Climate activists blasted red spray paint all over a $300 million superyacht owned by billionaire Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie — the second time the luxury vessel has been vandalized in prot…
Two activists from Scientist Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion Spain sprayed the yacht moored in Barcelona, Spain to “denounce billionaires’ enormous impact on the #climatecrisis,”
Video shows the activists unleashing a stream of bright red paint into the massive luxury ship before unraveling a banner saying, “Billionaires should not exist.”“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%,”“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, early Friday morning at about 7 a.m., the group said.A spokesperson for Marina Port Vell said the boat was not damaged and was quickly cleaned off following the incident. Nancy Walton Laurie is one of the wealthiest women in the world, with a net worth of about $7.77 billionThe activists were from Extinction Rebellion and Scientist Rebellion Spain.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.The same superyacht was vandalized earlier this summer by other activists.
The Futuro Vegetal group said they specifically targeted Laurie’s yacht as she is one of the wealthiest women in the world, with Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index pinging her net worth at $7.77 billion.
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