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Venus, the minimalist high-tech1 yacht commissioned by the late Apple founder2 Steve Jobs, has become embroiled3 in a row over a disputed bill.
维纳斯号,苹果前创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯委托制造的极简抽象艺术派高科技游艇,卷入一场票据纷争。
Steve Jobs' luxury yacht Venus has been impounded in Amsterdam harbour 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(没收,拘留).
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."
Roelant Klaassen, a lawyer representing Mr Starck's company, Ubik, told the Reuters news agency that the boat would remain in port pending4 payment by lawyers representing Mr Jobs' estate.
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."
The sleek6, 260ft-long (80m) aluminium7 super-yacht cost 105m euros ($138m) 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 collaborated8 with Steve Jobs for five years on the project, describing the boat as "showing the elegance9 of intelligence."
The vessel10 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(胰腺) cancer in 2011 and never saw his boat go to sea.
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