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Nancy Walton Laurie, the billionaire Wal-Mart heiress, appears to be the climate activists’ latest target. Lori’s $300 million luxury yacht, the Kaos, in Ibiza, was defaced with spray paint Sunday morning by activists from Futuro Vegetal, who shared a video of two of their members vandalizing the yacht on social media.
The two people in the video used black and red paint to smear the white exterior of the yacht. The group also uploaded photos of the two members with the yacht in the background, while holding up signs that read:
“You consume = others suffer.”
Speaking of the acts of vandalism, Futuro Vegetal Group said in a statement that the only reason why people continue to maintain an economic system that leads them to ecological and social collapse is to preserve the privileges enjoyed by the small elite class. The group added that the rich live off making others suffer.
According to the Spanish Civil Guard, the activists were arrested Sunday morning at the docks. Sources told Spanish news outlets that Nancy Walton Laurie’s luxury yacht was scheduled to leave Ibiza on that very day, namely July 16.
the Vandalism using spray paints This reportedly happened before the crew was ready to move.
Billionaire Nancy Walton Laurie’s superyacht was built by Oceanco
Nancy Walton Laurie is a businesswoman and philanthropist who has a net worth of approximately $9 billion. Her uncle, Sam Walton, was the founder of Wal-Mart. Nancy’s late father Bud Walton was Sam Walton’s brother and business partner.
Nancy and her sister, Ann Walton Cronk, inherited $8 billion worth of Wal-Mart stake after their father passed away in 1995. The heiress now runs several ventures accompanied by her husband, Bill Lowry, a former basketball player. The husband is also the owner of the Providence Bank. Additionally, they operate Page Sports Entertainment, their own sports holding company.
The 72-year-old Nancy owns the Columbia Performing Arts Center, a dance studio located in Columbia, Missouri. In addition, she is the founder and president of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, a dance company located in New York City.
She has sold yachts worth nearly $100 million.
Her multi-award winning superyacht Kaos is built by Oceanco, who also built a $500 million megayacht for American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos.
Kaos is 361 feet tall and was likened to a small city by TikToker back in May. The yacht has four decks and can accommodate 31 guests and 45 crew. It has the largest water surface and swimming pool.
Apart from that, Kaos also has a sauna, large cinema, full spa facilities, smaller boat storage space, helipad and jacuzzi.
Netizens mocked climate activists for vandalizing a billionaire’s superyacht
The Internet did not support the act of vandalism by climate protesters on Nancy Walton Lurie’s luxury yacht. Many commented that the activists themselves polluted the ocean waters by using oil paint on the yacht.
Some have suggested that activists’ homes and vehicles they may own should also be vandalized to teach them a lesson about illegally damaging other people’s property.
Climate change protests in Ibiza
The vandalism of Nancy Walton Laurie’s luxury yacht occurred after activist organization Extinction Rebellion called on Ibiza to ban luxury yachts and private jets over emissions concerns.
They even arranged a campaign asking activists to specifically target such yachts and planes in Ibiza. Activists sprayed a private jet at Ibiza airport in a similar manner last week.
The Futuro Figural Group stated that Nancy Walton Laurie’s yacht was their specific target because she is among the richest women in the world.
The group took pride in joining the campaign in Ibiza claiming they were raising awareness of their cause. They even sell themselves as a direct action and civil disobedience group fighting climate change.
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