Karsten Börner was the captain of the large, Dutch-flagged sailing ship
Sir Robert Baden Powell at the time of the incident. His 42-meter vessel was anchored near the
Bayesianwhen the storm hit. He described a "very strong" hurricane-like gust, which forced him to fire up his engine to maintain his ship's position, while avoiding the yacht close to them. A local fisherman said it may have been caused by a waterspout, a funnel cloud that develops over water, as opposed to a tornado, which forms over land.
This boat is 14m smaller than the sunken craft.
The Dutch captain of a sailing ship led the rescue of 15 people who managed to escape a sinking yacht off the coast of Porticello in Italy early Monday morning. At least one crew member was killed, and six passengers were missing after the 56-meter luxury yacht Bayesian listed and sank during a...
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