The maker of Mike Lynch's yacht says it took 16 minutes to sink and the crew should have had time to rescue passengers
The maker of Mike Lynch's yacht says it took 16 minutes to sink and the crew should have had time to rescue passengers
Giovanni Costantino, the CEO of Italian Sea Group, told the Financial Times that "no one should have been in their cabin."
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Loss of human life aside, this is a slightly absurd situation.
"The boat sank because it took on water," Costantino said.
You don’t say! How could this have happened?
One theory is that soaring temperatures in the area caused passengers and crew to leave windows and doors open, which would have allowed water to fill the ship quickly during the storm.
Ah, there it is. Climate change strikes back.
What kind of malfunction do you possess if you keep windows open on a boat, during a storm?
Kinda hard to believe a yacht wouldnt have AC to beat the heat.
Privilege.
On super yachts there’s large hatches to get tenders (dinghy) in and out like a garage. Some also have swim platform hatches. If any left open that’s really bad. The videos below also has a comment from someone who’s been in boats by the same company that says there’s a design flaw / feature with a different set of doors that are not for tenders but people (like patio doors) that could slide open when the boat helmed (rocked) in the water spout.
There’s a video of a large sailing yacht (45m, compared to Bayesian which was 56m IIRC) in New Zealand getting rocked over almost 90 deg in the linked videos as well, that really shows what’s possible in the power of a storm. That boat isn’t believed to have a lifting / folding keel, though, and righted itself right away.
Also, the mast of Bayesian was much taller than it should be for bragging rights essentially, which makes for more windage to push the boat over.
And this is why I like catamarans.
Waterworld gang rise up! Trimaran FTW!
Karmic Climate