Why did Mike Lynch's superyacht sink? | EXPLAINED

“The instruments on board were very avant garde and sophisticated and could have easily foreseen that having the keel partially retracted would not have been a normal situation.”

Divers have discovered that Mike Lynch’s superyacht’s keel was ‘strangely’ partially retracted despite bad weather being forecast, says Alina Trabattoni, a journalist.

[hannahhammond]

For those that have perished in this awful incident i want to send my condolences to their loved ones. May they R.I.P

[janaka]

Okay… I built large custom sailboats: The yacht could only sink that quickly by having the ‘tornado’ knock down the yacht. What that means is that the mast took enough windage that it was pushed down towards the water until the deck on one side was below the waterline. Because the keel was retracted - in the upright position - the yacht did not right itself as it normally would have. The water cascaded into the yacht as it was on its side because the hatches were not secured. Lesson… never leave the keel in the upright position when anchored in deep water. Lesson… when designing such a large sailing vessel with an incredibly high mask and rigging beware of the exaggerated knock down danger. Lesson… even in large luxury yachts you should not leave all the hatches unsecured at night. Terrible tragedy.

[laurenceabney]

That is not a report it is a lot of speculation and hearsay

[wendybutler]

Nice to know she was with her dad and not alone and terrified. Probably broke her dad's heart that this would be the end for her. He died twice.

[jakobfromthefence]

World’s second highest mast, apparently retracted keel, open hatches and a freak water spout.
As discovery channel would say, disaster is a series of events and sailing on the edge of possibilities is a risky business.

[SurfinScientist]

So, she does not explain the cause of the sinking. It is just some hypotheses that she spouts.

[chrisjohn]

His boat sank after he messed with Hewlett-Packard and got cleared of the charges from his case from defrauding them. I was going to give my HP printer a one star review but I decided not to because I don't want to be the first person to drown in a toilet bowl or have a water spot form over my bath tub and make me disappear.

[mitchpender]

Umm no, omg…I’m a full time sailor who lives on my sailboat 1. Losing a mast IMPROVES stability as long as no hull damage occurs due to dis-masting 2. Draft of this yacht with keel in lowered position is 10m they were anchored close to shore and a keel of this weight would take some time to retract if heading to harbour to escape weather it would be prudent to retract the keel earlier than absolutely required, safer in really bad weather is to head offshore into deeper water away from obstacles ie land, the decision to weather offshore or head for harbour would have been made by the master of the vessel and if heading in the keel would have been lifted, the yacht still has to meet stability requirements with keel in either position 3. The yacht was hit by lightning and then shook to the point where open hatches allowed water to enter ? What ? No… a lightning strike can often breach the hull as it grounds , my guess is a combination of things, open hatches, reduced stability and a sudden wind force on either beam possibly, a yacht in heavy weather should have all hatches and ports secure and shut, a yacht going down quick means a large hull breach or a knock down without secured hatches, the captain would have a mimic panel in the bridge showing the status all opening ports, hatches and bulkheads, these should be closed in heavy weather this prevents the vessel from sinking quickly if at all. if the keel was retracted the master should have ensured vessel was sufficiently sealed 4. Anchored way to close to shore if weather was expected…

[majik-kj]

Batten down the hatches. Luxury or wealth is no rival to the elements. As a sailer I say a prayer for all victims of this tragedy.

[JackBarham-uu]

Reporter that says err err err err err err constantly. Very annoying.

[sidecar]

Well, now everyone is prepared in case they are worried about their super yacht sinking. This is such a relevant news story.

[dianestallworthy]

The captain of the Bayesian, James Cutfield 51, told Italian police that he wasn’t monitoring the weather closely and the ship’s retractable keel was raised, even with an anchor depth of 160 feet. Lowering the retractable keel would have added stability and made it harder to capsize. The captain of the old sailboat anchored next to the modern Bayesian monitored the bad weather and started her engine to keep the old sailboat’s nose into the wind at anchor to keep from being rolled over in a quick wind shift. It took the Bayesian to capsize at anchor in less than 5 minutes by what the old sailboat's captain anchored next to her said. Complacent behaviour and good old-fashioned human error are seen yet again! Incidentally, I live in Malta and waterspouts are normal! They are not rare events. They were pre-warned...So much speculation when saying we must not speculate: why not?

[raggeCKo]

Where did they find this reporter lol?! Looks like she arrived by tornado

[drkmwinters]

Can you train your reporters to not use vocal pauses? The Ah Ah Ah is really annoying 😑

[richardteale]

Stinks to high heaven. His second in command in a “road accident “ three days ago . These people inhabit a corrupt horrible world where all that matters is the size of your bank account/ ego. They are welcome to it.

[chrisclassical]

the yatch sank and the other guy in the trial in the usa is killed in a hit and run. then again epstien comitted sucide in prison and the guards slept through it and the camera's weren't working.

[eltamarindo]

We are told that the keel is often up when they are not sailing as having it down would produce "undesirable motion" when at anchor. The major failure was not having a functional anchor watch. If someone had been monitoring the weather, they may have been able to take precautions such as closing hatches, lowering the keel, turning on the engines and pointing the boat toward the coming storm.

[byteme]

I would say the reason the yacht sank was because at a certain point it became negatively buoyant. How that came about I wouldn't care to speculate. That, is for the investigation to determine.

[PatriciaColosimo]

🙏🙏🙏 prayers for the families! May they all rest peacefully!🙏🙏💕

[vickiryalls]

Where is the explanation of the sinking (as per your headline)?