Zuckerberg yacht did not hear call for assistance, spokesperson says

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A yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg is gaining controversy for not responding to a call for assistance made by a boat that ran out of fuel, but Brian Baker, a spokesperson for the Meta CEO, said that the crew did not hear the call.

Baker added that by the time the crew aboard the ship did hear the call another, vessel was already responding. He also confirmed that Zuckerberg and his family were not aboard the yacht.

The incident was first reported when a passenger on the Wilderness Legacy, the rescuing vessel, wrote on social media that Zuckerberg’s yacht did not respond to the call.

“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,” Michael Love, a passenger on the Wilderness Legacy, said.

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed in a statement the 21-foot Hewescraft vessel hailed it for assistance at approximately 9:32 p.m., using a radio frequency all boats are expected to monitor in the Point Highland, Alaska region.

It was determined by the Coast Guard the vessel was not in distress and instead was in need of assistance. It was then towed to Farragut Bay by the Wilderness Legacy at approximately 12:50 a.m.

Due to the reclassification to an assistance call, it was moved to the marine assistance request broadcast. “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. We’re grateful all parties are safe,” Baker said.

Updated 11:47 a.m. EDT.

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