Mark Zuckerberg has faced a wave of questions after his $300 million superyacht did not come to the aid of passengers on a stranded vessel in Alaskan waters, The New York Post reports.

The massive 387-foot vessel Launchpad did not respond to calls for help when a 21-foot light craft ran out of fuel Monday evening during a trip between Petersburg and Juneau, Alaska, Alaska Beacon reported.

Instead of the superyacht, a small cruise vessel, Wilderness Legacy, came to the rescue.

As one of the passengers said, in the midst of the rescue operation the cruise ship’s captain announced that Zuckerberg’s superyacht had been closer to the stranded vessel than their own ship, but had “refused” to lend a helping hand.

“There was nearly unanimous booing when the captain announced that Zuckerberg’s ship had not come to help,” vacationer Michael Love wrote in his post on Bluesky.

According to Alaska Beacon, vessel-tracking services showed that the cruise ship Wilderness Legacy, operated by UnCruise Adventures, was farther from the stranded craft at that moment than Zuckerberg’s superyacht.

The services also showed the cruise ship passing Launchpad on its way to the vessel in distress, while the social media magnate’s megayacht continued to rock calmly in the middle of the water, the publication notes.

The stranded skiff was towed to safety into the protected Farragut Bay by the crew of Wilderness Legacy.

A spokesperson for Zuckerberg insisted in a statement that the tech billionaire and his family were not on board, and that the yacht’s crew was operating on a different radio channel. “Mark and his family were not on board at the time of the incident,” the statement provided to Alaska Beacon said. “As the Coast Guard noted, the boat was not in distress, and by the time the crew checked the Coast Guard contact on a radio channel different from the one they were using, assistance was already being provided. We are glad everyone is safe.”