Megayacht Bayesian sank
- Thread starter JoeWhite
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So did people seek shelter? I'm not sure what constitutes shelter on Key West. But if they were land tornados people would generally be going to strongest part of a building.
Surprisingly, no one seemed concerned…must be routine down there. They weren’t close; however, I did keep a close watch until they dissipated!
There have been a few You-Tube videos that speculate the design of the boat may have contributed to this tragedy. The Bayesian apparently had a retractable keel. With such a tall mast, if the keel was up, the boat’s center of gravity would have been relatively high, and a knock down may have been exacerbated by other unique design features. All speculation at this point. We’ll see what the investigation determines.
Wow! After surviving incidents in the surf, I never turn my back or take the ocean for granted. We sail out of Marina Del Rey, so generally there are no weather surprises. We do occasionally get possible water spout warnings, which keeps us from sailing.
Our dockmaster, a native of Italy, said something was screwy with this boat sinking, because of the tech billionaire who was recently acquitted of fraud, and his attorney both being among the missing. I scoffed and said we are nothing compared to the ocean. Then I read about the co-defendent, Stephan Chamberlain, who was killed while jogging in England on Saturday. Then on Monday the Bayesian is sunk by a waterspout. Sounds like of like a Stephen King Movie! The defendant, and then the co-defendant and the attorney killed in separate freak accidents within days of each other!!! What are the chances?
Our dockmaster, a native of Italy, said something was screwy with this boat sinking, because of the tech billionaire who was recently acquitted of fraud, and his attorney both being among the missing. I scoffed and said we are nothing compared to the ocean. Then I read about the co-defendent, Stephan Chamberlain, who was killed while jogging in England on Saturday. Then on Monday the Bayesian is sunk by a waterspout. Sounds like of like a Stephen King Movie! The defendant, and then the co-defendant and the attorney killed in separate freak accidents within days of each other!!! What are the chances?
