Zuckerberg's superyacht ignored emergency channel, failed to aid stranded boat

rbanffy 59 points 22 comments August 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (9 comments)

killingtime74

Would have been easy for them to help out given Zuckerberg wasn't even on board. At least the support ship could have

feverzsj

That's exactly how/why the rich is framed in Hollywood movies.

hollow-moe

We don't want peasants to put dirt on the bridge eww

m4rtink

Karma is a thing & it gets back to you with interest.

b3ing

Vessel and crew should be banned from sailing , not sure if it’s possible to do that though

edyos

A boat like this, with a VIP on board, should never go on a rescue mission. That's the best way to get boarded and for the VIP to be captured.

ChrisArchitect

[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49250731 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49222993

k310

Wilhoit's law. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” https://pylimitics.net/wilhoits-law/

dlcarrier

The Yacht Report followed up on this: https://youtu.be/qEo5Rw6AMMU The vessel declared a Pan Pan, not a Mayday, so there's no requirement to respond.

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