A group of climate change activists vandalised Nancy Walton Laurie, an heiress of Walmart, and her $300 million superyacht on Sunday in Ibiza. The Spanish-based environmental organisation Futuro Vegetal uploaded images of the incident on its website, cccording to the New York Post.Two members of the group can be seen in one of the photos holding a poster that reads, “You Consume Others Suffer,” against a backdrop of the yacht covered in red and black paint.Notably, the 361 feet long yacht, named Kaos, has four decks, 31 guest rooms, and a 45-person crew. The yacht is also equipped with an onboard aquarium, spa facilities, a gym, and a large cinema for entertainment.Message on the vandalised yachtWhile posting the images the group wrote on Twitter, “We spray paint using fire extinguishers against the $300 million mega-yacht of Nancy Walton, heiress to #Walmart and one of the richest women in the world with a fortune of 8.7 billion dollars 🧯”💥 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, 2023The action puts the finishing touch to the “Jets and Yachts, the party is over” campaign, called by @XRIbiza who demand the prohibition of private #Jets and the end of luxury broadcasts 🤑La acción pone el broche final a la campaña “Jets and Yachts, the party is over”, convocada por @XRIbiza quienes demandan la prohibición de los #Jets privados y el fin de las emisiones de lujo 🤑 pic.twitter.com/0tJsCc6dtw— FuturoVegetal🍒 (@FuturoVegetal) July 16, 2023In a series of tweets, the organisation kept on messaging, “It is the people who are at the top of the social pyramid who put the whole life of #planeta at their service, forcing us to work to sustain their system, exploiting animals and destroying the territory no matter how much suffering and death it implies. 💀”Son las personas que están en la cima de la pirámide social las que ponen a toda la vida del #planeta a su servicio, forzándonos a trabajar para sostener su sistema, explotando a los animales y destruyendo el territorio sin importar cuánto sufrimiento y muerte implique 💀— FuturoVegetal🍒 (@FuturoVegetal) July 16, 2023However, both the activists who were opposing the jets and yachts and asking to maintain the eco-social collapse got arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard over the vandalism at the docks.About Nancy Walton LaurieNancy Walton Laurie (born May 15, 1951) is an American billionaire, is an heir to the Walmart fortune. It is to be noted here that she and her sister Ann Walton Kroenke inherited a stake in Walmart now worth over $9 billion. Laurie owns a superyacht called Kaos, on which she cruised to the UK in May 2023
