In an incident off the Alaskan coast, a skiff reportedly ran out of fuel and issued a distress call via the United States Coast Guard. While a nearby cruise ship, Wilderness Legacy, responded promptly and towed the stranded boat to safety, Mark Zuckerberg's yacht, Launchpad, failed to respond despite being in proximity. The spokesperson for Meta, Facebook's parent company, later confirmed that Zuckerberg was not on board at the time of the incident. Under maritime law, crews are expected to answer distress calls unless it poses a risk to their own vessel. However, the yacht's crew claimed they did not hear the request in time. The incident, which drew criticism online, was later clarified by Zuckerberg's spokesperson who stated that the Coast Guard had determined the skiff was not actually in distress when the call was made, and by the time the yacht's crew reviewed the contact, the Wilderness Legacy's assistance was already underway. All parties involved were reported to be safe following the incident.