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A small cruise ship towed the fuel-depleted boat to safety after the Launchpad's crew monitored a different radio channel
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Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht was the closest vessel to a small skiff that ran out of fuel in Southeast Alaska last week, but its crew did not hear the radio call for assistance — and by the time they did, another ship had already responded, a spokesperson for the Meta $META CEO said.
The 21-foot skiff called the U.S. Coast Guard for help just after 9:30 p.m. on Monday, August 4, between Petersburg and Juneau, according to the Alaska Beacon. Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist Shannon Shepard said in an email to the outlet that by 9:56 p.m., the Coast Guard had determined the skiff was not in distress and issued a marine assistance request broadcast on its behalf.
