Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has come under fire after his superyacht did not come to the assistance of another ship that was stranded in Alaskan waters. The Facebook owner’s $300 million Launchpad did not act after a small cruise ship put out a call for help after it ran out of fuel between Petersburg and Juneau. Instead, a smaller ship, Wilderness Legacy, sailed past Zuckerberg’s boat to help the stranded cruise liner. In an announcement to passengers, the cruise ship’s captain made a point to mention that Zuckerberg’s superyacht had been closer, but it did not answer the radio call for help. One passenger posted on social media that this announcement prompted “near unanimous booing” from the other passengers. In a statement, a spokesperson for Zuckerberg said that the tech billionaire and his family were not aboard the ship at the time, and that the Coast Guard reported the cruise ship as not in distress. “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,” the statement added. “We’re grateful all parties are safe.”
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