# Superyacht vs tornado: tornado wins **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 19, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superyacht-vs-tornado-tornado-wins/1005907 "2024-08-19T15:11:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 45
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superyacht-vs-tornado-tornado-wins/1005907/45 "2024-08-23T15:11:45Z")
> [@chela](#): > > The fact that one crew member died and the rest were rescued is very curious, and not a good look for the captain. There may have been a whole lot of incompetence going on. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-we-know-about-sinking-superyacht-off-sicily-2024-08-20/](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-we-know-about-sinking-superyacht-off-sicily-2024-08-20/) > He added that its sinking was due to a chain of human errors given that the storm was expected, speaking in interviews to Italian media. > > Had the crew shut all doors and hatches, turned on the engine, lifted the anchor, lowered the keel and turned the yacht to face the wind, they would have suffered “zero damage”, the CEO said. > **[Investigators probe whether subtle mistake could have caused Bayesian yacht...](https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/world-news/bayesian-investigators-probe-whether-subtle-mistake-could-have-caused-yacht-to-sink/)** > > The Bayesian was found with its keel “partially retracted” — something sailboat design experts told The Post could have led directly to the modern craft sinking. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superyacht-vs-tornado-tornado-wins/1005907)._