The tornado or 'water spout' that hit a superyacht off the Sicilian coast is a rare 'black swan event', maritime expert Matthew Schanck has said.
The tornado or 'water spout' that hit a superyacht off the Sicilian coast is a rare 'black swan event', maritime expert Matthew Schanck has said. The luxury yacht - named Bayesian - was hit by a tornado off the coast of Palermo on Monday at about 5am local time. One person has died and a total of six tourists are still missing after the vessel was battered during intense storms.Tornadoes that form over water, like the one that hit Bayesian, are called waterspouts.
"Read more: City veteran and Morgan Stanley chairman among missing in Sicily yacht incidentRead more: Superyacht captain breaks silence as search resumes for six people still missing after vessel sank during storm Mr Schanck said that nothing jumped out to him in the weather forecast to suggest a bad decision from the captain. "High masts and equipment above deck" make superyachts vulnerable to winds that "make the vessel keel or list," he explained.
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