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memepawn
Not defending him… but he wasn’t on the boat at the time. It was supposedly only the crew on board
Navrodel
Billionaires live a paradoxical existence.
In one breath, they'll laugh at the mere existence of anyone that makes less than 6 digits a minute, as though "the poors" are a nuisance and waste of their oxygen.
In another, they'll lock all their doors, shutter their windows, and scream for their security detail in fear of an average person merely being in visible range of them.
They know exactly how much they deserve to be reviled as they live like kings, but still live in fear of the consequences.
chiefrunswithscissors
It must be obvious that the reason is because he assumes people want to murder him
Kalcibonie
someone poke holes in it with a missle.
idiotsonfire
Faces questions that will not be answered, when Zuck should be facing a guillotine.
Stefnos87
He's been going most of his life just not following rules and doing what ever he wants.... so not relly surpraised
Sonicschilidogs
More likely he said "EW! A POOR!?!? Forward with haste and arm the starboard side in case the current brings them too close!"
spitfires2000
They looked at the boat asking for help and went
layinginbedfeelinglikeaquesarito
I hope his ship breaks down one day and everyone gives him the same response
TheVampireDante
He'll just send a second one to go get it or buy another one entirely as replacement.
MendoncycleSmith
Oh look, the Douche Canoe, and his penis extension....
Orc6000
Isn’t that a breach of maritime law?
ispendtomuchtimehere
not to be bothered by the riffraff
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Also scared shitless by the riffraff. Not nearly enough though if you ask me.
mitharas
I saw on another post of this the following facts: The coast guard was informed and on the way. And Zuck himself wasn't even on board.
So as much as I like bashing Meta, Billionaires and the combination, this is a nothingburger.
marsilies
There wasn't a legal requirement to provide aid in this particular situation since the Coast Guard deemed it wasn't an emergency. However, there IS a legal requirement to monitor the channel they were being hailed on, and Zuckerberg's PR rep claimed the boat hadn't heard the Coast Guard calls initially. Also, the Coast Guard was explicitly asking his boat for assistance, and to respond. When they got no response, they asked a less nearby cruise ship, which DID respond, and go provide assistance.
twatburglar
I'm pretty sure, had they rendered help, it would play out the same as the movie Alien, just Zuckerberg is the Alien/Facehugger in this scenario.
dannne
It's just a bug, they will fix it in the next update.
MioTaalas
Wait, isn't this illegal? Every available vessel must respond to emergency calls they receive and give aid.. I believe it's in maritime international law...
Colopty
The OP shaved off a lot of vital details for the sake of a narrative. For one it wasn't an emergency call, but a request for assistance, which is different legally. Second, a different vessel had already stepped in to help by the time they received the message.
So basically the story is that a a vessel sent out a non-critical message over several frequencies ("repeated calls") and by the time it got on the yacht's frequency someone had already stepped in so the yacht decided not to overcrowd.
marsilies
The Coast Guard was explicitly asking his boat for assistance, and to respond. When they got no response, they asked a less nearby cruise ship, which DID respond. There's a legal requirement to constantly monitor the channel they were being hailed on, and Zuckerberg's PR rep claimed the boat hadn't heard the Coast Guard calls initially because they hadn't been monitoring the channel at the time.
Ritawho
ShadeMeadowsArt
I imagined they HAD to at least make up an excuse on why they couldn't help?
nurmich
They don't live in the same reality that we do. We do not matter to them. They have no humanity for anyone that isn't in their immediate circle (and those people only matter as much as they can offer whatever immediate gratification they provide). It's like the Ed Sheeran stuff. Brown people dying in the dirt don't matter because they aren't buying his records.
aoshistark
They've never lived a normal human life, so they never learned what it feels like to struggle or suffer under an uncaring system. They ARE the system. There's historic evidence to suggest they'd change their tune quickly if something horribly tragic and traumatic happened to them. Look up the senator from Kansas whose kid was decapitated on an untested water slide. Republican who was all for dereg of safety laws, until his only son literally lost his head to it. Complete 180 instantly.
MrsHowVeryDareYou
Roping Sheeran into this is a stretch. I think Ed just learned the very hard way that being apolitical isn’t a thing anymore. I the difference is that Ed will likely grow from his experience, whereas Zucko will not.
smellsmiketeenspirit
They will prep better next time and have an always-on ready to send boat that isn't involved/linked/necessary to whatever illegal or immoral stuff is happening on the yacht.
thotterpop
At first i thought of drugs and partying, but i realize now a rich person doesn't need a yacht to do that. But they would need it if the friend were inhumane enough. He probably even owns his own island/group of islands... https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1YXM0a2w0YjlpNmU1bThlcWxhdDlvZ3J4MzgxejY0NGhrNHRhN2lpdSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Su5kZ63IoF8jz0ZTNz/200w.webp
smellsmiketeenspirit
I am into https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223436601-careless-people Careless People and frankly I am inclined to believe the reality is not that extreme, must have been a drug or chemsex party ; that's enough to destroy Zuckerberg's status and try to hide it. No need to reach for the full pedo/bestiality explanation.
