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Millionaire Superyacht: Why Ships Sink
During intense storms on 19 August 2024, the 54m superyacht Bayesian mysteriously sinks off the coast of Sicily. Seven people onboard tragically perish. As search and rescue teams scour the coast for survivors, questions begin to be asked. Why did a multi-million-pound superyacht sink when others nearby didn’t? Could its record-breaking mast have made it more vulnerable to strong winds?\n\nThis film forensically examines what went wrong and asks whether more needs to be done to keep ships safe at sea. Eyewitnesses, first responders, a former captain of the Bayesian and a retired MAIB principal investigator detail what happened.
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