Read our Privacy noticeA mega yacht belonging to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed to answer a call for help from a stranded boat in Alaska, it is claimed. “Our boat rescued a stranded vessel last night and apparently we did that after the Coast Guard radioed Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht – which was closer – and they repeatedly refused to respond. The incident, which the U.S. Coast Guard said occurred on August 1, took place near Farragut Bay some 35 miles north of Petersburg. “At approximately 9:56 p.m., the Coast Guard determined they [the skiff] were not in distress and issued a marine assistance request broadcast on their behalf,” a Coast Guard spokesperson told The Beacon. “As the Coast Guard noted, the boat was not in distress, and by the time the crew reviewed the Coast Guard contact on a different radio channel from the one they were operating on, the assist was already underway.