A small boat ran out of fuel between Juneau and Petersburg
A small boat ran out of fuel between Juneau and Petersburg, Alaska, and sent a distress signal that was answered by the cruise ship Wilderness Legacy, but the nearby super-yacht Launchpad, owned by Mark Zuckerberg, did not respond. The incident sparked public attention, with conflicting claims about whether the yacht ignored the signal or simply failed to detect it due to being on a different radio channel.
Consensus
- A small boat ran out of fuel between Juneau and Peterburg, Alaska.
- The boat sent a distress signal (SOS).
- The cruise ship Wilderness Legacy, owned by UnCruise Adventures, responded to the distress signal.
- The Wilderness Legacy successfully towed the small boat to Port Frazier.
- The super-yacht Launchpad, owned by Mark Zuckerberg and located closer to the incident site, did not respond to the distress signal.
- The captain of the Wilderness Legacy stated that the Launchpad approached but did not answer the radio call for help.
- Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan were not on board the Launchpad during the incident.
- The Launchpad's representative, Brian Baker, stated that the crew was operating on a different radio channel and did not ignore the signal.
Points of divergence
- The Launchpad did not respond to the distress signal, and the captain explicitly said the yacht approached but did not answer the call. — vesti
- The Launchpad did not help the distressed boat, and the captain said it ignored the signals. — vm
- A private yacht with one person on board ran aground in the Gulf of Finland, Leningrad Oblast. — vesti
- A Russian tourist survived a shipwreck near Flores Island, Indonesia, after the vessel began sinking during a trip. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Media: Zuckerberg's yacht ignored distress signal of boat off Alaska coast — Вести
- Media: Zuckerberg's yacht refused to help distressed boat near Alaska — Вечерняя Москва