MILLIONAIRE SUPERYACHT: WHY SHIPS SINK

[Arrivalist]

On BBC 2 now if anyone is interested.

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? This 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.

[dukeboy749r]

Caught it part way through and have made a mental note to watch it on iplayer.

Was it any good?

[Arrivalist]

dukeboy749r said:

Caught it part way through and have made a mental note to watch it on iplayer.

Was it any good?

It was interesting to me as I’d never really followed the aftermath too closely. Had some interesting technical details on the boat, an ex MAIB investigator, and meteorologist to explain the freak weather conditions at the time.

I’m guessing a lot is already known to many on here, but for me it gave a good overview.

[droopsnoot]

I ended up watching this and did find it interesting, though it felt as if it might have been better to wait until the final report and court proceedings are finished to draw more conclusions. Maybe there will be a follow-up. I don't remember hearing anything about the cruise ship that was having difficulties in the Norway area due to lack of oil in the generators, but it might not have made it to the news as they got it all going again before running aground.

[Arrivalist]

I’m certainly not doing a liveaboard in Egypt!

[dukeboy749r]

Arrivalist said:

dukeboy749r said:
Caught it part way through and have made a mental note to watch it on iplayer.

Was it any good?
It was interesting to me as I’d never really followed the aftermath too closely. Had some interesting technical details on the boat, an ex MAIB investigator, and meteorologist to explain the freak weather conditions at the time.

I’m guessing a lot is already known to many on here, but for me it gave a good overview.

Many thanks!

Arrivalist said:

I m certainly not doing a liveaboard in Egypt!

I guess the answer to this is in the programme?

Less stringent rule keeping, (I presume) and a habit of 'losing' divers?

[Arrivalist]

To answer your last question… too many boats getting lost, not divers.