FILE-Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., speaks during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The crew of a yacht owned by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg didn’t hear a maritime radio call from a small boat that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska.
But by the time Launchpad, Zuckerberg’s yacht, did hear the call, another ship had already provided help, a spokesperson for Zuckerberg told The Associated Press.
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Zuckerberg’s spokesperson statement on boat distress call
What they're saying:
According to the Alaska Beacon, the spokesperson for Zuckerberg told them via email on Sunday that Launchpad did not initially hear the call for help.
"Mark and his family were not on board at the time of the incident. As the Coast Guard noted, the boat was not in distress, and 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," the email to the Alaska Beacon stated.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by The Associated Press, which cites a spokesperson from Mark Zuckerberg and the Alaska Beacon. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.