11 Jun, 2024 @ 11:59
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Mark Zuckerberg docks his €278m super yacht in a major tourist resort in Spain

FACEBOOK mogul Mark Zuckerburg has docked his €278m super yacht in a major Spanish tourist spot. 

Just a week after the Jenner sisters graced the Balearic Islands, yet more famous faces have arrived in Mallorca. 

Mark Zukerberg, founder of META, debuted his new megayacht, Launchpad, during a vacation to the island. 

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Zuckerberg was on holiday with his wife, Priscilla Chan @superyachtfan

The fourth richest person on earth, Zuckerberg bought the ship from a Russian oligarch sanctioned for creating Russian arms used in the war against Ukraine. 

It docked at Palma’s Club de Mar on Thursday, June 7. 

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However, Zuckerberg wouldn’t have needed to use the clubs many facilities. 

The boat has on board its very own beach club, jacuzzi, beauty centre, helipad, cinema and solarium. 

It measures 118 metres and can accommodate up to 26 guests and 50 crew members. 

The Launchpad was not the only purchase by Zuckerberg, who also bought a 67 metre superyacht known as ‘Wingman.’

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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