Heartbreaking moment Steve Jobs’ widow’s $140 million mega-yacht collides with another monstrous vessel owned by a telecom billionaire – as terrified crew scream to steer before diving for cover
Stunning footage captured a $140 million mega-yacht owned by Steve Jobs’ widow colliding with another massive yacht owned by a Mexican telecom billionaire.
The high value crash involved the 78 meters Venuscommissioned by the late founder of Apple and now owned by Laurene Powell Jobs, the 105-metre-long Dame Mouraowned by Mexican billionaire businessman Ricardo Salinas.
The two passenger ships, which together cost $265 million, collided after a strong gust of wind off the Italian coast of Naples put them on a collision course.
Dramatic video posted on social media and taken from the Dame Moura shows the moment the two boats collided. The crew members shouted about the impending damage.
Breathtaking footage captured the moment a megayacht owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinis collided with a yacht owned by Steve Jobs’ widow
The two ships, which together cost $265 million, collided after a strong gust of wind off the Italian coast of Naples put them on a collision course
Both teams blamed each other for the huge blunder, with Salinas admitting on social media that it ‘will cost a lot to fix the mistake’
Both ships were at anchor when the incident occurred, but that did not prevent them from colliding. Strong winds could be heard on the microphone in the footage.
The two yachts 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.
Powell Jobs was not on board when her crew sailed the $140 million ship into port, where it was the last vessel to arrive.
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 — an impact that will cost Salinas dearly.
Job’s superyacht, spotted off the coast of Capri in late July, cost $140 million and was meticulously designed by the late Apple founder
The $125 million Lady Moura of Salinas, shown at Cannes in 2004, was accused of dropping anchor too deeply, causing it to collide with the Venus
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.
The billionaire wrote in Spanish that he would like to know what was happening to the captain and crew, that they were “driving 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.
Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs was not on board the ship during the incident
Salinas, one of Mexico’s richest men, posted a video of himself watching the crew of the Venuswhich was at anchor during the collision
Salinas also took the opportunity to insult those involved, saying he shared the video so people could see that “there are still idiots in the world.”
He then ran a promotional campaign for one of his many businesses, elektra.mx, encouraging people to buy Apple products to help cover the cost of repairs.
Powell Jobs inherited her huntthat was meticulously designed by French designer Philippe Starck in collaboration with her late husband. Starck is known for paying great attention to the smallest 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.