On Monday morning at 5 a.m. the superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily, leaving one man dead and six people missing. Among the unaccounted for are the British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who had been enjoying a celebratory cruise after a US jury acquitted him of fraud charges in June, and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah. Fifteen people, including a baby, were rescued from the ship, after being found crammed into a nearby lifeboat.
The incident would have played out in a handful of horrific minutes.
How did the 56 meter Bayesian come to sink? Each of the current theories suggest the incident would have played out in a handful of horrific minutes.
Experts believe that a storm in the area created a waterspout (a sea tornado) and 100 mph winds, which blew towards the £14 million superyacht, along with thunder and lightning. Survivor Charlotte Golunski said the boat started rocking and taking on water, before she was thrown into the sea.
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