Tech tycoon among six missing as freak storm sinks luxury yacht in seconds | BBC News

[@bossbabies347]

God Bless the man who was able to rescue the 15 people 🙏🏽

[@thomasmcdaniel6264]

No amount of money, No amount of Fame. When it's our time to go. We are all dealt with the same.🙏😔

[@disunitednation2782]

Greedy cooporate capitalists dont wanna seem to get that

[@kieran6417]

​@@disunitednation2782you people are disgusting

[@jillybeanjillybean2322]

Some are sent to the Lord prematurely and are never the wiser as to the murder.

[@JohnSmith-i3i]

Make the UK great again and America great again bring back the British empire bring back the 13 colonies and sing rise Columbia. Vote for the British colonial party.

[@jabz4431]

That’s exactly what I was thinking even if you were to be in lofty towers

[@fly01butterfly26]

So sad.. The mother to save her angel such a hero!❤

[@Michael-uc7gr]

A 55 meter sailing yacht is a huge, very stable vessel, designed to survive mid-ocean hurricanes. I've seen waterspouts while sailing but none remotely capable of doing this.

[@pfhrmb]

Guess because you haven't seen it then it can't be possible...

[@nala7658]

Be assured that they are more than capable of doing this. I’ve never seen an earthquake but I don’t doubt the damage they can do

[@nikkidarkangelpnope8400]

The captain of the vessel that pulled the survivors out said she went on her side, I'm wondering if the demasting was violent enough to damage her keel and sink her as a result. I'm curious about her hull design now a blue water capable vessel, as you said, should have withstood a storm like that.

[@OsirusHandle]

have u seen those deep sea fishing waves 😂 the ship gets tossed about like a chew toy

[@ramseybarber8312]

@@nikkidarkangelpnope8400 Hi She had a lifting keel was the keel up or down ? if it was down she would have weathered the storm but if it was up that is why she capsized.

[@mstyah]

Why are people mocking their wealth, pointing out that it couldn’t save their lives? We all know that-everyone dies. Whether it was a yacht or an ordinary fishing boat, the outcome could have been the same. It’s a tragic situation, and six people are still missing.

[@GeeBee909]

It was the height of the mast that caused the ship to tip over

[@James-f6t]

Mainly a 40+ ton boat not surviving is probably unprecedented . The investigation (which will be unbiased) will find out ..

[@rockpadstudios]

He cooked the books and ripped off HP

[@ArC-nx7jn]

Ordinary fishing boats would have been saved coz they are making AN HONEST LIVING unlike these illuminati blood drinking/child/women sacrificing evil cult elite asswipes!

[@Lynettelsm]

@@rockpadstudioshe was found not guilty…you’re innocent until proven guilty.

[@irishguy200007]

His business partner gets hit and killed by a vehicle and a few days later his yacht sinks??? Does anyone see conspiracy here at all??

[@karlscher5170]

Does it involve an airbender or how where they able to control the weather?

[@ChazChaz-lg9le]

@@karlscher5170 if you think that yacht got hit by bad weather then you definitely got the vaccine

[@HopeLaFleur1975]

I believe this is no coincidence 😮

[@irishguy200007]

Was the yacht in for maintenance lately by any chance?

[@OGCHuila]

No conspiracy, just plain old 4th Dimensional weapons at use.

[@daapgaming]

How tragic condolences and prayers

[@Serai-l7z]

3 school children went missing this morning in Malaysian Borneo when the boat they were taking to school capsized in crocodile infested waters. Tell me why these people's lives are worth more.

[@userxyz64]

Did anybody say these people's lives were more important? NO

[@OnceABustAlwaysABust]

The billionaire has a much bigger effect to the community that’s why it’s on the news. I bet you know this too

[@chihirostargazer6573]

​@@OnceABustAlwaysABust Billionaires do much less for society than you would apparently like to believe. In fact they are more detrimental to society than beneficial. The existence of billionaires is a symptom of greed and unfair wealth distribution.

[@OnceABustAlwaysABust]

@@chihirostargazer6573 the worst kind of a greedy billionaire is still better than a poor dude. Think about how many people he pays to live his lifestyle. Property tax, housekeeping staff, manufacturers of various goods, accountants, etc. He feeds a whole army of ppl. And that’s the bad kind. Most billionaires donate millions of dollars to all kinds of charities and organizations. In contrast poor guys’ only impact to the society is hitting the like/dislike buttons on social media.

[@SachaSommer]

I assume if they we’re British the BBC would have reported on their story.

[@sudyke]

This is bad journalism. "The super yacht stood little chance". This is bullshit. The waterspout stood little chance of bringing this boat down. The MUCH smaller sailboat in front of the Bayesian had no problems at all. Also, we don't know if the breaking of the mast caused the boat to sink. In fact, it's highly unlikely. The lightweight aluminum mast weighs 500kg, while the boat weighs 476t. We won't know what happened until the investigation report gets published.

