£250 million superyacht - but no Taylor Swift!

Monday, 1 July 2024 16:45

A huge superyacht belonging to a Microsoft billionaire has been moored off the Island today.

The 295-foot Norn, registered in the Cayman Islands, is owned by Charles Simonyi – who made a fortune creating Word and Excel.

The vessel, worth almost £250 million, travelled from Dublin and has been spotted off the Island’s East Coast.

However, despite Manx skeet on social media, there’s no evidence to back up claims Taylor Swift is on board after her Irish gig - the boat arrived in Dublin more than a week ago and Swift flew into the city on her private jet.

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