Zuckerberg's $300M superyacht passes through Seattle's Ballard locks right when Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs
Source: KIRO NEWSRADIO OPINION
May 27, 2026, 9:10 AM | Updated: 9:29 am
The yacht, a 387-foot Launchpad built by Feadship, traveled from Elliott Bay through Seattle’s Ballard locks toward Lake Union. The Launchpad was the largest yacht developed and built by Feadship until 2024.
“Superyacht-wise, this is the biggest one I’ve had in 14 years,” a lock operator told GeekWire after helping guide the vessel through the passage.
GeekWire reported that the timing of the boat’s arrival in Seattle and the job cuts was coincidental.
“According to what’s been said, [the layoffs] were a way to clear $145 billion a year to buy machines, right? AI stuff, that kind of deal,” KIRO host Gee Scott said. “If you do the math on that, 1,400 employees, and then you talk about $145 billion, that kind of equates to about $100 million per worker. But the craziest part happened yesterday. Yesterday, in the Ballard locks, this beautiful $300 million 387-foot yacht showed up. And oh, is it pretty. When it pulled through the Ballard locks, I asked, ‘Who’s the owner?'”
Read more: https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/meta-superyacht-mark-zuckerberg/4242280
Great optics, and great timing, by Zuckwad.
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