[@susivarga7303]

Listening to you vs listening to Italian/British experts analysing the situation and explaining what an unusually tall mast breaking can do. Tough choice.

[@ainsmas361]

Yeah I think that Mike was ok the edge of some new technology

[@isabelgaynor2589]

I find this hard to believe myself.

[@Kriptonhigh]

75 metres only 500kg?

[@silasspeaks3301]

He knew a little too much, or someone wished to have him meet his maker prematurely.

[@Londinium379]

Interestingly and by coincidence, his co-defendant in the American trial also died today after being hit by a car in Cambridgeshire on Saturday.

[@tropikallightningtunez87]

Sure…coincidence 😅😜😎

[@BeforeThisNovember]

And we will all forget about it by tomorrow and go about our day, wondering if we can work enough hours to afford groceries next week

[@mus3504]

The Mafia

[@alisingleton8573]

Yeah they must’ve hired Gandalf the grey to conjure up a tornado at 5am to take them all out. Those damn wizards and their cheap tricks.

[@jaeslow6347]

@@alisingleton8573 didnt you hear? Darpa can control weather so they retired Gandalf decades ago. On a side note, interesting that the BBC has oracles who can see past events remotely.

[@mumihp]

Not sure if it was a coincidence but the text partner was killed last Saturday, hit and run. And not the tech billionaire is dead. Both involved in the court case.

[@WilliamWallace42]

Can I ask what court case you're talking about? I'm curious

[@chrisfrith2143]

Hyping up the price of the company he sold

[@thumpertoon76]

Yeah very very dodgy, freak storm my hole

[@mus3504]

Yes, weird coincidence both dead , there's more to this than meets the eye

[@mus3504]

@@thumpertoon76 😂😂😂

[@paulsantini9288]

His co-accusd in a fraud trial also died in a crash a few days ago Fishy fishy fishy

[@attaxiaffxi7033]

@@paulsantini9288 literally everything is a conspiracy when you’re restarted

[@ds.3577]

@@attaxiaffxi7033right😂

[@revilo024]

@@attaxiaffxi7033 sometimes conspiracys turn out to be true and you have to admit its suspicious what are the odds they both die

[@saywhatnow57]

Yeah. Some super conspiracy is totally whipping up fake tornadoes out there.

[@rocketmunkey1]

@@attaxiaffxi7033 Everything is a coincidence to the intellectually challenged !

[@chalocolina3554]

God said, "guilty".

[@shelly85303]

Yes, only explanation!! Also his co-accused dying a few days apart!

[@dianamincher6479]

But MIKE COULD HAVE DODGED ThE BULLET? 16 mins to get onto the deck and into te lifeboat?

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

Lmfaooo I was about to say that

[@MagdalenaNelles]

It's like lissening to the TITAN SOME MONTH AGO........I just can't get over how little this world reacts about the MASSMURDER IN GAZA....THE JEWISH GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE THE ATTENTION OF THIS PRESS.

[@ivermektin6874]

I kind of feel that I'm being co-erced to believe what apparently happened, is what actually happened despite no formal investigation being carried out yet.

[@chriswho12345]

Feel what you want, your opinion really doesn’t matter to anyone closely involved. And if you listen, 15/22 were rescued so there’s enough for consensus

[@andyharpist2938]

Indeed Sir. I know a hard sell when I see one. And this sort of infantile reporting is a marker for it.

[@kingjoseph5901]

Forget these evil doers

[@James-f6t]

Well give them a chance , will be a big investigation for sure .

[@GarC170]

“Grave doubts” that is one cold blooded pun for sure

[@klam77]

Iran did it

[@freequeencii]

Yeah that was tasteless

[@jimbotron70]

​@@klam77 Isreal.

[@mandyellis876]

Why was a British guy ‘extradited in handcuffs to the USA to face fraud charges’, whilst an American woman who drove her car into a British cyclist, in Britain, hitting and killing him and who then absconded to the US to avoid facing charges, not forced to face the same indignity???

[@109sssss]

the ramifications arent the same when the crime involves a sh*t load of money

[@ashlee3968]

Is the woman Jewish? That would explain why.

[@mels8966]

It's fairly typical for America to protect one of its citizens from facing fair and proper justice in a foreign country, but the UK doesn't retaliate by doing the same.

[@farble1670]

​@@ashlee3968Never, ever miss a chance to throw some bigotry into a conversation. Well done.

[@effkay3691]

@@ashlee3968Shame on you for such a disgusting comment.

[@anatolydyatlov5196]

The annual billionaire sacrifice to the god of the sea Poseidon has been complete

[@Eggplantation-lh4yc]

The man was an immigrant who pulled himslf up and created a vast number of jobs. He was not a billionaire. He was a modest and decent individual and I hope his surviving family members do not see this awful post.

