Is it true that Bill Gates bought the world's first liquid hydrogen yacht?

In February 2020, many media wrote that the co -founder of Microsoft spent more than $ 600 million on a unique “environmentally friendly” yacht. We checked whether this purchase actually took place.

In winter, such materials appeared even in solid "RBC", Forbes And "Gazeta.ru". The authors of notes in different ways evaluate how far a deal has advanced with the participation of one of the richest people of the planet: someone writes that Gates “plans to purchase” a yacht, and someone talks about the already accomplished fact. But all publications emphasize: the famous philanthropist Gates is ready to spend several hundred million dollars on a “completely safe for the ecology” yacht.

In the fall of 2019, the Dutch company Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design I presented it On the show in Monaco, the concept of a unique yacht Aqua. A five -deck ship 115 m long boasts not only exquisite interiors that the best designers developed, but also a unique hydrogen engine. The yacht will go along the sea thanks to liquid hydrogen converted to electric energy, while the only by -product of this process is water. The hydrogen engine will be able to provide not only the movement of the vessel at a distance of 4000 miles, but also the operation of all systems on board. Aqua is also equipped with a helicopter platform, a pool, a spa center, a cinema, a gym and other amenities.

The fact that Bell Gates had already bought a yacht either bought a yacht, British tabloids were the first to write, including them The Guardian, Daily Mail And The Telegraph. With reference to the British media, the American edition shared news New York Post, German Der Spiegel, Australian ABC News And many others, including in Russia. There were no links to the sources of information in the publications, but the fascination of the billionaire “green” energy was emphasized.

February 10, 2020, Sinot, which developed the concept of a yacht, published statement Regarding the news. Articles in the media about the sale of Aqua are named in this statement "actually incorrect." Also, the creators of the yacht emphasize that neither this nor their other projects are in no way connected with Gates or its representatives, and work on the creation of a vessel on a hydrogen engine is still ongoing.

In accordance with the wish of Sinot, British publications that posted the news either deleted their articles, or added an agency’s statement to them and changed the headlines. Similarly, many other publications that referred to them were acted. Unfortunately, the Russian media has not yet done this, who told about News.

Fake

What do our verdicts mean?

Read on the topic:

1. https://sinot.com/
2. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51446663
3. https://www.theguardian.com/info/2020/feb/12/removed-article