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By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
Editor’s note: This article, initially published Friday, was updated Sunday morning with a statement from Zuckerberg.
A small cruise ship operating in Southeast Alaska made an unexpected detour on Monday night to help a 21-foot skiff that ran out of fuel between Petersburg and Juneau.
Michael Love, a software developer from New York City, was a passenger aboard the cruise ship and described the event on social media.
What got his attention the most wasn’t the rescue itself — 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.
“There was near unanimous booing when the captain announced this,” he said in a post on the social media network Bluesky.
Vessel tracking services in the area back up that account — they show the $300 million, 387-foot yacht Launchpad slowing to a halt outside Farragut Bay as the UnCruise Adventures ship Wilderness Legacy steams around and past the Launchpad, stops at the apparent site of the skiff, then tows it into sheltered Farragut Bay.
Through a Bluesky message, Love said it was nice to be on a boat that was engaging with its surroundings in a positive way.
“Frankly, if I was Mark Zuckerberg I would be absolutely ecstatic at a chance to do something helpful for someone in need and maybe get some good PR out of it,” he said.
Social media accounts responding to Love’s account accused the yacht’s crew of violating international agreements that mandate aid from the nearest ship to one in distress.
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.
Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist Shannon Shepard said by email that the Coast Guard heard the call for help just after 9:30 p.m. Monday night.
“At approximately 9:56 p.m., the Coast Guard determined they were not in distress and issued a marine assistance request broadcast on their behalf,” she said.
John Hollingsworth is the chief operations officer of the Marine Exchange, which is based in Juneau and repeated the broadcast.
“We did assist the Coast Guard with callouts on our radio and (were) able to hail the Wilderness Legacy who ended up rendering assistance,” he said.
“From my experience, I know that situations like this contain myriad details for the vessels involved, so the AIS (tracking) snippet you obtained only reveals one of those details,” he said by email. “I do know that Wilderness Legacy is an UnCruise vessel and is very familiar with Alaska waters, so that may have contributed to them rendering assistance quickly.”
No information was available Friday about who may have been aboard the Launchpad on Monday evening. The Launchpad has been in Southeast Alaska for much of the summer.
After the initial publication of this article, a spokesperson for Mark Zuckerberg emailed a statement: “Mark and his family were not on board at the time of the incident. As the Coast Guard noted, the boat was not in distress, and by the time the crew reviewed the Coast Guard contact on a different radio channel from the one they were operating on, the assist was already underway. We’re grateful all parties are safe.”
The Wilderness Legacy’s detour is the second incidence of aid rendered by a small cruise ship in Southeast Alaska within two weeks. On July 30, the National Geographic Quest assisted a family who had to swim to shore in Glacier Bay National Park after a humpback whale sank their sailboat.
Dan Blanchard, who owns UnCruise, said he wasn’t initially aware of the Wilderness Legacy’s detour because “this kind of aid is such a common thing that it does not always rise to my attention.”
Sarah Scoltock, a spokeswoman for UnCruise, said the Wilderness Legacy was able to refuel the skiff after towing it into a sheltered area.
“The next day the (Wilderness Legacy’s) captain, Sean Manske, contacted them and received word they made it safely to Petersburg,” she said by email.
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Last month, a conspicuous leaked filing revealed that DCFS asked for Taylor Frankie Paul’s kids to be classified as “abused, neglected, or dependent.”
Social workers cited a specific incident while requesting an guardian ad litem for all three minors.
Now, Taylor is explaining her side of what happened.
She is also weirding out even her supporters by posting AI slop. She gets a lot of hate, but when fans are expressing concern, it’s smart to listen!
DCFS described an incident when 8-year-old Indy had to change her younger sibling’s diaper after Taylor allegedly “stormed out” while feeling frustrated.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, Taylor offered her side of the story.
“I was emotional and I was like, ‘Let me take a step outside,’” she recalled.
“So I went to go take a breather, which I think would be the correct thing to do to de-escalate emotions,” Taylor explained.
She clarified that she did not depart, adding: “I would never leave someone in my home unattended.”
When it comes to Indy walking the sad path that many overly-put-upon eldest kids (especially daughters) have before, Taylor also had an explanation.
She said that Indy “likes to help.”
Taylor characterized her daughter as being in her “mummy’s helper” phase.
It is extremely common for many children to seek approval from a parent and to want to be helpful. Those are also great traits from adults!
