Anguish of Long Island mom whose son and daughter-in-law are missing after superyacht sunk... as family friend revealed tragedy could have been even worse

EXCLUSIVE Anguish of Long Island mom whose son and daughter-in-law are missing after superyacht sunk...

as family friend revealed tragedy could have been even worse READ MORE: Key questions over Bayesian yacht sinking amid desperate search By Ruth Bashinsky In Long Island, New York and Joe Hutchison For Dailymail.Com Published: 00:42, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 00:47, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments A Long Island grandmother whose son is missing after their yacht sank has been distraught but hopeful - as it was revealed her granddaughters were nearly victims of the horrible tragedy. Cathy Morvillo - who son Christopher Morvillo was aboard the Bayesian sail boat that sank off the off the coast of Sicily - was awaiting good news as searchers attempt to reach the sunken vessel.

'Cathy is distraught, she is holding out hope they are still alive,' a neighbor told DailyMail.com Tuesday. Another neighbor called what took place ‘a tragedy' and said the Morvillo family was 'sweet, kind and the nicest people you will ever meet'.

'It’s heartbreaking. We are waiting with bated breath,' the person said. 'It’s a wonderful family and we are all grieving along with them.

His mother still has hope that there’s some chance her son and daughter-in-law are alive.' Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda had been aboard the Bayesian sailboat when a waterspout hit the area on Monday morning, wrecking the ship and causing it to rapidly sink Morvillo is a prominent attorney in New York Cit.