Probe launched into ‘whether Bayesian hatches were left open & caused doomed yacht to sink in minutes in human error’

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into whether hatches were left open on the Bayesian causing the doomed yacht to sink in minutes due to "human error". Hopes are fading fast as divers continue to search for the six missing people, including tech tycoon and yacht owner Mike Lynch. 12 The £14million Bayesian superyacht before it sank on Monday morning 12 CCTV from the shore shows the moment the vessel was caught in the storm Credit: supplied 12 Inside the Bayesian yacht Credit: Perini Navi/The Italian Sea Group 12 It comes as horrifying CCTV shows the moment the yacht was engulfed by the storm.

And a diving salvage expert told The Sun it is unlikely those unaccounted for are still alive, even if air pockets formed inside the 183ft vessel. The boat - which was anchored for the night off the coast of Palermo in Sicily, was caught in a storm, including a tornadic waterspout which snapped the mast, at around 4am on Monday. The yacht was carrying 12 passengers and 10 crew, and sank within 60 seconds - with those unaccounted for feared dead.

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before party tragedy MIRACLE RAFT Pics show life raft that saved Bayesian survivors as they crammed on screaming Karsten Borner, the skipper of a boat that had been moored alongside it, said the yacht flipped on its side soon after the storm hit. It comes as..

. 'UK's Bill Gates' Mike Lynch & his daughter Hannah, 18, remain missing on the wreck Also m.