Overview
- Carmen Geiss posted an Instagram video showing the 1986 Sea Lady II engulfed in flames in the Saint-Tropez harbor after a fire broke out Thursday evening under unclear circumstances
- Local fire officials confirmed the vintage yacht had been extensively restored last year and once chartered for €80,000 per week
- Followers derided the post as focusing on “luxury problems,” with comments questioning whether the Geiss family expected sympathy for wealthy concerns
- Carmen noted her own family yacht was safely moored in Dubai and offered her sympathy to the affected yacht’s owners
- The video backlash comes as the couple, still cooperating with an open investigation into a mid-June villa invasion in Saint-Tropez, continue to boost security and weigh relocation