THE captain of the Bayesian superyacht has broken his silence after the vessel sank off the coast of Sicily. One person has died and six remain missing after the £14m yacht was hit by a tornado yesterday at about 5am local time. 12 The £14m Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily, Italy yesterday Credit: Perini Navi 12 Divers are now searching for the missing Credit: Reuters 12 CCTV footage caught the high winds battering the nearby city of Palermo on Sunday night Credit: RAI 12 Emergency and rescue services heading out to sea after the Bayesian sank Credit: Reuters 12 Brit entrepreneur Mike Lynch is among the people missing Credit: Getty - Contributor 12 Passengers were reportedly sleeping while they were inside the luxury superyacht Credit: Yacht Charter Fleet 12 The boat sank just a couple hundred metres off the shore 50m below the waves.
Those on board said the mast collapsed in stormy weather causing glass to shatter everywhere and the boat to capsize. Witnesses said a 12-minute waterspout had struck the boat, bringing a furious vortex against the vessel. The ship's captain James Calfield, 51, spoke from hospital yesterday and said he had no idea the tornado was coming towards the ship.
"We didn't see it coming," he told La Repubblica. Others told Italian outlet Ansa that the anchor was down when the storm hit on Monday morning, causing the ship to lose its balance. Some 22 horrified passengers, made up of passengers and staff,.
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