But when an eldest sibling takes on parental responsibilities, it is not unreasonable for people to express concern. Just because overly-put-upon eldest kids (especially daughters) are common does not mean that they should shoulder this burden.
In a follow-up Instagram video, Taylor discussed how much she has learned about domestic abuse, including coercive control, alongside a caption.
“Reminder I never claimed complete innocence,” Taylor noted. “In fact I am looking forward to sharing my faults because I believe that’s the very issue of what keeps people stuck and silent.”
She added: “Those who feel guilt are trying to understand what is happening and questioning their own self.”
Not incorrectly, she expressed: “I also strongly believe intention and context matters when it comes to domestic violence situations.” That is often, but not always, true.
Taylor concluded: “And correction the 4th of July I was alone music turned up and the 24 of July (fireworks in Utah) was helping my son understand those loud noises aren’t coming for us.”
Taylor’s probation has come to an end, and she has found the weirdest and most off-putting way to celebrate.
Taking to her Instagram page, she is occasionally posting gross AI-generated slop.
Some are images showing Taylor in a courthouse. She has also apparently printed and framed slop depicting a white version of Jesus, the central figure of her religious beliefs.
All told, this is not as big of a scandal as she faced earlier this year.
But some of her supporters are arguing (even in her own comments) that it’s not a good sign — and may be a cry for help.
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A road sign marks the road towards the Lower Kuskokwim School District offices and the Bethel High School on October 9, 2023. The district is a recipient of Alaska Native Education Program grant funding. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)
The U.S. Department of Education is expected to award $41.3 million in grant funding through the Alaska Native Education Program to 26 Alaska grantees after some delay, according to an announcement from Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
The grant funding was expected on July 1, but has been delayed more than a month. Grantees alerted Murkowski’s office they had not yet received the funding, prompting Murkowski to press the U.S. Sec. of Education Linda McMahon to release the awarded funding, according to the statement on Aug. 5.
“Last week, I raised this issue with Secretary McMahon, and I’m pleased she agreed to expedite the obligation of the funds for the Alaska Native Education Program grants that Congress appropriated earlier this year,” Sen. Murkowski wrote.
The Alaska Native Education Program provides federal funding to “meet the unique education needs of Alaska Natives” and to support education programs to benefit Alaska Native people, according to the program website.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Education’s grant office for the program did not give a reason for the delay or specify when the funds will be dispensed after a query on Friday.
The grants are awarded to Tribes, tribal organizations and school districts with a majority of Alaska Native students to support a variety of initiatives across a three-year grant period.
“Grants provide, for example, culturally relevant curriculum, tutoring and other academic supports, indigenous language revitalization, workforce development opportunities, teacher professional development, postsecondary planning and support, and success, early childhood education, and afterschool programming,” Murkowski said in the statement.
“I will continue to champion this program and work with the Department to ensure this funding is administered more expeditiously going forward,” she said.
Grantees include several early learning and literacy programs. Millions are slated for Indigenous language, art, science, and medicine including $2.1 million for the Baby Raven Reads project by Sealaska Heritage Institute and $1.4 million for tutoring and college readiness programs through the Rural Indigenous Students College Readiness Alliance launched by the Bering Strait and Lower Kuskokwim School Districts, two of Alaska’s largest, rural districts.
Rosita Kaaháni Worl, president of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, a Native non-profit corporation focused on Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures, said her organization was one of the grantees that alerted Murkwoski’s office to the delay. Sealaska has not received its grant funds yet.
Worl said in an interview Friday that federal funds and support for Alaska Native communities is critical, given Alaska’s history of suppressing Native education and language.
“So these programs have helped us overcome the effects of that kind of suppression,” she said. “Our data shows definitely that it promotes and enhances Native education, and we show that through all of our evaluations…it’s led to higher academic performance.”
She said SHI has seen success in early childhood programs like Baby Raven Reads project and initiatives to support students continuing education, which reduces drop out rates. “We’re still behind non-natives, but we’re gaining ground,” she said.
Worl said the federal support helps Sealaska Heritage Institute provide annual funding for education across Southeast Alaska where state funding has fallen short. SHI provides $1 million each year to the Juneau School District and $2 million annually to the University of Alaska Southeast, as well as funding to support school districts across the region for teacher training, arts and language programs.
“It’s a program that has proven benefits,” she said. “There, there’s no doubt about it.”
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