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A small cruise ship rescued a stranded skiff in southeast Alaska even though the billionaire’s US$300 million, 118m megayacht was closer
Meta Platforms Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg has faced questions over why a small cruise ship in southeast Alaska rescued a stranded skiff and its crew when his 118m superyacht had been closer.The Silicon Valley billionaire’s yacht, worth a reported US$300 million, is said to have “repeatedly” declined to assist when a nearby boat called for help last week.Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, was not on board at the time, a spokesperson told Forbes.
Meta Platforms Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on online child safety on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 31,2024.
When a nearby 6.4m skiff ran out of fuel between Petersburg and Juneau in Alaska, the operators of a cruise ship that was further away than Zuckerberg’s yacht came to the rescue, the Alaska Beacon reported.“I’m on a small-ship Alaska cruise with my son,” a passenger on the UnCruise Adventures ship Wilderness Legacy posted on Bluesky.
