Nicole Kidman In A Boatload Of Trouble

Nicole Kidman In A Boatload Of Trouble

Nicole Kidman is angering former neighbors in an apartment block in Sydney with her abandoned yacht Hokulani. Kidman, who spends large amounts of time now in Nashville with husband Keith Urban and baby Sunday, used to have an apartment in a waterfront complex called Pier 6/7, before selling it last year. Despite moving herself, she left her boat.

Now, the Independent reports, she is breaking some bylaws with the abandoned ship:

The bylaws also state that only residents can park their yachts in the adjacent marina. So why is Kidman's large boat, Hokulani, still moored there, nearly a year after she moved out? Favouritism, mutter disgruntled locals, who accuse the committee of turning a blind eye to its presence...

The star, who still owns a waterside mansion in Sydney's affluent eastern suburbs, is apparently well aware that Hokulani is breaching regulations. A spokesman for Kidman told the Sydney Morning Herald that the boat had been left at the marina because she had contemplated buying another apartment in the same block, which did not happen.

The spokesman claimed the boat would be moved next week, and denied that Kidman was "trying to take advantage of the situation". "The [governing committee] would never do anything just because it's her," he said.

An adviser to the owners' corporation, Wally Paterson, agreed the yacht's continuing presence was a breach of bylaws but insisted he was "absolutely adamant everyone gets treated equally no matter who or what they are".

She bought the Sunseeker 74 back in 2004 for $4.5 M. She has not used it lately, however. She was photographed in the summer of 2007 on a day cruise with family and friends.

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