Zuckerberg spokesperson says his yacht did not hear call for maritime assist

A yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg didn't respond immediately to a call for help from a small skiff that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska, but a maritime law expert said Monday the crew may not have been obligated to after the Coast Guard determined the boat wasn't in distress.

Incident started getting attention after a passenger on the cruise ship that did help posted about it on social media

A skiff off Alaska coast received help from a nearby cruise ship after Zuckerberg's yacht crew did not respond in time.

The crew of a yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg did not hear a radio call for a maritime assist from a small skiff that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska, and by the time it did, another nearby ship had already rendered assistance, a spokesperson for the Meta CEO said.

The issue arose when a skiff ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska and called for assistance from nearby ships.

Zuckerberg Spokesperson Says His Yacht Did Not Hear Call For Maritime Assist  HuffPost

The crew of a yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg did not hear a radio call for a maritime assist from a small skiff that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska, a spokesperson said.

By the time the yacht heard the call for help, another nearby ship had already rendered assistance, a spokesperson for the Meta CEO said.

Small skiff ran out of fuel off Alaska and was helped by cruise ship even though Meta CEO’s vessel was closer Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat The crew of a yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg did not hear a radio call for a maritime assist from a small skiff that ra

A yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg did not hear a radio call for help from a skiff that ran out of fuel off Alaska's coast, a spokesman said.

Zuckerberg spokesperson says his yacht did not hear call for maritime assist  Toronto Star

Zuckerberg spokesperson says his yacht did not hear call for maritime assist from skiff  AP News