Vessel Divers Searching Sunk Superyacht- Sicily

[Ez E]

Squalls, thunderstorms, tornadoes and water spouts most definitely are visible on radar from many miles away so unless this developed right on top of them , which is certainly possible , the night watch should have seen it coming

An absolutely terrifying image to think about something like that sinking a ship of this size. Incredible.

 

[Wibble]

Squalls, thunderstorms, tornadoes and water spouts most definitely are visible on radar from many miles away so unless this developed right on top of them , which is certainly possible , the night watch should have seen it coming

Not necessarily if at anchor in a large yacht/ship like that. The boat is lit up like a Christmas tree so and if the waterspout was out of the blue it could have caught them off guard.

 

[Bob DBF]

The big question is what caused it to heel over so much in the first place.

The yacht in question has a huge retractable keel, it would normally be retracted when not sailing in Port to keep from hitting or snagging anything. When retracted the center of gravity is much higher, and the yacht is much less stable and if enough force is used it will roll over.

 

[Bob DBF]

Once again I found the video that explains the keel and stability. It starts about 5:12 in the video.

 

[dmaziuk]

It is still amazing to me that the first divers were going to 170' on single AL80 tanks. First off that is extremely "sporty"/imprudent and if they had been fortunate to find someone alive, I have no idea how they planned to get them to the surface. As other posters have noted, after even a few hours underwater any survivors would have had major decompression obligations

First responders tend to respond with what they got. Google Chernobyl fire brigade #6.

 

[Kay Dee]

First responders tend to respond with what they got. Google Chernobyl fire brigade #6.

And besides, as someone else has stated, they werent Al80 cylinders. Still, not ideal, but as you say, they went with what they had.

 

[DandyDon]

The shipbuilder claims that the yacht was virtually unsinkable, trying to blame the crew for elevating the keel and leaving portholes open. Since no fishermen were out with the bad weather in the forecast, the crew should have prepared better and had everyone ready to evacuate. I worry about boats sinking enough that I know I would have been wearing a life vest and on deck.

Bayesian superyacht was ‘virtually unsinkable’, says shipbuilder

The Bayesian superyacht was “virtually unsinkable”, the chief executive of the firm that built it has claimed.

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[Kay Dee]

The shipbuilder claims that the yacht was virtually unsinkable, trying to blame the crew for elevating the keel and leaving portholes open. Since no fishermen were out with the bad weather in the forecast, the crew should have prepared better and had everyone ready to evacuate. I worry about boats sinking enough that I know I would have been wearing a life vest and on deck.

Bayesian superyacht was ‘virtually unsinkable’, says shipbuilder

The Bayesian superyacht was “virtually unsinkable”, the chief executive of the firm that built it has claimed.

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And thats what they said about Titannic too.

 

[JohnN]

First responders tend to respond with what they got. Google Chernobyl fire brigade #6.

Isn't the first rule of rescue, to not make it two victims?

 

[DandyDon]

Isn't the first rule of rescue, to not make it two victims?

Yeah, but you can't tell a fireman not to go. You can try, but they usually go when they might be able to save someone. Unlike the cops in Uvalde.