The captain of a superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily yesterday has broken his silence with a chilling five-word admission. A search resumed this morning for six tourists still missing after the yacht, named Bayesian, was battered during intense storms off the coast of Palermo at about 5am local time on Monday. Fifteen of the 22 passengers and crew onboard - including an Irish woman - were rescued after escaping onto a lifeboat.
One body, reportedly belonging to the ship’s chef, was recovered at the scene. The British-flagged ship was moored around 700 metres from the harbour when its mast snapped in the storm, throwing it off balance. Civil protection officials believe the yacht was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout.
James Catfield, who captained the €35 million yacht, simply said: "We didn't see it coming." Catfield was described as "limp" as he waited outside an emergency room in the Sicilian town of Termini Imerese. He was reportedly taken to the town along with four other passengers of the Bayesian.
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