Stunning footage captured the moment a $140 million megayacht owned by Steve Jobs‘ widow smashed into another monster vessel owned by a Mexican telecom billionaire.
The high-value crash involved the 78-meter Venus, commissioned by the late Apple founder and now owned by Laurene Powell Jobs, and the 105-meter Lady Moura, owned by Mexican billionaire business titan Ricardo Salinas.
The two liners, that cost a combined $265 million, slammed into each other after a vicious 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 Lady Moura reveals the moment the two boats came into contact, as crewmembers were heard screaming over the impending damage.
HOW THE COLLISION HAPPENED
Both vessels were anchored when the incident unfolded, but it did little to stop them careening into each other as high winds were heard over the microphone in the footage.
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The two yachts came into contact July 22nd after a sudden burst of wind that hit 55 knots after the breeze suddenly picked up, a source for the crew of the Venus said.
Powell Jobs wasn’t aboard when her crew brought her $140 million ship into port, where it was the last vessel to arrive.
Unbeknownst to the captain and crew, the $125 million Lady Moura had dropped anchor with double the amount of expected anchor chain, according to the Venus crew.
