A spokesperson for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that his yacht, Launchpad, failed to respond to a distress call from a small skiff that had run out of fuel off the coast of Alaska last week. The Wilderness Legacy, a nearby small cruise ship, responded instead and towed the skiff into Farragut Bay in Southeast Alaska, where it was refueled. The spokesperson explained that Launchpad did not initially hear the distress call due to being on a different radio channel. Notably, the yacht was closer to the scene but did not offer assistance until the situation had already been resolved by another vessel. Passengers on the Wilderness Legacy reported hearing near-universal boos when the captain announced that Zuckerberg's yacht had refused the Coast Guard's initial request for help. The spokesperson reiterated that Mark Zuckerberg and his family were not on board at the time of the incident, and expressed gratitude that all parties involved are safe.