[@user-ye5cl3xd6c]

​@@Eggplantation-lh4yca modest individual with a super yacht

[@anatolydyatlov5196]

@@Eggplantation-lh4yc Oh no! Anyway

[@joshmetz9192]

@@Eggplantation-lh4yca dreadful waste of an 18 year old female

[@lu_re7198]

@Eggplantation-lh4yc. Thank you for speaking up for the victims of this terrible tragedy. This will impact so many people.

[@justayoutuber1906]

That is a beautiful sailboat.

[@jonmassey5619]

WAS

[@REDARROW_A_Personal]

The guy in justayoutube's PFP is the Monorail Guy. LOL

[@nicktw8688]

Bad design though. The mast snapped in half and then the boat sank.....that shouldn't happen.

[@reecom9884]

In the picture just before she sank of the super yacht, it shows an older sailing ship anchored very close by, yet the super yacht sank and the old wooden sailboat didn’t.

[@JusticeRevengeCrew]

indeed, so...........................

[@Venus-gn5oi]

Because it's still better quality. Just because is a yacht that won a design price doesn't mean is build well. There's so much BS sold as luxury to gullible people with money but without knowledge and taste.

[@johnnybravo9096]

On the same day his co defendant in the previous treail also died in a car "accident"

[@MB-ys1uw]

Definitely the media also feel foul play here, wouldn't make news if they weren't rich.

[@Lazaruslove]

Right how convenient

[@Spyk27632]

Not died in a car crash,got ran over while jogging. Something definitely fishy here

[@Rikki-lh2mw]

Why did no one come out during the storm, and the latches were unlocked, so the water entered? Also, British businessmen. Co defended got killed by a car accident in Cambridge a couple of days ago before the yachts sinks?

[@MattyNelson-rs3ik]

​@Rikki-lh2mw this storm water sprout happened at 4 am in the morning..like people are just waiting?

[@mhz90718]

Why is this in the news? Do poor people get on BBC for being in a car crash?

[@nullvoid244]

Poor people drive cars?

[@ericwinnert]

Did you not hear about that entire family that was wiped out in a car accident?

[@cemdursun]

oh stfu. rich people are in car crashes too but no news about them either. Stop bit*hing 24/7

[@armondtanz]

poor are far right now, so cancelled!

[@attaxiaffxi7033]

Do you click on every car accident story? Fatalities happen non-stop, the tiny fraction you see have some sort of “interesting” or novel aspect

[@RafaelSanchezBcn]

Lady Di also died in an "accident".

[@Commentator-tb8ku]

no, her driver was pissed

[@fabiobrondi8199]

Yes, she was "killed" because she was campaigning against land mines. She was also starting to have her attention on the plight of the Palestinians. I wouldn't be surprised if Mossad and/or MI6 were involved.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Are you saying it was the "Q" that did this?

[@LoLo-ue5xe]

Lady dimitrescu from RE8?

[@Ad-Lo]

*Diana, Princess of Wales. Not, Lady Di.

[@joshuawoodard6998]

Missing unfortunately means unliving. The ocean is unforgiving. You gotta check the weather.

[@witchycrafter1037]

Have we learned to stop calling things unsinkable yet?

[@jimbotron70]

The Titanic should have taught us something...

[@melaniep6543]

Tragic. My thoughts and prayers are with the survivors, and yet to be found passengers, along with anyone connected to this devastating accident. May by miracle, we can only hope for all to be saved.

[@AlphaMiles-m4v]

This is why I don’t travel on boats .

[@sean1232]

u dont travel on boats, u sail

[@herenow6953]

RIP all of those that lost their lives, or loved ones. I can't understand how the BBC can confidently state the reason for the loss of the yacht before any sort of professional anaysis and investigation. Also isn't it odd that Lynch's co-defendant died a couple of days ago after being hit by a car whilst out running near his Cambridge, UK home. Food for thought. RIP all involved.

[@Mark-hn5bm]

There was something very important that deep state players didn’t want known. Their nonsense is pretty obvious at this point. They can try and make this look like a “natural disaster “ but their tactics are very clear and even some of the sheep are waking up

[@michaeljones1445]

Because its propoganda

[@lindaholtzhausen1539]

😢😢😢😢😢 you can only rest in peace in JESUS CHRIST, IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HIM, THERE WILL BE NO PEACE FOR YOU WAITING! ONLY ETERNAL HELL😢😢😢😢😢

[@trevorroll4839]

​@@lindaholtzhausen1539 Hilarious. I love your funny replies b

[@karenkelly8086]

What a ridiculous comment

[@raymond7880]

Basically it was a flawed design. When I saw the height of the mast it seemed unbalanced. A boat that size should have two masts like a ketch. Totally inappropriate.

