Residents of Rotterdam, Netherlands plan to throw rotten eggs on Jeff Bezos' super luxury yacht. They protested because they did not accept that the historic bridge in the city would be demolished so that Bezos' cruise ship could pass.
The $485 million super yacht is being built by Oceanco at a shipyard located in the City of Ablasterdam near Rotterdam. In order to be carried out to sea, the yacht had to cross the Koningshaven bridge in Rotterdam.
The 127 meter long yacht will have three giant masts to place its sails. Because of its height, the Koningshaven bridge, which has a clearance of 40 meters, had to be temporarily dismantled to allow Bezos' cruise ship to pass.
Local residents certainly refused to demolish the bridge, also known as De Hef. They then created a Facebook event titled 'Throwing eggs at Jeff Bezos' yacht' as a form of protest.
"Calling all the citizens of Rotterdam, take a box of rotten eggs with you and let's toss it together on Jeff's superyacht as it sails through De Hef in Rotterdam," the event description said, as quoted by Business Insider, Monday (7/2/2022).
"Rotterdam was built from rubble by the people of Rotterdam, and we're not going to dismantle it just for the phallic symbol of a megalomaniac billionaire. Not without a fight."
As of Saturday (5/2) afternoon, more than 1,700 people said they would take part in this event, and 6,300 others said they were interested in participating.
Built in 1878, the Koningshaven bridge is a historic bridge and is considered an icon of the city of Rotterdam. This bridge was destroyed by bombing during World War II and then rebuilt.
After being renovated in 2017, Rotterdam city authorities said the bridge would not be demolished again. But the Rotterdam mayor's office is adamant that the Bezos cruise project will create jobs and bring economic benefits.
Currently Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said his party had not yet taken a decision on the demolition of the Koningshaven bridge. If this plan goes ahead, Bezos and Oceanco have committed to paying the demolition costs.