Mark Zuckerberg’s Super Yacht 'Launchpad' Masters Art of Not Helping

KEY POINTS

•Earlier this week, Alaska’s cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a small skiff near Farragut Bay after it ran out of fuel.
•Though Mark Zuckerberg’s super yacht Launchpad was closer to the stranded boat, it repeatedly refused to respond.
•Passengers on Wilderness Legacy booed Launchpad’s inaction while Michael Love posted updates about the incident on Bluesky.

In a masterclass of maritime ghosting, Facebook overlord Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht, Launchpad, spotted near Farragut Bay, Alaska, decided that rescuing a stranded skiff was beneath it—literally. While the Alaskan cruise ship Wilderness Legacy heroically stepped in earlier this week to fuel and save a tiny boat stuck without gas, Launchpad lounged nearby. Passengers on Wilderness Legacy, including Michael Love, booed as their captain announced the epic bystander inaction—Zuck’s steely silence broadcast on Bluesky. AIS tracking maps confirmed Launchpad's proximity but showed it happily parking itself at the bay's entrance instead of fulfilling basic human decency. The billion-dollar yacht's unhelpful vibe has readers wondering if it’s just a really expensive way to say, 'Not my circus, not my monkeys.'