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
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
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.
