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Geffen’s Superyacht Isolation Draws Outrage While Industry Sinks

Billionaire is aboard his 454-foot ship in the Caribbean
Superyacht market has ‘come to a standstill,’ broker says

SUPER YACHTS OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS - 2005 — Photographer: Armando Pietrangeli/Shutterstock

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Benjamin Stupples and

March 30, 2020, 4:54 PM UTC

David Geffen’s picture-perfect self-seclusion is highlighting ugly divisions in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Isolated in the Grenadines avoiding the virus,” the billionaire, 77, said in an Instagram post. “I’m hoping everybody is staying safe.”