As five bodies have been pulled from the Bayesian superyacht wreck, questions remain over how a leisurely jaunt turned into a tragic nightmare. The luxurious boat went down in freak off the Sicilian coast in the early hours of Monday, August 19. A nearby sailboat rescued the were rescued, as divers raced against time to find the six people still unaccounted for.
The search ended in further heartbreak, as divers recovered five from Bayesian’s wreck. These have been identified as the remains of British tech tycoon and superyacht owner Mike Lynch, Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith Bloomer, lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo. Lynch’s 19-years old Hannah remains missing.
As divers continue to search for the sixth and final passenger, we take a look at the mystery surrounding the disaster, and whether tragedy struck due to technical failures, freak weather or human error. When the mini tornado battered the Bayesian, the superyacht sunk in just a few minutes. At the time, Karsten Borner, who captained the boat that rescued the 15 passengers from the lifeboat said: “I have never seen a vessel of this size go down so quickly.
Within a few minutes, there was nothing left”, The Guardian. Polytechnic University of Milan nautical design professor Andrea Ratti, said that a boat that size could only sink so quickly by taking in a huge amount of water, The Independent. He also suggested that portholes, windows and other openings could have .