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

Sunday, August 9, 2026


The Alaskan cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a small skiff stranded near Farragut Bay after it ran out of fuel earlier this week. According to tracking data reviewed by the Alaska Beacon and Halifax Shipping News, Mark Zuckerberg's yacht Launchpad was the closest vessel to the stranded skiff at the time of the incident. Michael Love, a passenger on the Wilderness Legacy, posted about the rescue.

Original reporting: https://www.theverge.com/tech/977161/mark-zuckerberg-yacht-wilderness-legacy-stranded-boat

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