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| Steve Jobs' high-tech yacht impounded over bill dispute | Steve Jobs' high-tech yacht impounded over bill dispute |
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| Venus, the minimalist high-tech yacht commissioned by the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, has become embroiled in a row over a disputed bill. | Venus, the minimalist 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 Mr Jobs' heirs still owe him 3m euros of a 9m euro fee for the project, according to Dutch paper Het Financieele Dagblad. | French designer Philippe Starck claims Mr Jobs' heirs still owe him 3m euros of a 9m euro fee for the project, according to Dutch paper Het Financieele Dagblad. |
| Mr Starck called in the debt collectors and had the yacht impounded, | Mr Starck called in the debt collectors and had the yacht impounded, |
| The Port of Amsterdam confirmed that the boat is not allowed to leave. | 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 3m euro claim on it. The parties will have to fight it out." | Jeroen Ranzijn, spokesman for the Port of Amsterdam told the BBC: "The boat is brand new but there is a 3m euro claim on it. The parties will have to fight it out." |
| Roelant Klaassen, a lawyer representing Mr Starck's company, Ubik, told the Reuters news agency that the boat would remain in port pending payment by lawyers representing Mr Jobs' estate. | Roelant Klaassen, a lawyer representing Mr 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. | "These guys trusted each other, so there wasn't a very detailed contract," he said. |
| Mr Starck was unavailable for comment. | Mr Starck was unavailable for comment. |
| Gerard Moussault, the lawyer representing the owners of the Venus told the BBC: "I cannot comment at all on this, sorry." | Gerard Moussault, the lawyer representing the owners of the Venus told the BBC: "I cannot comment at all on this, sorry." |
| The sleek, 260ft-long (80m) aluminium super-yacht cost 105m euros ($138m; £85m) and was launched in October, at Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. | The sleek, 260ft-long (80m) aluminium super-yacht cost 105m euros ($138m; £85m) and was launched in October, at Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. |
| Mr Starck is known for his striking designs for the Alessi company, including an aluminium lemon squeezer that is shaped like a spaceship. | |
| He collaborated with Steve Jobs for five years on the project, describing the boat as "showing the elegance of intelligence." | |
| The vessel is minimalist in style and is named after the Roman goddess of love and its windows measure 3m (10 feet) in height. | |
| Mr Starck has said that Venus "looks strange for a boat" but said its shape comes from design ideas he shared with Mr Jobs. | |
| Mr Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011 and never saw his boat go to sea. | Mr Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011 and never saw his boat go to sea. |