The wreck of the luxury yacht Bayesian, off the coast of Sicily, is one of the news stories of this summer. Seven people died in a tragedy that still has many dark spots. Among other things, you have to know what happened. How the boat sank with the latest technology and the latest materials.
The ship managed 16 fateful minutes.Shortly before 4 a.m., a severe weather event caused the ship Baezy to break free from its helm, capsize and send it deep into the Mediterranean.
The Italian prosecutor’s office is investigating what might have caused the luxury yacht, which was anchored half a mile off the coast of Sicily, to sink on Tuesday morning. The search is for Manslaughter and negligenceBut the prosecutor did not charge anyone.
It will be necessary to recover the sailboat, which is now on the seabed, to find out what happened. We will review the weather and technical conditions. From the wreckage of the ship
What extreme phenomenon could cause a tragedy?
The situation that most closely matches what appears to have happened is shock. The prosecutor’s office, which is investigating the case, believes so.
This phenomenon – known as “downburst” in English – consists of: Very strong non-rotating winds which descends from the storm cloud at high speed, hits the ground and expands diagonally.
The rising warm air cools, then descends and pulls the cold air upwards at an acceleration of more than 200 km/h. This results in A very destructive type of expansion wave. Which can last about 15 or 20 minutes.
The port’s security camera shows how the mast of the Baysan tilts and disappears that night in conjunction with these strong winds.
The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera said: Arrive in the last 16 minutes of the boatThis is thanks to the AIS (Automatic Identification System) tracking system, which links the devices on board the ship to the coastal stations.
Technician on a leading luxury yacht
It wasn’t easy to spoil Baysey. He was a luxury yacht with 56m long in aluminium sheet – The second highest in the world – 72 meters high.
At the time of the accident, Tuesday morning, there were 22 people on board, 10 crew members and 12 passengers. Seven people died there. Among them was the owner of the sailboat, British businessman Mike Lynch.
The ship had9m Retractable Bear Which allowed him to anchor in shallow waters, such as the one he was in, less than half a mile – a kilometer – from Porticello, on the coast of Sicily.
The fact that the Bear could be folded, in addition to the strong winds that were blowing, which could exceed 200 kilometers per hour, would have made it easy for the ship to list, that is, lose its verticality, and face greater difficulty in maintaining its handling and eventually fall.
The Italian prosecutor’s office, which is investigating the cause of the ship’s sinking, wants to clarify how water entered the ship and caused it to sink: If the openings are not closed properly, for example. This could have caused the ship to sink within a few minutes.
This would explain the ship filling with water and flooding the engine room. I As the room filled with water, the lights went out. Thus, without electricity, the yacht would stop working and drift. Although the boat was anchored, it was necessary to start the engine to cope with the wind.
According to firefighters, the boat sank stern first and then came to rest on its starboard side.
Although the Bayzi was anchored, it ended up drifting about 400 meters and sank into a chasm, a kind of underwater abyss.
It will be necessary to analyze whether the ship’s design influenced the wreck. We must see whether the fact of its existence Extra long pole and retractable bear It could have helped him lose his stability.
And there will also be keys. Witness statements: The captain, crew and passengers. At this time, the prosecutor’s office has not filed any charges against anyone. The investigation is under confidential summary.
To resolve the situation, the ship will need to be refloated. At this time, it is still It was found intact at a depth of 50 metres.It is not known whether there is a black box.
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