Zuckerberg’s yacht was closer, but someone else saved a stranded boat

Mark Zuckerberg's yacht "The Launchpad" | Image: Sylvain Lefevre / Getty Images

Earlier this week, the Alaskan cruise vessel Wilderness Legacy rescued a tiny skiff stranded adjacent Farragut Bay aft moving retired of fuel. But, according to tracking information reviewed by the Alaska Beacon and Halifax Shipping News, the closest vas was really Mark Zuckerberg's ace yacht, Launchpad.

Michael Love, a rider connected the Wilderness Legacy, posted connected Bluesky that the skipper announced the Launchpad was closer, but "repeatedly refused to respond," which was met with booing from the passengers. The AIS tracking (embedded below) seems to enactment that the Launchpad was person to the vas successful trouble, but past stopped adjacent the entranceway …

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