Never say never is our motto,
There is a very, very faint chance they might be still alive, but I mean, it's lottery win-type probabilities because they could be in an air pocket, which they've managed to survive in but, the divers have heard nothing so far."
It was terrible. The boat was hit by really strong wind and shortly after it went down,
Lots of people were screaming" in the dark
The spaces inside the boat are very tight and if you encounter an obstacle it is very complicated to move forward, just as it is very difficult to find alternative routes,
The sea surface temperature around Sicily was around 30 degrees Celsius, which is almost 3 degrees more than normal. This creates an enormous source of energy that contributes to these storms,
The fear is that the bodies got trapped inside the vessel,
I have texted with my daughter
She’s not an active sailor, but she loves it,
I have texted with my daughter… She has only said to me that there are deaths, and she and her partner are alive
Our dear client and friend Steve Chamberlain was fatally struck by a car on Saturday while out running
I have texted with my daughter and she hasn't given me any updates about missing personnel or saved personnel
We found only the cushions, and a few planks floating in the water,
He was a courageous man with unparalleled integrity, and we deeply miss him. He fought successfully to clear his good name, which lives on through his wonderful family.”
One of the captains from the anchorage said he saw the vessel there one minute and then the next minute the yacht was gone and all he saw was the red flare which indicates to me that this has been a catastrophic incident which has gone very quickly.
There were weather warnings out that evening for intense thunderstorms
There’s always the possibility of survivors. This is why the search and rescue will keep going, no matter how slim the chances are,
We’re not sure if the yacht was at anchor or was sailing. The eyewitness report seems to suggest the vessel was anchored in the bay, but the AIS data's lost position said she was underway, so we're not sure which is correct,
Obviously, any voyage plan will take into account the weather. Wind, wave sizes, and frequencies of the waves will be studied and precise prediction of weather has improved over the years, but it’s still not 100%,
Bauer is safe in Munich and was not involved at all,