Sinking of the Bayesian

homer911

1 dead, 6 missing, not looking good for them.

700m from harbour

I wonder what could have caused a boat of that size to go down and not even leave time to get back to land..

JVince

reports are saying a water spout appeared (seems this is a sea version of a mini tornado) and hit the ship which was at anchor.

So quite sudden and not something you'd see on a radar until it was too late. The water spout was reported by some fishermen about 4am.

Literally a freak accident

Tabnabs

Eyewitness information starting to emerge.

No one recalls seeing the mast snap on board the 56-metre Perini Navi sailing yacht Bayesian which sunk yesterday (19 August) off the Italian island of Sicily. The eyewitness account of a crewmember on board the vessel, which was obtained by BOAT International, said that the boat was struck by a freak weather event which led to the yacht heeling at around 20 degrees to starboard. As crewmembers were securing items, the heeling angle began to increase rapidly until the yacht started sinking.

The crewmembers who were up on deck were able to evacuate the yacht with minor injuries. The yacht is understood to have sunk in just twelve minutes, and it is believed that a "major ingress" of water from the top down would have caused the sinking, according to a captain who wishes to remain anonymous. This is based on the fact that no breaches have been reported in the yacht's hull, and the fact that the yacht should have been able to remain afloat with two flooded compartments.

"Very difficult to understand what could have overwhelmed a vessel of that size" says captain of sistership

The captain of the sistership to the sunken 56-metre Perini Navi sailing yacht Bayesian has said it is "very difficult to understand what could have overwhelmed a vessel of that size" and called the 56-metre Perini Navi series "bulletproof".

David Hutchinson, captain of Rosehearty, said he had taken the yacht around the world multiple times and he had "total faith in the boat".  "We've been to Antarctica and Chile, and we've had her in 70 knots of wind," he says, and the vessel had never put them in a situation that felt unmanageable.

However, Hutchinson noted there were differences between Bayesian and Rosehearty; notably, Bayesian's  74-metre mast, which would have been heavier and added increased windage. The yacht's layout was also different, with guest accommodation on Bayesian located further forward.

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/latest-updates-perini-navi-sailing-yacht-sinks-incident-sicily-palermo-mike-lynch?j=544024&sfmc_sub=392427729&l=55_HTML&u=13250551&mid=500009995&jb=7&utm_id=544024&sfmc_id=392427729

nokiatom

If the keel was raised up then that would have a huge affect on her stability

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122527775#Comment_122527775

I have also heard reports the keel was raised. Does not make any sense to me to do that with a mast that height and with 50 metres water/depth below?

nokiatom

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122528303#Comment_122528303

maybe she was expected to go into port soon, after all they were only 500m from land

AndyBoBandy

2 bodies found by divers

Mick Tator

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122528404#Comment_122528404

They were at anchor, it was dark, hours before anyone would go alongside. Max depth at the marina is 3m and she probably was too big to enter (MarineTraffic). Twelve minutes is short, but it will be interesting to read the MAIB report on what efforts the crew made and if a safety protocol was in place.(UK Registry, so there will be one.) Earlier reports said the woman with the baby was 'thrown into the water' during/by the storm, another report said those rescued 'climbed into' the liferaft, so if all were on deck lashing stuff down and she laid over at 90 degs there would not be much hope of staying (or getting back) aboard.

Very sad.

nokiatom

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122529965#Comment_122529965

All we can do is wait for the report, otherwise we are only speculating

homer911

There is plenty of coverage on the yachting channels on YouTube. Watertight doors could have been open, hatches would probably have been closed as the AC was on. The sliding patio-style doors to the stateroom are known to spring open at 20 degrees list (and this has been filmed on a similar yacht on that awful "Below Deck" reality(!?) series). The aft quarters also look very exposed to taking on water. It is mostly speculation for now but it looks like the reason most of the crew survived was because they were on deck at the time trying to secure things