Video: UK activists ‘rename’ Larry Ellison’s $160m superyacht in Trump protest

UK-based political activist group Led by Donkeys has ‘renamed’ the superyacht owned by the world’s sixth richest man, Larry Ellison, in protest of his support of Donald Trump and growing control over US media.

The group, known for its large-scale guerrilla-style protests, has released footage showing its members approaching Ellison’s 88-metre Feadship vessel, Musashi, which was moored off the French Riviera by speedboat.

The footage, which can be seen below, shows the group applying a large vinyl sticker bearing the words The Trump Propagandist to the side of the yacht.

“We tracked down the superyacht owned by the world’s sixth-richest man. Larry Ellison won’t like what we did to it,” Led By Donkeys says.

Musashi was built in 2011 by Feadship. It features a spa and beauty room, a swimming platform, a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor gyms, a cinema, a basketball court and a crane to launch racing boats.

Ellison, co-founder of software company Oracle, is a close ally of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. In 2017, he made what was at the time the largest single donation to the Israeli Defense Forces, contributing $16.6m.

Last year, the Ellison family bought Paramount, giving them control over CBS News. The Ellisons will also soon take over Warner Brothers, putting them in control of CNN. In January 2026, TikTok signed a deal to sell its US operations to a group of investors led by Ellison.

It’s not the first time Led By Donkeys has ‘renamed’ a superyacht. In 2023, the group located British Conservative peer Michelle Mone’s yacht Lady M in Spain, and pasted the moniker Pandemic Profiteer on its side — claiming “we’ve all paid for it”.