As a person that hates billionaires and the current economic situation, but also has an understanding of maritime rules and some of the finer details of this story, I think you should rewrite your headline. They were outside of a harbor in Alaska and there was no distress call. If you want to build something, please don’t base it on lies because that just weakens the foundation of what could be something we have coming.
The Silicon Valley billionaire’s yacht, worth a reported $300m, is said to have “repeatedly” declined to assist when a nearby boat called for help last week.
Does calling for help not count as a distress call?
Simply out of fuel, the yacht reached out to anyone on radio. The Meta yacht later learned what happened from Coastguard on a different channel. Also, no one but base crew was on the Meta yacht who won’t be having a guy sit by a radio 24/7, floating through 64 public channels on the off-chance some one needs a lick of gas for their sailboat.
This is exactly why there is actual maritime distress protocols to be used in actual distress. Otherwise, you just do what the yacht did; anchor up and keep cycling channels until eventually someone picks up and can hopefully help.
Mark Zuckerberg A boat crew leaves stranded boat passengers doesn’t hear yachtie radio chat to die asking to fill up gas in the middle of the Pacific just outside of harbour.
As a person that hates billionaires and the current economic situation, but also has an understanding of maritime rules and some of the finer details of this story, I think you should rewrite your headline. They were outside of a harbor in Alaska and there was no distress call. If you want to build something, please don’t base it on lies because that just weakens the foundation of what could be something we have coming.
Does calling for help not count as a distress call?
No.
Simply out of fuel, the yacht reached out to anyone on radio. The Meta yacht later learned what happened from Coastguard on a different channel. Also, no one but base crew was on the Meta yacht who won’t be having a guy sit by a radio 24/7, floating through 64 public channels on the off-chance some one needs a lick of gas for their sailboat.
This is exactly why there is actual maritime distress protocols to be used in actual distress. Otherwise, you just do what the yacht did; anchor up and keep cycling channels until eventually someone picks up and can hopefully help.
Also Zuckerberg wasn’t on the yacht at the time. The headline implies he personally decided how to respond.
Yeah, lol.
Mark ZuckerbergA boat crewleaves stranded boat passengersdoesn’t hear yachtie radio chatto dieasking to fill up gasin the middle of the Pacificjust outside of harbour.🤷
Wow ive seen thus story floating around a bunch on reddit and here and this is the first time I’ve seen these facts.
This and other reasons are why I’ve been getting away from reddit. The enshittification is underway.
No, they are distinctly different. Distress calls start with mayday or panpan depending on context and are emergencies
Nope. In the same way that calling for a tow truck is not the same as calling for an ambulance.
I appreciate you bringing facts to Lemmy.
Can I still root for people to sink that yacht?
Root for the whales
Tanks for letting know the actual story, fueling hate throught fake information isnt something anyone will like