Mark Zuckerberg caught ‘breaking maritime law’ while mooring his €278 million yacht in Mallorca, Spain.

A YACHT owned by Facebook and Instagram founder Mark Zuckerberg has been docked in Palma since Friday, but there are allegations the location transponders were turned off illegally.

Zuckerberg’s yacht, Launchpad, is valued at €278 million and was moored at the outer quay of Palma’s new Club de Mar.

The 118 meter long, three-deck craft even has a helicopter as well as capacity for 24 guests and a crew of 48.

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THE Luxury launches The Lifestyle web portal claims that Launchpad and its support vessel, Wingman, have disabled mandatory tracking transponders (AIS). to try to hide where they were going.

According to the website, the AIS has been deactivated since they left Florida and when they arrived in Palma de Mallorca they remained deactivated to ensure that no one was aware of their presence in the Balearic Islands .

The IMO (International Maritime Organization) specifies that “ships equipped with AIS must keep their AIS in operation at all times, except where international agreements, rules or standards provide for the protection of navigation data”.

A Class B AIS transponder found on recreational boats transmits the vessel’s identification number, name, heading and speed.

This is an important safety feature and nearby vessels receiving the signal can see the heading and avoid a collision.

Disabling AIS is against Spanish law and technically billionaire Zuckerberg could be fined.

Another high roller who has done the same thing repeatedly is Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.