[@andyharpist2938]

Maybe it was, undersail but sails stowed, at anchor in a harbour?

[@James-f6t]

With no sail it's like a stick ... It's a 40 ton yacht !!!!

[@dianamincher6479]

Pushing the centre of gravity a bit?

[@mousaka878]

The coincidence of the hit and run of his co defendant HAS to put a different slant on this … As a mathematician the chances of these 2 co - defendants dying in this way in a short space of time sends the chances of it off the scale … It really is beyond anything gone before .. we live in a very strange world at the moment !!!!!

[@esecallum]

2 boei g whistle lowers deaf

[@Diamonddavej]

​@@esecallumwhat?

[@Diamonddavej]

I was watching the Game of Thrones spin off, House of the Dragon last night and then reading about this coincidence, then I realised in Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, nothing ever happens by accident, no one falls off a dragon by accident, no one slips in the bath, no one trips and falls on their sword, everything has a reason, someone causing it, someone to blame (makes for good drama). But this yacht capsizing and a codefendant getting run over shows us that real life is messy, random crazy things happen, sometimes it's no one fault. People fall off dragons by accident.

[@dianamincher6479]

Some other Autonomy representative admitted all charges and paid a 1million dollar fine?

[@Steelninja77]

HP will be happy then.

[@gabicljh5295]

No matter if you are a king or a street sweeper, in the end we all have to deal with the reaper.

[@ageoflove1980]

So why did Spectre do this and where is the underwater lair? And how are they going to use this mysterious microstorm machine to secretly control the world? These are my questions.

[@freespiritable]

"secretly control the world" yet you a nobody have such knowledge, not a secret it seems 😂😂

[@LueezBee007]

@@freespiritableHow do you know he’s ’a nobody’ 🤫🤐 #SayNowtTillYouHearMore

[@ageoflove1980]

@freespiritable it's obvious that this is Spectre's ultimate motive. Everyone knows that. The question is: How? Thats the secret. So what's important now is that we locate the most beautiful woman who was on that ship, romance her, and turn her against her mysterious employer. You know how this works, right?

[@dixonarc69]

@@ageoflove1980 I think what he was trying to say is that if YOU, ageoflove1980, are the smartest that the "good guys" have to offer, then they are all screwed anyway. It's a deep cut against most conspiracy theories.

[@ageoflove1980]

@dixonarc69 Well, old chap. I'd love to hear more about that theory over a good Martini. How about we meet up tomorrow in the abandoned factory in the old harbour at midnight and discuss the issue, hmm?

[@GeeBee909]

That mast raised the center of gravity. I wonder if this would have have happened if the ship had no mast

[@ferrisulf]

We had an extremely rare waterspout on the small inland lake our cottage is on. There were four of them and they merged into one as they crossed the lake. When they hit land, a dock and boat lift were flipped and several trees came down.

[@jamielonsdale3018]

Guys, let's just wait a few years for a dude in a green hoodie with insane parkour skills and even crazier archery skills.

[@VIJAYzk]

"You have failed this CITY"

[@mandmaq]

underrated comment hahaha. 5 years to be exact

[@nicktw8688]

Sued by HP for 12 years accused of fraud.

[@pmpwiz]

What's your point? Found not guilty.

[@Anna_Key]

Two co-defendants in that case are apparently dead now.

[@James-f6t]

You got it. Investigations are pretty thorough so for sure we will find out .

[@dianamincher6479]

Te little guy in the US an Autonomy rep admitted all fraud carges and paid a 1 million dollar fine! He took the flack! It wasn't enough?

[@effkay3691]

As all yachties know at the very end you are at the mercy of the sea.

[@byee69]

What an absolutely bizarre twist of fate. He was celebrating his acquittal with everyone in the yacht but if he had been convicted and went to jail he and his daughter and others would still be alive. Final Destination movie IRL

[@tomrimmer4852]

You never know what is round the corner or the right or wrong things to do

[@envermehmet4855]

The typhoon tycoon ⚡️⛈️⛵️

[@thelonewanderer6100]

Triangle of Sadness

[@INF1NI73]

THE SHIIIP- IS GOING UNDERRRRR xD

[@maureenball6733]

Well done to the speedy rescuers.

[@thetranspersonalalchemist]

If only missing children got the same kind of attention.

[@alexbowman7582]

You would think wearing life jacket would save the passengers if they got notice and didn’t panic.

[@lesigh1749]

Depends how fast it went down. If you are asleep in a cabin below deck and the first you know is the ship is tilting over on its side, you don't have long to get out before corridors become vertical shafts. if your cabin is facing the wrong way you might not even be able to reach the door at that point, so there's no way to get out.

[@Lizzybaby30500]

If they were inside cabins sleeping and woke up after water was engulfed in boat the water means the pressure would not allow them to open the doors of water was coming thru the hallway it would mean the door cant be opened unless there was glass you could try to bust open..

