Eyewitness recounts seeing the Bayesian super yacht sinking as coastguard search continues

Karsten Borner, the skipper of a boat that had been moored alongside the Bayesian and whose crew found some of the survivors on a life raft and took them on board, said the yacht flipped on its side soon after the storm hit and sank within two minutes, giving those below deck little time to get to safety.

Italian coast guard flew over the search and rescue area near Palermo on Tuesday (August 20) after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily during an intense storm.

The coast guard deployed five patrol boats, a helicopter, and divers from its Naples and Messina Underwater Units, according to a statement. They also used a remotely operated underwater vehicle.

One man died and six people are still missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after the Bayesian, a 56-meter-long (184-ft) sailboat, was hit by a ferocious storm on Monday (August 19), sinking in a matter of minutes.

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