What We Know About the Superyacht Sinking Off the Coast of Italy

With the final death toll now confirmed, attention is turning to the question: How could it sink so close to shore?

The Bayesian yacht docked at a port in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, in a file photo. Illustration by The Epoch Times, @dannywheelz via TMX/Reuters

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What We Know About the Superyacht Sinking Off the Coast of Italy

With the final death toll now confirmed, attention is turning to the question: How could it sink so close to shore?

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By Chris Summers

August 23, 2024Updated:August 24, 2024

The bodies of a British tech tycoon, a Morgan Stanley executive, and five others, including a teenager, have been recovered after the superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily on Aug. 19.

What happened, and how could such a huge vessel suddenly go down within sight of the shore?

Who Was on Board and Why?

When a storm struck the superyacht Bayesian, off Porticello, near Palermo, around 5 a.m. on Aug. 19, there were 22 people on board: 12 passengers and a crew of 10.

What We Know About the Superyacht Sinking Off the Coast of Italy

What We Know About the Superyacht Sinking Off the Coast of Italy

Who Was on Board and Why?

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