[@Lizzybaby30500]

​If they were inside cabins sleeping and woke up after water was engulfed in boat the water means the pressure would not allow them to open the doors of water was coming thru the hallway it would mean the door cant be opened unless there was glass you could try to bust open..

[@lesigh1749]

@@Lizzybaby30500 Even without water rushing in, if the cabin turns 90 degrees on its side your door may suddenly be in the ceiling ten feet above you and out of reach.

[@jimbotron70]

They would have died with their life jackets on...

[@paulg3012]

In the early 80's I remember watching a waterspout go right over my little brother in a 6ft inflatable boat, clearly way smaller than what ever sunk this massive craft. Very sad.

[@AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq]

It was the high mast that sank the yacht, once these type of yachts heel beyond a certain degree there is no recovery possible, the yacht lays down with a bang, floors and ceilings become walls and getting out is very difficult.

[@andyharpist2938]

not when there are no sails up mate.

[@dianamincher6479]

16 mins?

[@plyjhny]

I feel deeply sad for all the staff working to run/cater/support the ship. Their families will be devastated

[@dianamincher6479]

The staff did nothing to help the passengers and were only concerned about saving themselves?

[@AquaAdventures144]

My husband made a great point. If the ballast came off then that would explain the tilt the survivor felt before the glass shattered. The yacht could not self upright then. Perhaps it came off or became unscrewed.

[@W1nDs0R]

Seems like the captain should have checked the shipping forcast

[@___bluff___]

It’s not predictable

[@REDARROW_A_Personal]

But what the captain don't want to stay up till nearly 1:00 AM in the morning.

[@R3tr0v1ru5]

​@@___bluff___ Especially not the exact route of waterspouts lol.

[@olivere5497]

@@W1nDs0R the shipping forcast is on radio4 brah, its only for english waters

[@RunPJs]

Yes because there are weather stations in every square mile of the sea 🙄

[@billy_bennett74]

I'm starting to think rich people just aren't made for the sea from oceangate to yachts sinking

[@qdis662]

Well only rich people can only afford these things 🤷‍♂️

[@pashtunchannel1038]

Thoughts and prayers to those affected 🙏🏻 😔

[@Deathwish026]

why are you praying this is part of gods plan.

[@motoryachtloon]

So Sad that this happened. We were just north in Sardinia when this happened 🛥️

[@jennifersantos1564]

lesson learned:: enjoy life to the fullest... you never know how much time you have left... so let us learn to live with kindness and to love everyone because we only live once... watching from London of Great Britain

[@fuzzyspackage]

Sounds like hp used a darpa machine when dude thought he’d gotten away with it, I mean what else could it be..

[@sanamhussain1061]

Exactly

[@Raprada]

I have some tinfoil hats to sell

[@marcoscastro1398]

Nature is still in control.not machines or other types of equipment.

[@Fing3rz]

They killed him

[@mus3504]

And his assistant

[@paj4949]

wait what makes you say that? genuinely curious

[@susivarga7303]

Who? The jurors? A giant whale? Martians?

[@_LilacRoses]

Who did?? and why?

[@stuartd9741]

B'st*rds, they killed Kenny....

[@valkyrie1066]

Weather doesn't care how much you think you are worth. Don't take chances with life. Thanks for saving who you could. 💔💔

[@StuartNicol-k1x]

Mike was a legend in His own Lynch time ... SUPER 😂😂

[@paddygeo]

No matter what anyone says. Blame always comes back to the Captain

[@rappingcommuter3148]

His co-defendant dies a few days before, being hit by a car. Looks like he got the 'Anne Heche' style, clean up.

[@Sara.Rose.]

Looks like it! The other two missing are his witness in the case Jonathan Bloomer (Morgan Stanley Chairman) and the lawyer who represented him, Chris Morvillo

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

I was thinking it was Lady Karma's work.

[@MygenteTV]

​@@libertyblueskyes2564karma for HP? What are you even talking about

[@Lazaruslove]

Exactly

[@Spyk27632]

​@@Sara.Rose.maybe they arent dead,maybe after the co accused was ran over while jogging,they knew a hit was imminent and all faked their deaths.

[@mus3504]

Faced fraud charges and both Bosses dead within days of each other ! dodgy , eliminated ? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@susivarga7303]

He was not facing charges. He was aquitted.

[@stuartd9741]

​@@tunetownmusic-l2fyet we don't know what actually caused the ship to sink...yet.

[@will7its]

@@tunetownmusic-l2f Night water spouts are very rare....

