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'You Consume Others Suffer': Walmart Heiress' $300 Million Superyacht Vandalized by Activists Environmental group Futuro Vegetal posted a video of the defaced yacht on social media.
By Sam Silverman Edited by Jessica Thomas Jul 17, 2023
Key Takeaways
- Nancy Walton Laurie's yacht was defaced at a port in Ibiza.
- Climate change activists said they targeted Walton because she's one of the richest women in the world.
- Walton Laurie is worth $7.7 billion.
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A luxurious boating trip to Ibiza turned sour for Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie's Kaos superyacht.
On Sunday, environmental activists defaced the billionaire's $300 million superyacht with black and red spray paint while the boat was at a port on the ritzy Spanish island.
A video shared on Twitter by Futuro Vegetal, a Spanish environmental activist organization, shows two men spraying the boat, which is named Kaos, before holding up a sign that reads: "You Consume Others Suffer." Staffers on the vessel can be seen attempting to wash the paint off, then the boat leaves the harbor.
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Cómete a los mega-ricos Aquí está el vídeo esperado de la acción esta mañana al yate de la heredera de #walmart . pic.twitter.com/KufSltaMHn — FuturoVegetal (@FuturoVegetal) July 16, 2023
ACTUAMOS Rociamos pintura utilizando extintores contra el mega-yate de 300 millones de euros de Nancy Walton, heredera de #Walmart y una de las mujeres más ricas del mundo con una fortuna de 8.700 millones de dólares pic.twitter.com/DVWsVfJhxf — FuturoVegetal (@FuturoVegetal) July 16, 2023
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According to Insider , the activists have since been detained but are expected to be released on Monday. Reports did not specify if they had been charged and on what grounds.
The group explained its actions in a series of Tweets, originally written in Spanish, with one stating : "We can't go on like this, it's a matter of life and death." In another , it said it targeted Walton Laurie because she's "one of the richest women in the world."
Walton Laurie is the youngest daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton. She's worth $7.7 billion, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index .
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Climate activists splash paint over walmart heiress’ superyacht for the second time.
Climate activists blasted red spray paint all over a $300 million superyacht owned by billionaire Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie early Friday — the second time it’s been vandalized in the past two months.
Two activists from Scientist Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion Spain sprayed the yacht moored in Barcelona to “denounce billionaires’ enormous impact on the #climatecrisis,” the organizations said online.
Video shows the activists unleashing a stream of bright red paint at the massive luxury ship before unraveling a banner saying, “Billionaires should not exist.”
The eco-warriors made a point of noting that the paint was biodegradable.
“At the end of another exceptional summer in terms of record temperatures and extreme weather events, the richest 1% of people on the planet continue to pollute more than the poorest 50%,” a spokesperson for the groups told CNN.
“Mega-yachts are one of the most obvious examples of a lifestyle that is unsustainable for the planet.”
The activists entered Marina Port Vell, a dock for superyachts, at about 7 a.m. Friday, the group said.
The activists were detained by police at the marina for three hours before being released.
A spokesperson for Marina Port Vell said the boat was not damaged and was quickly cleaned off following the incident.
The same ship was targeted earlier this summer by activists with Futuro Vegetal, who used fire extinguishers to paint the ship with red and black spray paint while it was docked in Ibiza.
After vandalizing the ship, the activists held up a banner that said, “You Consume — Others Suffer.”
“The only reason we continue to maintain an economic system that leads us to eco-social collapse is to sustain the privileges of this small privileged class,” the group said at the time in justifying the vandalism.
“The mega-rich live off the suffering of others,” the eco-warriors said.
The Futuro Vegetal group said it specifically targeted Laurie’s yacht as she is one of the wealthiest women in the world, with Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index pegging her net worth at $7.77 billion.
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Boat staff had to hose down a Walmart heiress' $300 million yacht after climate activists blasted red and black paint onto it with fire extinguishers
- A $300 million superyacht owned by a billionaire heiress was doused in paint by activists on Sunday.
- The two activists arrived as the yacht was leaving Ibiza and sprayed its stern in red and black.
- Staff could be seen trying to hose away the paint while the activists held up a protest sign.
Two climate activists vandalized an American heiress' $300 million superyacht in Ibiza on Sunday, bathing the vessel's stern with red and black paint.
The pair used fire extinguishers to spray paint on the Kaos, a megayacht owned by the billionaire Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, then held up a sign that read: "You consume, others suffer."
The yacht appeared to be leaving port when the activists doused its rear, and boat staff could be seen immediately attempting to wash away the paint with hoses, according to footage tweeted by Futuro Vegetal, a Spanish organization lobbying for climate action.
—FuturoVegetal🍒 (@FuturoVegetal) July 16, 2023
"We can't go on like this, it's a matter of life and death," Futuro Vegetal tweeted .
Futuro Vegetal tweeted on Sunday that the activists targeted the Kaos because Walton Laurie was "one of the richest women in the world."
The two activists were detained and are expected to be released on Monday at noon, the organization said, without specifying what they were charged with.
Port authorities activated an interior maritime plan to assess whether the paint spilled into the water could be cause for concern, the local outlet Periodico de Ibiza reported .
Futuro Vegetal and the Walton Family Foundation did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.
The Kaos is a 361-foot luxury yacht owned by Walton Laurie, the youngest daughter of Walmart cofounder James "Bud Walton." She is worth more than $7.7 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index .
Her vessel, which flies under the Jamaican flag, has four decks and can accommodate 31 guests and 45 crew, per the yacht-enthusiast website Yacht Bible .
It hosts 16 guest cabins and at least 24 staff cabins as well as an elevator, a steam room, a gym, a cinema, and an indoor beach club.
It costs from $20 million to $30 million every year to keep the Kaos running, according to Yacht Bible.
On Friday, three activists from Futuro Vegetal also ran onto a runway of an airport in Ibiza to spray yellow paint on a private jet and disrupt airport operations .
July 18, 2023: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated one of the colors sprayed onto the Kaos. The vessel was sprayed with red and black paint, not red and white paint.
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