This Week in Explainers: Why did the superyacht Bayesian sink off the coast of Italy?

After a news-heavy week, it’s time to sit back and enjoy. A lot happened in the week gone by — from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Kamala Harris accepted the party’s nomination to a superyacht, named the Bayesian, sinking off the coast of Sicily in Italy, killing seven people, including tech mogul Mike Lynch — also known as UK’s Bill Gates. The mpox outbreak and the subsequent public health emergency being declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) also continues to make headlines around the world, with many wondering if the world has enough vaccines to fight the virus.

The Bangladesh political turmoil also persists. After her ouster, the Muhammad Yunus led government has also cancelled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s diplomatic passport. And circling back to the US, there’s been uproar and outrage over the super commute that Starbucks’ new CEO, Brian Niccol, will undertake once he takes charge of the coffee giant.

All this and more in our weekly wrap from around the world. 1) In the early hours of Monday, one of the world’s largest and most luxurious sailing superyacht, the 56-metre Bayesian, sank off the coast of Sicily, Italy. The sinking of the ship, which was owned by UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch , has led to the death of seven people, while another 15 escaped.

As divers carried out rescue operations, several theories and some conspiracies emerged about the tragedy. But what actually caused the superyacht to sink? Read.