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Venus, the minimalist high-tech yacht commissioned by late Steve Jobs, has become embroiled in a row over a disputed bill.

French designer Philippe Starck claims Steve Jobs’ heirs still owe him 3 million euros of a 9 million euro fee for the project, according to Dutch paper Het Financieele Dagblad.

Philippe Starck called in the debt collectors and had the yacht impounded,

The Port of Amsterdam confirmed that the boat is not allowed to leave.

Jeroen Ranzijn, spokesman for the Port of Amsterdam said: “The boat is brand new but there is a 3 million euro claim on it. The parties will have to fight it out.”

Roelant Klaassen, a lawyer representing Philippe Starck’s company, Ubik, told the Reuters news agency that the boat would remain in port pending payment by lawyers representing Steve Jobs’ estate.

“These guys trusted each other, so there wasn’t a very detailed contract,” he said.

Philippe Starck was unavailable for comment.

Venus, the minimalist high-tech yacht commissioned by late Steve Jobs, has become embroiled in a row over a disputed bill

Venus, the minimalist high-tech yacht commissioned by late Steve Jobs, has become embroiled in a row over a disputed bill

Gerard Moussault, the lawyer representing the owners of the Venus, said: “I cannot comment at all on this, sorry.”

The sleek, 260 ft-long (80 m) aluminium super-yacht cost 105 million euros ($138 million) and was launched in October, at Aalsmeer, The Netherlands.

Philippe 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 3 m (10 feet) in height.

Philippe Starck has said that Venus “looks strange for a boat” but said its shape comes from design ideas he shared with Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011 and never saw his boat go to sea.

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Steve Jobs’ custom-built 260-foot yacht was finally completed by a Dutch shipbuilder this month – one year after his death.

The sleek ship is made of light-weight aluminum and Steve Jobs employed the chief engineer of his Apple stores to help design special glass that allowed the ship to be installed with ten-foot-high windows across the hull.

The yacht is christened Venus, after the Roman goddess of love.

The cost of the superyacht is unknown, though Steve Jobs was obsessed with completing it near the end of his life.

“I know that it’s possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat,” he told biographer Walter Isaacson.

“But I have to keep going on it. If I don’t, it’s an admission that I’m about to die.”

Steve Jobs' custom-built 260-foot yacht Venus was finally completed by a Dutch shipbuilder this month

Steve Jobs’ custom-built 260-foot yacht Venus was finally completed by a Dutch shipbuilder this month

Sadly, Steve Jobs, who died in October 2011 of complications from pancreatic cancer, never saw his creation finished.

The Dutch technology blog One More Thing reports that the Jobs family will be on hand for the formal unveiling of the yacht at the Feadship custom yacht building company in Aalsmeer, Netherlands.

Steve Jobs’ family gave out custom iPod Shuffle mp3 players to each of the crew members who helped build the yacht. Each one came with a note thanking them for their “hard work and craftsmanship”.

Among the high-tech features inside the ship are seven 27-inch iMac computers.

Steve Jobs employed renowned designer Philippe Starck to lay out in the interior.

It is unknown when the breathtaking ship will make its maiden voyage.

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