Giovanni Costantino - boss of the firm which makes and sells vessels like the Bayesian - says they 'are absolutely safe', suggesting human error was likely to blame for the sinking.
The boss of the firm which makes and sells vessels like Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht has questioned why its crew were not in a 'state of alert' when a storm hit. Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which owns the company that makes the Perini vessels, told Sky News they 'are absolutely safe', suggesting human error was behind the boat going down.
Mr Costantino asked: 'Why was the ship in that situation? The storm was readable… We must ask ourselves why none of the fishermen in the port of Porticello went out at sea that night? Why did no one go out to sea? 'Everyone knew about the storm. And then, if a fisherman knew, why the commander of a ship of such importance, with guests of such level and importance, with 12 guests on board...
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