[@robm.4512]

@@stuartd9741 Despite the eye witness report from the skipper of the other large vessel that explained exactly what happened? I’ll translate it for the hard of understanding: The vessel got hit by a large waterspout. Waterspouts are tornadoes, otherwise known as twisters, that occur over water. A well developed waterspout will have a rotational surface velocity of 50-60 mph and will be carrying many hundreds of tons of water. When the waterspout hit the vessel, all of that mass of water travelling really quite quickly, acted on the very tall rig and pressed the vessel flat down onto its side. When a vessel is on its side at least 50% of its width will be underwater. Yachts that large have a lot of paths by which water can enter if they’re placed in that position, it will enter very quickly. Once enough water had entered the vessel it became negatively buoyant, it no longer displaced enough water to remain afloat so, in perfect compliance with the law of physics that Archimedes identified during his famous bathtub episode….. it sank. I hope that clears things up for you.

[@robm.4512]

@@stuartd9741 I think that the eyewitness who was interviewed described it very well. The vessel was hit by a large waterspout, they can carry many hundreds of tons of water and rotate at surface speeds of 50-60mph which represents a vast amount of kinetic energy. It may help to think about that energy in terms of a mile or so line of loaded articulated lorries, or semis if you’re stateside, all travelling at 50-60 mph, having a multiple pile-up into the vessel’s rig. That rig, the really tall mast and all of the stuff that held it in the upright position, presented a very long lever All of that kinetic energy acted upon the vessel’s rig and pressed her fully over onto her side. When a vessel like that is on its side at least 50% of its width will be underwater and there are a lot of pathways above deck, normally presenting no danger, by which a lot of water can enter very quickly, which in this case it did. Following the fruits of Archimedes most famous bathtub moment, once the quantity of water inside the vessel had reduced its displacement sufficiently it did exactly the right thing, it crossed the rubicon from positive to negative buoyancy….. and sank. It’s not a mystery, though I expect there will now be a hullabaloo of conspiracy this and DARPA that and weather control machines and space lasers and probably even genetically modified scuba-buffalo with titanium tipped fighting horns and detailed plans of the vessel so they’d know exactly where to punch holes in it to make sure that the owner died. It was a really freak accident, they occasionally happen, life goes from great to “well that sucks” in the blink of an eye, nothing mysterious or mystical about it.

[@99672]

Trust the BBC to cover stories that don't effect the man in the street. The sooner we stop paying for the BBC the better.

[@TY-sx3jb]

Incredible the BBC is reporting on news - ridiculous?! 😱

[@coldlakealta4043]

here in Canada our national service CBC follows the same path. Defunding CBC is an urgent matter. Seldom does so little of value come from their massive budgets.

[@thr9449]

knob

[@BondJFK]

You better should be and ask BBC and your government stop interfering in other countries matters

[@Handlethetruth666]

@@thr9449learn to spell

[@englishmadeeasy6515]

I very sad to hear about rhe yatch tragedy and the precious lives lost in it. It was a peaceful excursion turned into sorrow. May their souls rest in peace. Amen. From🇵🇰 Pakistan

[@E-63836]

Sicily… that’s in Italy

[@caren6310]

Something highly suspicious about this incident.

[@geofo60]

Cue the conspiracy theories !

[@honeybadger9425]

To many witnesses by the sounds of things to be suspicious 4 me. Granted the co-defendant thing is a odd coincidence.

[@Synthematix]

Your name is Caren, in america Carens or Karens are idiots

[@SamanthaLong-Sicily]

Not suspicious at all. I’m here in Sicily and the storm was massive

[@marcomarcon5802]

I realise it was a freak, localised weather event. Still, it really beggars belief that such a large, state-of-the-art boat - a ship really - went straight down the bottom, and none of the many much smaller vessels in the harbour sustained anydamager. And they had the same weather warning

[@_Ben4810]

It was a very hot night, it does all point to the crew perhaps may have innocently & with good intention opened hatches & doors to maintain a cooling overnight thru'-breeze throughout the vessel for the guests...& got caught out by the severity of the weather.

[@marcomarcon5802]

@@_Ben4810 Yes, hopefully, the enquiry will clarify things, but it's certainly very odd. A friend of mine is a very experienced professional skipper, and he, too, is in disbelief.

[@andyharpist2938]

@@marcomarcon5802 LIke a ship that steers itself into the second biggest bridge in USA. Fancy that!

[@valeriepvi3667]

Let's be honest. All that story sounds ...very unbelievably interesting

[@dianamincher6479]

Some US tech buyers were calling Mike's tec product snake oil?

[@sharminidias2732]

What a sad tragedy !

[@khaledgendy3898]

This kind of big yacht does not sink at all if you remember the storm in Majorca and Ibiza the sailing yacht were drifted to the beach and they did not break and they did not sink

[@bremblepate-oc2vc]

Yeah, you know there's this boat that was called unsinkable...

[@Big_Island_Boi]

Dude was a billionaire and couldn't spend a few grand on some new teeth??? That's crazy.

