A sailing expert says an innocent error could well have doomed those aboard the ill-fated Bayesian, which sunk to depths of 165ft in the early hours of Monday, August 19. The luxury superyacht sank in a freak tornado off the coast of Sicily, turning what should have been a dreamy excursion into a waking nightmare. Speaking with Italian media, survivor Angela Bacares, who is married to missing billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch, revealed that passengers were awoken by a 'slight tilt' shortly before 5am.
It was then that the sickening sound of shattering glass made it clear something had gone catastrophically wrong. Out of the 10 crew members and 12 passengers, 15 made it back to shore, including a courageous British mum who saved her one-year-old baby from drowning..
Sadly, the body of chef Recaldo Thomas has since been recovered, while six others remain unaccounted for. There is still a glimmer of hope, however, as it's believed those trapped inside the capsized sailboat potentially could have survived thanks to air pockets inside the cabins. As the third day of searching.
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