Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMark Zuckerberg is the owner of Launchpad, but was not on board at the time (Reuters)Mark Zuckerberg's $300m mega yacht Launchpad reportedly failed to respond to a Coast Guard request to assist a stranded boat in Alaska. The cruise ship Wilderness Legacy came to the aid of the 21-foot skiff, which had run out of fuel near Farragut Bay on 1 August, according to the Alaska Beacon.A passenger on the cruise ship claimed that Launchpad was closer to the stranded vessel and that passengers booed upon hearing it did not respond. A spokesperson for Zuckerberg confirmed that neither the Meta CEO nor his family were on board the 387ft vessel during the incident. The spokesperson said that the yacht crew was operating on a different radio channel and that assistance was already underway by the time they noticed the broadcast. In full$300m Zuckerberg yacht accused of failing to answer stranded boat’s call for helpMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Cruise ship comes to aid of stranded boat after Zuckerberg yacht ‘fails to respond’
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMark Zuckerberg is the owner of Launchpad, but was not on board at the time (Reuters)Mark Zuckerberg's $300m mega yacht Launchpad reportedly failed to respond to a Coast Guard request to assist a stranded boat in Alaska. The cruise ship Wilderness Legacy came to the aid of the 21-foot skiff, which had run out of fuel near Farragut Bay on 1 August, according to the Alaska Beacon.A passenger on the cruise ship claimed that Launchpad was closer to the stranded vessel and that passengers booed upon hearing it did not respond. A spokesperson for Zuckerberg confirmed that neither the Meta CEO nor his family were on board the 387ft vessel during the incident. The spokesperson said that the yacht crew was operating on a different radio channel and that assistance was already underway by the time they noticed the broadcast. In full$300m Zuckerberg yacht accused of failing to answer stranded boat’s call for helpMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
