Mark Zuckerberg’s luxury yacht draws ire after failing to aid stranded Alaska boat
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg found himself in hot water on Monday after his yacht reportedly did not offer assistance to a stranded boat off the coast of Alaska.The crew of a yacht owned by Zuckerberg, reportedly priced at $300 million, did not hear a radio call for a maritime assist from a small skiff that ran out of fuel, and by the time it did, another nearby ship had already rendered assistance, a spokesperson for the Meta CEO said.The Alaska Beacon reported that the skiff had issued a call for assistance through the US Coast Guard last week and a nearby small cruise ship, the Wilderness Legacy, towed it into nearby Farragut Bay in Southeast Alaska and refueled it.Although it was closer, Zuckerberg’s yacht, called Launchpad, had not responded to the call.“I’m on a small-ship Alaska cruise with my son,” Michael Love, a passenger who said he was on the…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's luxury yacht, Launchpad, faced criticism after reportedly failing to assist a stranded boat off the coast of Alaska last week. A small skiff ran out of fuel and issued a call for assistance via the US Coast Guard. While Zuckerberg's yacht was closer, it did not initially respond to the radio call. A spokesperson for Zuckerberg stated that his family was not aboard and the crew did not hear the call on their operating channel, and by the time they reviewed it, another vessel, the Wilderness Legacy cruise ship, had already towed the skiff to safety and refueled it. A passenger on the Wilderness Legacy, Michael Love, reported that their captain announced Zuckerberg's yacht "repeatedly refused to respond."
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