[@naturegirllover]

LOL I was thinking the same thing

[@dianamincher6479]

Not vain at all?

[@HelenaClass-d1k]

It hasn't occured to you that obsession with "good looks''is for empty vessels. Geniuses, Einsteins of this world are too preoccupied with thier intellectual properties. Let the gigolos worry about good looks because that's all they have to offer the world anyway.

[@BrianYates-j4h]

Freak storm = Predator Missile strike

[@gingerbreadgrrl]

Yachts don’t just sink, they either took the boat out against advice, or they had an incompetent crew, because no professional would take a boat out with a “tornado”

[@GayFrogsTho]

I work on superyachts, and I can tell l you Byesian was highly thought of as a legit boat with a top crew. Also, Perinis are well-built and don't just sink. Something must have been catastrophic for this yacht to go down like that. No mayday, no EPIRB, just a red flare, one liferaft deployed, and a bunch of people missing, like they didn't even make it the liferaft.. Whatever happened, it happened FAST.

[@Chezombie]

Lightening my backside, he's a smart guy, there's no way he didn't have this simple piece of kit called a lightning conductor, that is routine on fishing boats, yachts etc, installed on his!. Waterspouts are very rare in Europe, Google suggests there are around 160 a year in Europe. A percentage of those will be over lakes as opposed to the sea. You'd have to be EXTREMELY unlucky to get caught up in one, specially with today's weather forecasting abilities. I'd be very interested to see the shipping forecasts for the past 24 hours for this area. Also hundreds of aircraft cross the Med area daily, if there was any kind of severe storm warnings out, flights have to be redirected to avoid them which can often lead to longer journeys, was this the case? I would love to know.

[@wallythewondercorncake8657]

There wasn't a waterspout when they went out. Don't be so ridiculous.

[@2PillsA]

🤔You surely must have heard things like "Don't mess with nature", "Shit happens", "it's easy to talk when you don't know what you're talking about", "a tragedy is a tragedy" (?)🤷🏻‍♂️.

[@drozycoder2007]

Nature scary man, boats can absolutely sink

[@Shipspotting_Vietnam]

Can not understand why the yacht came closely to the freak storm???

[@MrAce832]

What time do you finish?

[@andyharpist2938]

Would you credit that! Both defendants in the $6B court case die three days apart in tragic accidents !

[@James-f6t]

Are you suggesting a ... Conspiracy

[@andyharpist2938]

@@James-f6t Do you suggest Geoffrey Epstein took his own life?

[@Lizzybaby30500]

😂😂😂😂 bro there's easier ways to take someone out than taking down a yacht with a bunch of people on it especially innocent ones and children.. and 15 people were saved so there was a chance they wouldnt even get the person or persons they were atremptimgto take out anyway. They could have got him walking by himself, poisoned a drink in a bar or restaurant, put a bomb under his car etc. So they conspired a water spout to appear at the perfect time? 😂😂 yeah okaayyy😂😂

[@tammymcleod9860]

These comments are pretty caustic. Rest In Peace and thank you to the hero’s that have come to the aid in this tragedy.

[@kokoyaro]

Rich people who wouldn't even let you eat the leftovers in their trash. Are we supposed to feel bad for them?

[@ohenekojo2561]

I find it very difficult to have any pity for those who would gladly enslave me if it were still legal.

[@brianjones6072]

Suspend the Rich

[@eileenflynn601]

Did you say that when Kobe Bryant and his daughter died?

[@kokoyaro]

@@eileenflynn601 Yes I said it : rich people who fly in noisy private crafts and look down upon the rest of us peasants. Especially as a black man that I am, these black people when they become rich they go marry other races to exit their bloodline from our community and give us a middle finger. I say F'em all

[@kokoyaro]

@@eileenflynn601 Yes I said it : rich dorks who fly in noisy private crafts over our heads and look down upon the rest of us peasants. Especially as a blk man that I am, I despise these blk bourgie folks who enslave themselves or sellout for the W-man's money, then they go marry other races to exit their bloodline from our community and give us a middle f to crown up their fake success. I return the favor by saying F'em all too

[@catholicguy1000]

Titanic hits iceberg. Yacht gets hit by tornado.

[@povethestud]

NEVER RENAME A VESSEL - Legend says that when every ship is christened, its name goes into a "Ledger of the Deep" maintained by Neptune (or Poseidon) himself. Renaming a ship or boat means you're trying to slip something past the gods and you will be punished for your deviousness. The British-flagged 56 metre ship - previously called the Salute - was built in 2008 by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, and refitted in 2020.

[@kika-ge5qr]

Missing poor folk wont get this attention!!!!

[@yazminrea334]

Hated the phrasing of ‘his chef’ before his name. Really ?