SixSixxtySix
Evidently Fuckerberg wasn’t on the yacht at the time so he had to radio in to instruct the crew to ignore the distress calls from the riff-raff on the lesser boat.
marsilies
There's no evidence that Zuckerberg was even aware of the incident until after it happened. The crew made the decision on their own, but there's the possibility of Zuck giving "standing orders" about what to do in such situations, or the crew acted by anticipating Zuck's likely response.
toolzgalore2
Yep, but they also could have thrown a toe rope or something
titoitoi
* foot fetish intensifies *
WarlockSniper
Quentined and Tarantined by Writtin Directino
fireflowerfire
tow, not toe
toolzgalore2
I said what I said! 🤣
Evenmoreuselessname
These guys could've helped
Shoutrr
the problem isn't just that: he had 2 fucking boats, the yacht and a technical assistance boat to maintain his yacht, and he didn't send any of them.
ninjarnia
While he really fucking sucks, I believe he wasn't even on the ship at the time of this incident. So the captain would have made this decision, which is even worse imo.
tentacularfleshscape
Or the captain called zucks assistant or whatever and asked, and was told "fuck em"
draginator
How would he send them when he wasn't even there?
PointlessBarking
The only reason his captain would not have rendered aid, as legally required, is that his boss ordered him not to do so.
Shoutrr
i said he because it's his boat, but there's someone in charge anyway
KoalaOnTheJuice
All billionaires are morally disabled.
bluetoaster42
It's not that sinister; the rich just hate the poors and don't see us as human.
thatlamer
Faces questions, but notably not consequences.
CedricDur
They won't jail him over it, so maybe a fine, so, indeed, it's consequences free.
TwiceK
Ever walk past a homeless person asking for help?
reineseele
Consequences = for the poor; peasant did you learn nothin? <- the zuck probably
jbrightmans
His boat was near Italy at the time
LeMegachonk
Even if had been on the boat (he wasn't), and even if it had been an actual distress call that his yacht would be required by maritime law to respond to (it wasn't), he would likely not face the consequences if his yacht did not respond, because he almost certainly has a captain that is actually in command and would be held responsible.
probablyshouldbedoingwork
Being QUESTIONED by the POORS? the indignation alone is a horror.
marsilies
There wasn't a legal requirement to provide aid in this particular situation since the Coast Guard deemed it wasn't an emergency. However, there IS a legal requirement to monitor the channel they were being hailed on, and Zuckerberg's PR rep claimed the boat hadn't heard the Coast Guard calls initially. Note that neither Zuckerberg nor any family or guests were on board at the time.
ariania
Depends where in the world you are. Here in Sweden the maritime laws state that you have to respond to all and any calls for help at sea. Which this falls under as they where hailed multiple time and there was an stranded boat.
marsilies
I think this was maybe in international waters, but it definitely wasn't Sweden. The point was no local or international laws were broken by not providing aid. It's possible not constantly monitoring the emergency channel broke a law though.
socraticmeathead
Imagine having billions of dollars and your standard for helping people is the absolute legal minimum required.
marsilies
I mean, that's their standard for worker safety, worker pay, paying taxes, and legal compliance in all other aspects of their lives, so... If it helps, the paying passengers on the cruise ship booed when they heard Zuck's ship didn't help and seemed fine with their cruise being detoured to help.
elbowdeepinawhateverthatis
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Article 98:
Duty to render assistance
1. Every State shall require the master of a ship flying its flag, in so far as he can do so without serious danger to the ship, the crew or the passengers:
(a) to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost;
(b) to proceed with all possible speed to the rescue of persons in distress, if informed of their need of assistance, in so far as such action may reasonably be expected of him1/2
marsilies
There wasn't a legal requirement to provide aid in this particular situation since the Coast Guard deemed it wasn't an emergency. However, there IS a legal requirement to monitor the channel they were being hailed on, and Zuckerberg's PR rep claimed the boat hadn't heard the Coast Guard calls initially. Note that neither Zuckerberg nor any family or guests were on board at the time.
MioTaalas
There it is... I knew this is illegal. It's even in international maritime law.
Helping isn't optional.
When do we see him in court?
