The Bayesian superyacht is engulfed by a storm that would sink it 'in 60 seconds'. Six people including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, as well as a Morgan Stanley boss, are missing after the £30million vessel capsized.
Yacht live blog: Divers try to break into cabins in search of missing passengersThe captain of Mike Lynch's doomed superyacht is a 'well respected' seafarer who has worked on boats since he was a teenager and was previously employed by a Turkish billionaire.
Officials are today investigating whether hatches left open by crew caused the boat to sink in a matter of minutes, as divers continue searching for the missing - who include Mr Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and a boss at Morgan Stanley. Mike Lynch invited family and friends on his superyacht to celebrate his triumph over fraud charges in the US. Lynch is missing alongside his 18-year-old daughter Hannah
One expert at the scene said an early focus of the official investigation into the tragedy, launched by prosecutors in nearby Termini Imerese, would be on whether the yacht's crew had closed access hatches into the vessel before the storm struck. 'I imagine all the doors were open because it was hot, so there were enough hatches and doors open that it filled with water very quickly and sank like that.'
Meanwhile a British team will also take part in the probe, with a former marine accident investigator saying they will look at whether the windows or watertight doors were open. Rescue workers look at the plans of the the Bayesian as they organise a search operation for six people who are still missing after the superyacht sank CCTV captured the last moments of the Bayesian superyacht before it sank beneath the waves during a ferocious storm early on Monday morning
Hannah had just completed her A-Levels and gained a place to study English at Oxford before the tragedy. 'They've got a very small window of time to try to find people stuck inside with hopefully an air pocket, and they could be rescued,' Mr Sloane told Sky News. Dr Jean-Baptiste Souppez, a senior lecturer of mechanical, biomedical and design engineering at Aston University, said that divers 'may be looking for a banging noise at regular intervals'.
But inside, they were obstructed by floating objects from chairs and cushions to utensils and plates. Read MoreBREAKING NEWS CCTV captures storm ravaging £30m luxury superyacht before it sinks 'in 60 seconds' Italian rescue workers are using a remotely operated underwater vehicle in their search. Among the 15 who survived include a one-year-old British baby called Sofia, who was kept afloat by her mother, 36-year-old Charlotte Golunski.
Luxury sailboat Bayesian was docked off the coast of Porticello when a waterspout struck the area just before 5am on Monday The head of Palermo Emergency Medical Services, Dr Fabio Genco, told the BBC that there had been 'apocalyptic' scenes in the aftermath of the sinking. He added: 'Unfortunately in the face of death and the face of life there is no difference between rich and poor, between nobles and commoners.'Another survivor is Lynch's wife Angela Bacares, who is now reportedly recovering from her injuries in a wheelchair.
She sustained abrasions on her feet - likely after walking on glass shards during the sinking - which have left her unable to walk and sitting in a wheelchair, La Repubblica reports, while she also has bandages on others part of her body. On Tuesday evening two crew members, Tus Koopmans and Eaton Parker, were also named as survivors. No age or nationalities were provided.
At around 4.10am he said he saw a red flare go off from Bayesian but by the time he was able to reach the area about 20 minutes later the yacht had all but disappeared. 'We found only the cushions, and a few planks floating in the water,' he said. Read More Who are the millionaires and their families who were guests on the Bayesian when it sank Tornado-speed winds battered the vessel so ferociously that there was no time for those on board to raise the alarm or call for help before they were left swimming for their lives.
In the case of the Bayesian, he said the waterspout was so violent that the boat, dragged down by its broken mast, tilted until the edge of the deck slipped under the surface. Inspector Marco Tilotta, leading the Palermo Fire Brigade's diving unit, likened the grim search operation to the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in 2012 which claimed the lives of 33 people.
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