The 184ft Bayesian luxury yacht before it capsized and sank in Italy on Monday EPA Officials pore over designs of the yacht to help with their search AIS data from the Bayesian (similar pictured above) has been used by officials to piece together what happened Mike Lynch, 59, with his daughter Hannah, 18, who both died in the yacht tragedy
The £14million yacht capsized and plunged under the surface after its 246ft tall mast was hit by a tornado-like cloud of air known as a waterspout.
Some 15 of the 22 onboard were rescued, 11 of them scrambling onto an inflatable life raft that sprung up on the deck.
The yacht’s chef – Recaldo Thomas – was the first to be found dead near the boat on Monday.
A rescue mission was launched for the remaining six, including Brit tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah alongside two married couples.
Divers said the remaining six trapped on the Bayesian had fled their cabins on the right – or starboard – side.
They tried to climb to safety by heading for the left – port side – as the boat tilted over, where they were later found.
Officials believe the discovery of the missing six on the port side showed how they tragically tried to escape as the water poured in, according to Italian outlet Corriere .
A source working in the investigation told the paper: “We found them all on that side.
“We had maps with the layout of the cabins and the positions of the guests, and that’s not where we recovered them.”
It comes as the final minutes of what happened onboard the Bayesian were revealed by Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from the ship’s black-box equivalent.
An AIS tracking unit sends information from onboard boats to coastal stations, alerting officials to movement and distress.
Mr Constantino also disputed claims the tornado had not been forecast and came as a shock and said it was “widely predicted”.
Italian coastguard vessel at the dive site on Friday PA Dive rescue teams using a decompression chamber to recover after searching the wreck A Coast Guard vessel is pictured in front of the Domina Zagarella Sicily hotel where the survivors are staying
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