The sinking of the superyacht was likely caused by a water spout in a ‘black swan’ event, a maritime expert has said.
Matthew Schanck, chair of the Maritime Search and Rescue Council, said the Bayesian had been the victim of freak weather conditions.
‘So, we’ve got this high impact, but low probability event. And even outside of the maritime industry, all industries struggle with the black swan events,’ he said.
A ‘black swan’ event refers to an unforeseen occurrence that typically has extreme consequences.
Mr Schanck went on: ‘The authorities, I’ve got faith, will get to the bottom of that because there are the eyewitness accounts from the shore and the other vessels.
‘There are obviously survivors from the vessel, (and) the wreckage is also intact on the seabed. So, we’ll be able to use those three sources to really get to the bottom of what has happened.’
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