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The OP referred to the yacht as a “mystery” since the owner’s name remains a secret.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“The Cayman Island-registered yacht reportedly has a crew of up to 19 to serve up to 12 guests (we saw 7 of the crew polishing an exterior staircase),” the OP wrote<\/a> in the photo’s caption. “M&EM has 175,000-liter fuel tanks, and her water tanks store around 39,000 litres of fresh water.”<\/p>\n These statistics are startling because of how much pollution-emitting fuel, fresh water, and other resources the superyacht consumes during normal operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, other bystanders have been spotting and calling out enormous yachts owned by the Abu Dhabi royal family<\/a>, the richest person in Montana<\/a>, and many other elite billionaires.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n For many people, over-the-top yachts highlight disturbing wealth disparities and a total disregard for the natural environment. The pollution generated<\/a> by these unsettling status symbols is notorious for destroying marine ecosystems and wildlife habitats in their vicinity.\u00a0<\/p>\n By burning diesel fuel<\/a> that releases carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides into the atmosphere, every superyacht excursion significantly contributes to the steady overheating of our planet.\u00a0<\/p>\n Reddit users are always quick to criticize billionaires’ wasteful and excessive behavior when they see such superyacht posts, which helps to raise public awareness of the issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Nope, billionaires shouldn’t exist,” one Reddit user commented<\/a> on the St. Petersburg post. “Any animal that lives in a community would reject a member who hoards all the resources for themselves. We should be doing the same.”<\/p>\n TCD Picks \u00bb Quince Spotlight<\/p>\n \ud83d\udca1These best-sellers from Quince deliver affordable, sustainable luxury for all<\/p>\n “So that’s how you spend the money you don’t pay in taxes,” another Redditor wrote<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “All money ain’t good money,” someone else added<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get TCD’s free newsletters<\/a> for easy tips to save more, waste less, and make smarter choices \u2014 and earn up to $5,000 toward clean upgrades in TCD’s exclusive Rewards Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t![\"Cool](\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/wp-content\/themes\/tcd\/assets\/images\/divider-icon-earth.svg\"){kind=icon}
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