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Zuckerberg's superyacht reportedly declined Coast Guard rescue request in Alaska

Monday, 10 August 2026, 06:27 · 1 min read

Mark Zuckerberg's 387-foot superyacht, Launchpad, reportedly refused repeated Coast Guard radio calls to assist a stranded 21-foot skiff that had run out of fuel in waters between Petersburg and Juneau, Alaska. A smaller cruise ship operating farther away ultimately rescued the vessel and its crew, with passengers reportedly booing when their captain announced that the nearby superyacht — valued at around $300 million — had declined to respond. A spokesperson for Zuckerberg said he and his wife were not aboard at the time, and that the yacht's crew had been monitoring a different radio channel, only reviewing the distress broadcast after the rescue was already under way.

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The Guardian — Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat ↗︎
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