Plans to dismantle historic Rotterdam bridge to allow yacht through spark anger

The municipality declined to comment on who owns the yacht in question or identify the shipbuilder

View of the Koningshaven Bridge, known as De Hef (Peter Dejong/AP)

A plan to temporarily dismantle a recently restored historic bridge in the heart of Dutch port city Rotterdam so that a huge yacht, reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, can get to the North Sea is unlikely to be plain sailing.

Reports this week that the city had already agreed to take apart the Koningshaven Bridge, known locally as De Hef, sparked anger with one Facebook event set up calling for people to pelt the multimillion dollar yacht with rotten eggs.