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Carmen Geiss Faces Backlash Over Yacht Fire Video

Criticism highlights fan frustration with high-end issues after the Geiss family fortified their Saint-Tropez security following a violent villa invasion.

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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