[@SDrtheone]

It was “It’s Chef” as in the boats chef. Not “His Chef”.

[@waterboy8999]

Don't hate.

[@doctorcameltoe]

very prestigious and well paying job .. it's not a diss

[@yazminrea334]

@@waterboy8999on the bbc ? , I will be hating on these guys forever. Especially for their biased, paid off and evil reporting on the genocide in Palestine

[@yazminrea334]

@@SDrtheoneeither way , the man had a name !

[@albacan]

Why would British investigators be needed there? Were they given advance notice of a crime?

[@mels8966]

Because it is a British registered ship

[@ryanfulcher1410]

We investigate shit properly too

[@niu4413]

HP is like: you still think I am only a computer manufacturer , don't you 😊

[@kyleowen120]

Why sit on a boat in hurricane conditions? If you have the money to sit in a hotel and wait it out??

[@toddr2265]

A jury acquitted him but mother nature overturned it.

[@wulfsorenson8859]

@@toddr2265 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@J-S.I]

God the Creator !

[@news2hedz227]

But the 18 y.o. daughter...😢

[@mandeeqahmed9225]

Almighty God

[@squatch545]

Nature has finally had enough of billionaires too.

[@diegopagel6961]

Sounds like some envy going on for you.

[@squatch545]

@@diegopagel6961 Sounds like you are really projecting.

[@LPBineli]

Since Titanic

[@pixieanna2058]

Very sad, especially the 18-yo daughter.

[@wulfsorenson8859]

😭

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Poor rich people Who will enslave us without them

[@kevkevv_]

do you have any respect? Just because her dad was rich doesn't mean you can lot her with the "bad people" ​@@Uncanny_Mountain

[@susivarga7303]

​@@Uncanny_Mountain If only everyone was a miner or a milkman, oh the happiness!

[@fnma21]

So they weren't people because they were rich? Wtf is wrong with you? ​@Uncanny_Mountain

[@Lizzybaby30500]

Thank you captain Horne for using your boat and saving lifes ❤❤

[@shelleymckenzie8502]

Praying 🙏🏼

[@sambishop9567]

I blame the far right thugs…

[@slipbizkit]

Doesnt everyone 😂

[@REDARROW_A_Personal]

Yes apprently they had a secret Uboat parked off the coast they just torpedoed the yatch.

[@starwalk3r]

Only the left has thugs. Every liberal I've met has pure hatred in them.

[@Napoleonwilson1973]

Yes most definitely they are behind every bush and every part of the ocean just waiting to cause chaos.

[@MrSparkula]

“Freak”? Sounds like Mother Nature knew exactly what she was doing.

[@J-S.I]

Allah is in full control. From God we came and to Him is our return. Hell is true and Paradise is true.. now he knows.

[@michaelfourie345]

​@@J-S.IIn full control??? Of all the insanity, religious violence (in his name), famine, cancer in children, gaza??? What sort of sick god do you worship. If that is a god, he has fcuked up - big time.

[@auggiedog3]

Directed Energy weather weapons like Lahaina

[@auggiedog3]

The "underworld is alive and unwell."

[@RandomNooby]

I guess the design award the yacht won was, the award for a mast so tall it turns a boat into a death-trap...

[@fafa9493]

If you forget to close the landing hatches at the water's edge and don't give a damn about the lightning that arrives and you don't prepare the boat to face such a situation, what can you expect?

[@outlawJosieFox]

British prosecutors have now arrived in Sicily. Why ?? Don't British prosecutors have a massive court backlog to deal with here in Blighty ??? Hmmm ? Wtf ? Taxpayers paying for a jaunt to Sicily ?

[@dianamincher6479]

Thousands of rape cases uneard?

[@ianbrown7089]

One thing for sure....his body wont be found !!!!! If it is you wont be allowed to see it. I wonder where he lives now?

[@J-S.I]

Hell, perhaps?

[@Bob-jf3bn]

​@@J-S.I lol was about to say that 😂

[@braedenhaynes6935]

Probably the island

[@ianbrown7089]

@@braedenhaynes6935 with Epstein !

[@samuelloification2749]

Are bodies normally displayed for the public?

[@Random-xw1fg]

Apparently his co-defendant in the fraud case was struck by a car a day before the ship sank. He also died. 🧐🧐🧐🧐

[@justonecornetto80]

Ever heard of coincidence.

[@RodChampers]

@@justonecornetto80yes - I hear a lot of coincidences these days

[@Sara.Rose.]

@@justonecornetto80 Too many coincidences don’t make it a coincidence anymore

[@mohebalikalani2115]

thanks

[@ZakariaMajidi]

Death doesnt discriminate.

[@ewancameron5192]

Geoengineering

[@monsterkillsports3499]

At his best

[@RegiyThornton]

Pigeons are the government

[@FrostekFerenczy]

Tinfoil hat.