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DeVos' $40M Family Yacht Untied, Causing $10K In Damages

(CBS) -- Someone untied a yacht owned by the family of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Ohio last weekend, police say, causing up to $10,000 in damages.

The 163-foot yacht is worth a reported $40 million, according to The Blade newspaper.

The vessel,named the SeaQuest, was moored at a basin in Huron, Ohio, when the captain reported it became untied and sent adrift around 6 a.m. Sunday, The Blade reports.

The yacht struck the dock and ended up with large scrapes before the crew was able to gain control of it, according to a police report.

The damage is estimated at $5,000 to $10,000, according to The Blade.

Officers are searching for surveillance video of the incident, the newspaper reports.

Betsy DeVos
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Education Committee on "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2018. LEAH MILLIS / REUTERS

It's unclear why the boat was docked in Huron, the Blade notes, but DeVos visited Ohio earlier this month to tour a career center and a correctional treatment program

The SeaQuest is one of at least 10 boats owned by the DeVos family, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of the family's wealth. It can accommodate 12 guests and 12 crew members, according to the SuperYachtFan website.

The DeVos clan also owns at least four planes and two helicopters, the Journal reports.

Among those serving on President Trump's Cabinet, DeVos is the richest: she grew up wealthy and married even wealthier.

She disclosed her family's wealth, more than $580 million across her assets, according to the Journal's analysis, when she was tapped for the education secretary post in 2016.

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