell Jobs was not aboard when her crew brought her $140 million ship into port, where it was the last ship to arrive.
Make way! A megayacht owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinis collided with a yacht owned by Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs, which was commissioned by her late husband Steve Jobs.
Unbeknownst to the captain and crew, the $125 million Dame Moura had dropped anchor with double the expected length of anchor chain, the Venus crew. Neither ship was dragging anchor as the wind picked up. But with anchor lines of different lengths, the two ships collided — with an impact that Salinas says will be costly.
Video taken from the Moura that Salinas posted online could suggest that it is the Venus the larger ship approaches. But according to the Venus crew, it was the Dame Moura with her longer anchor line swinging into the Venus.
A ball on the bow of the Venus – which is visible in the video Salinas posted – indicates she was at anchor at the time of the incident.
The two captains spoke after the incident and concluded it was a minor incident that needed to be repaired, the Venus.
Salinas believed that the Venus was to blame, and that it would take more than a few iPhones to fix the Dame Moura shape of the ship.
At the end of July, Job’s superyacht was seen off the coast of Capri
Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs was not on board the ship during the incident
The late Steve Jobs worked on the meticulous design
Salinas, one of Mexico’s richest men, posted a video of himself watching the crew of the Venuswhich was at anchor during the collision
“I want to know what happened to the captain and crew who were unable to see “a yacht the size of” [his] ‘Right under their noses.’
“The good thing is it was just a scratch. But it was a big scratch, it’s going to cost a lot to fix,” he wrote, ending with “ha, ha, ha,” suggesting he was putting it behind him.
He posted a link to the video and used an insulting comment, saying he did it to show people that “there are still idiots in the world.” He then ran a promotional campaign for one of his many companies, elektra.mx, encouraging people to buy Apple products to help pay for the repairs.
Powell Jobs was not on board at the time of the crash. She inherited the hunt meticulously designed by French designer Philippe Starck in collaboration with her late husband, who is known for his attention to small details in the design of the things he owned and the products he sold.
Named after the Roman goddess of beauty, the streamlined boat is made of aluminum and has a minimalist design with 12-meter-high ceilings and six bedrooms of the same size.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Salinas for comment.