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Post by randycupertino » Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC

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Post by tptacek » Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC

Understandably buries the lede that the stranded ship hadn't issued a distress call.

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Post by nubg » Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #2

Understandably buries the lede that the stranded ship hadn't issued a distress call.

> Understandably

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Post by adxl » Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC

What I got out of this... Plan better next time, to not run out of gas.

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Post by bmitc » Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #2

Understandably buries the lede that the stranded ship hadn't issued a distress call.

> it was when the captain announced that the yacht of billionaire Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg was closer and hadn’t answered the radio call for help.

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Post by antonymoose » Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

adxl wrote: post #4

What I got out of this... Plan better next time, to not run out of gas.

Do they not have Sea Tow in Alaska?

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Post by tolerance » Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC

bmitc wrote: post #5

tptacek wrote: post #2

Understandably buries the lede that the stranded ship hadn't issued a distress call.

> it was when the captain announced that the yacht of billionaire Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg was closer and hadn’t answered the radio call for help.

> According to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Exchange of Alaska, which monitors ship traffic in Alaska, there was no distress call — just a general request for assistance.