Mark Zuckerberg's yacht missed boat's call for help, spokesperson says

The crew of Mark Zuckerberg's yacht, the Launchpad, failed to hear a distress call from a small skiff that had run out of fuel off the coast of Alaska. A spokesperson for the Meta CEO told CBS News that the yacht was operating on a different radio channel and did not receive the call.

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The crew on Mark Zuckerberg's yacht didn't hear a call for assistance from a nearby ship that had run out of fuel off the coast of Alaska.

By the time the yacht's crew became aware of the communication, the stranded vessel had already been assisted by another ship. The incident was first reported by the Alaska Beacon, detailing how a cruise ship, the Wilderness Legacy, towed the skiff to safety.

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I'm on a small-ship Alaska cruise with my son; our boat rescued a stranded vessel last night and apparently we did that after the Coast Guard radioed Mark Zuckerberg's yacht - which was closer - and they repeatedly refused to respond. (There was near unanimous booing when the captain announced this).

A passenger on the Wilderness Legacy posted on social media that Zuckerberg's yacht was closer to the stranded boat but did not respond to the radio call for help. The passenger claimed this refusal was met with booing from those on board the cruise ship.

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As the Coast Guard noted, the boat was not in distress, and by the time the crew reviewed the Coast Guard contact on a different radio channel from the one they were operating on, the assist was already underway.

Zuckerberg's spokesperson clarified that the billionaire and his family were not on board the yacht at the time. The spokesperson also noted that the Coast Guard had indicated the boat was not in distress and expressed gratitude that all parties were safe.

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We're grateful all parties are safe.