Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/zuckerberg-superyacht-boat-alaska

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Fredselfish@sh.itjust.works · 34 pts · 11d (1 reply)

Not shocked at all that a billionaire would care about anyone stranded.

Drusas@fedia.io · 5 pts · 10d

Would?

umbrella@lemmy.ml · 33 pts · 10d (1 reply)

wow he faced questions. must be the worst punishment to face.

Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 10d

You just wait, now he's ripe to get slammed some day.

rbos@lemmy.ca · 29 pts · 10d (2 replies)

That is a legal requirement of maritime law here... they could definitely sue

unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 16 pts · 10d (1 reply)

I mean yeah, but its the captains responsibility, not Zuccs. Even it Zucc told the captain to ignore it, the captain has the highest authority and unless he was forced to ignore it at gunpoint it would be his fault.

JayDee@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 10d

"$500,000 a year told me I wasn't able to help those bystanders. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a lawyer to pay with my boss's money"

DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 11d

Help the poor?

Akh@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 11d

Zuck sucks balls

melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 10d

"They were dirty foreigners and I thought "Ewww", Zuckerberg said in a released statement. /s

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 10d (1 reply)

why would a robot, heed the call of a ship in distress.

Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 10d

Yeah it's hard to empathise with humans if your soul was traded years ago for the ability to spread digital misery to the world.

ExtremeDullard@piefed.social · 1 pts · 9d

My guess is he didn't have pervert glasses on so he couldn't record the rescue and post it online. So what's the point...