SewerRanger
Not to suck up to a millionaire here, but this is really a rage bait post. First It wasn't a distress call, it was a call for assistance which is completely different and implies the boat in question is in no danger. Second, Mark wasn't even on the boat at the time. Third, the yacht captain claims they didn't received the request (different frequency broadcast) until another boat was already assisting
https://apnews.com/article/alaska-zuckerberg-yacht-help-81b4a1337cf6959da39397df719adbc5
LeMegachonk
Even if it was a distress call (it wasn't), and even if Zuckerberg had been on board (he wasn't), it's the captain of his yacht (the "master of the ship" mentioned in the regulations) who would face any consequences. In a legal sense, he's a passenger when he's traveling on his yacht. And he almost certainly isn't even the legal owner of record of the yacht. When you're this rich, you can avoid a lot of liability by not actually owning anything.
elbowdeepinawhateverthatis
(c) after a collision, to render assistance to the other ship, its crew and its passengers and, where possible, to inform the other ship of the name of his own ship, its port of registry and the nearest port at which it will call. 2/2
BillHubbard
All correct, but the vessel in need does need to broadcast a pan pan of mayday to indicate their need for help. And depending on conditions and type of vessel being out of fuel is not necessarily an emergency.
If the calling vessel did declare an emergency they should have received help, but we don't know if they were denied help or maybe the yacht just did not follow the mandate to listen to emergency channels.
Whiskers7
Quick google suggests the people in distress did indeed radio for help, however the crew onboard says they never heard the broadcast.
I remember when I was in the navy rendering assistance to a very flash super yacht who radioed an emergency... We arrived and they had run out of potatoes. Those guys live in a different world... Also we did give them a 2kg bag of potatoes. Emergency averted.
BillHubbard
I spent many years in the Merchant marine. There are way too many people at sea that don't belong there. Failing to understand that if they get themselves into trouble others need to risk their lives to rescue them.
RainierCamino
Fuck Zuck, and fuck his yacht crew. Now, a fishing boat near shore running out of gas isn't an emergency. But they're full of shit or incompetent claiming they didn't hear the radio calls. And while that's not explicitly a distress call, it's just a dick move not to respond. Especially on a yacht that, I assume, could easily put a small boat in the water with a couple fuel cans aboard to go help.
marsilies
The Coast Guard was explicitly asking his boat for assistance, and to respond. When they got no response, they asked a less nearby cruise ship, which DID respond.
RainierCamino
Heard a bunch of people on the cruise ship booed too when told it was Zuck's yacht that wouldn't assist, so the fucking cruise ship was gonna do it.
marsilies
To be clear, they booed when they heard Zuck's yacht didn't respond. They didn't boo, and weren't upset, when they learned the cruise ship was going to assist instead.
rotodisc
I’m sure that any rescued people could be easily cordoned off from whatever potential debauchery that was present on the boat. He simply doesn’t give a fuck about other people.
Not nearly as exciting, but almost certainly the truth.
Skuggen
Yeah, and/or he wouldn't want commoners touching any of his things and getting common all over his boat. He'd have to buy a new one.
Spiderbubble
300M is only like two seconds of his yearly income so he’d probably barely notice.
Skuggen
Sure, but there's paperwork, might take time to get it delivered, he'd have to work his musk into the furniture again... A true nightmare.
VileThingz
IIRC he wasn't even on it. It was just the crew.
Allthememe2me
If he wasn’t on board, isn’t the head of the crew ultimately responsible? Presumably Zuck has better things to do than micromanage them from however far away.
randomwalrus
Even if he was onboard, it is unlikely they would ask him about responding. Not to defend the shitbeast, but he is not the captain.
agonarch
Yeah he's got no real control over the captain out there, he can whinge and whine all he likes but if the captain breaks the law or not (or does anything, honestly) is up to the captain. That's why they go through all that training to become the captain.
Zuck can threaten them with firing back at port, but until they're back there's not a lot he could do (and pending a firing it might be tempting to throw Zuck off in a lifeboat a little way out of the harbour for 'threatening my crew' etc.).
chuckaholic
This story is misleading. Zuck's boat was in dock, he wasn't aboard, and there were tons of other boats also docked. There's plenty of bad shit he does for us to talk about, stories like these are actually damaging to us, not him.
chinesemario
Yeah they could have locked them in the non Epstein room
nclu
Zuckerberg is probably deep in paranoia too
wadatahmydamie
I hope he dies in terror
cosonfused
not only that, he had a tender ship, so if they had to board, they could have used that one.
fireflowerfire
It's not about care for human beings it's about international law and the duty to render aid to a distress signal.
FelonyRaptor
Yeah ok. He cares about those just as much as people.
glittalogik
It was an assistance request, not a mayday, so no legal duty, just an ethical one. Pity, legal repercussions would be lovely.
Skuggen
Billionaires are not beholden to international law, duh.
RevengeIsIceCream
Billionaires are not beholden to law, duh.
There, fixed that for you.
AlexSomething
At worst he's getting fined and he will pay without a care in the world, but probably, nothing will happen to him because he has an army of lawyers and boatload of money (pun intended).
ariania
Fines need to be % base of networth imo ! (when you earn more then minimum wage).