Cruise ship comes to aid of stranded boat after Zuckerberg yacht ‘fails to respond’

10 Aug 2026 • 8:40 PM MYT
The Independent
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Cruise ship comes to aid of stranded boat after Zuckerberg yacht ‘fails to respond’

  • 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.

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