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Posted on 05 Apr 2022 by Wilson Halligan Recruitment

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100m+ are looking for an experienced Deckhand/Tender driver. Must be confident and have proven experience on large tenders and different drive systems. A great opportunity to work onboard an established professionally run vessel. Yacht-master minimum and 1- 2 years industry experience. Start date: ASAP

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The 5 tragic minutes that sank a superyacht

PORTICELLO, Italy — Survivors of a storm that sank a superyacht off Sicily recounted their ordeal to one of the doctors who rushed to their aid, with some saying it took mere minutes for the 180-foot ship to go down. 

Dr. Fabio Genco, head of the Palermo Emergency Medical Services, told NBC News on the phone Thursday that he arrived in the seaside village of Porticello before dawn Monday, about an hour after the $40 million Bayesian sank in the violent and sudden storm.   

Of the 22 people onboard, 15 survived despite storm conditions and darkness, climbing onto a lifeboat before being rescued by a nearby sailboat. The crew members have made no public statements so far, though some have been interviewed by investigators.

“They told me that it was all dark, that the yacht hoisted itself up and then went down,” Genco said, recounting what the survivors told him. “All the objects were falling on them. That’s why I immediately made sure, by asking them questions, if they had any internal injuries,” he said. 

It appears they had just minutes to abandon the sinking ship, Genco said. 

“They told me that suddenly they found themselves catapulted into the water without even understanding how they had got there,” he said, “And that the whole thing seems to have lasted from 3 to 5 minutes.”

Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which owns Perini Navi, the Bayesian's shipbuilder, told Sky News that there were no flaws with the design or construction of the yacht. He said their structure and keel made boats like that “unsinkable bodies.”

In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, he disavowed responsibility, blaming instead the actions of the crew. “Mistakes were made,” he said. 

Genco said one of his colleagues who arrived at the scene before him initially thought that only three people survived, but the coast guard reported there were other survivors and more emergency services were called in. 

When Genco arrived, he found scenes of panic and despair. 

“Unfortunately, we are used to such panic scenes because we are used to the shipwrecks that happen on Lampedusa ,” Genco said, referring to the island southwest of Sicily, where the wreckage of boats carrying migrants on the sea journey from North Africa to Italy are often found . 

Six of the passengers were declared missing Monday, and by Thursday, the bodies of five had been recovered from the wreck , some 160 feet underwater.

Among those who survived is Angela Bacares, wife of the British tech mogul Mike Lynch , whose body was recovered Thursday. 

Another survivor has been identified as Charlotte Emsley, 35. She told the Italian news agency ANSA that she had momentarily lost hold of her year-old daughter, Sofia, in the water but managed to retrieve her and hold her over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were pulled into safety.

Dr. Domenico Cipolla at the Di Cristina Children’s Hospital in Palermo is also part of a team of medical professionals treating the shipwreck survivors. He told the BBC on Wednesday that Emsley and her daughter, as well as the father of the child, who Cipolla said also survived, are continuing to receive psychological help. 

“Psychological support was constant and is constant even today, because basically it is the wounds of the soul that are the most in need of healing in these cases,” Cipolla said.

Genco also told NBC News that he was especially concerned about the child. “She did not understand anything. She was soaking wet and cold,” he said. 

Karsten Borner, the Dutch captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, a yacht that was anchored near the Bayesian, said by phone Wednesday that he saw a thunderstorm come in at around 4 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET) Monday, followed by what looked like a waterspout, a type of tornado that forms over water. 

The International Centre for Waterspout Research noted on X that there was a “waterspout outbreak” off Italy on Monday, the day the Bayesian sank. 

“I turned on the engine and made maneuvers so that we wouldn’t collide with the Bayesian, which was anchored about 100 meters from us,” Borner said. “Then all of a sudden it disappeared. Then the wind calmed down, we looked around and saw a red flare.”

Borner said he got into his boat’s tender and saw a life raft with 15 people on it. Members of the crew were administering first aid. 

“I don’t know why it sank so quickly, but it may have something to do with the mast which was incredibly long,” he said. Questions have been raised about whether the mast was to blame for the accident as tall masts, even with the sails down, have more surface area exposed to the wind, which can contribute to tipping a vessel in a storm.

The CCTV footage that emerged Tuesday showed the yacht’s 250-foot mast, believed to be one of the tallest aluminum sailing masts in the world, lashed by the storm as it appears to tilt to one side before disappearing.

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Claudio Lavanga is Rome-based foreign correspondent for NBC News.

Yuliya Talmazan is a reporter for NBC News Digital, based in London.

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Which Ports are Tender Ports? Full List for Every Cruise Line!

June 17, 2024

Hello my beautiful cruise lovers, today we will talk about a quite interesting topic: tender ports .

You may think I am a little crazy, but I like tender ports . They give me that feeling of adventure and exploration that I love so much.

However, if you are not familiar with this topic I will explain, in a simple way, what tender ports are . Following that explanation, there’s a complete list with all the tender ports for each cruise line. I am sure it will be useful to you.

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What is the meaning of tender ports?

Tender Ports are ports where cruise ships cannot dock directly at a pier due to different reasons . The most common are shallow water depth, the port’s size being too small for large cruise ships, or environmental and preservation concerns.

To solve this, and to allow passengers to still reach land, cruise ships anchor offshore and passengers are transported to and from land via smaller boats known as tenders or water shuttles.

Very often these tenders are part of the cruise ship’s own lifeboats or can be provided by the local port authorities.

This type of disembarkation requires a more rigid organization . For big cruises, passengers are usually assigned to groups and given specific tender times to avoid overcrowding and ensure a smooth transfer.

As I was saying at the beginning of the article, the use of tenders adds an adventurous element to the cruise experience .

I like it, and I think it is an interesting experience for children as well. The journey between the ship and the shore, although short, can offer unique views and a closer look at the sea and the local marine environment. It’s almost like it’s an integral part of the excursion experience .

However, as with most things, there are also downsides. One of the most evident and most frequent among passengers is seasickness .

The boats used for this transfer are quite small and are greatly affected by wave movement.

Moreover, I don’t like that this method is not 100% accessible to passengers with disabilities . Usually, cruise lines offer assistance to people in need but passengers who use assistive devices may not be able to get on or off the ship .

List of tender ports

Destinations that require tendering often include hidden gems . These kinds of places usually offer more intimate and exclusive exploration opportunities.

There are many tender ports around the world, so let’s start by discovering them all based on the different cruise lines.

Royal Caribbean

• Airlie Beach, Australia
• Ajaccio, Corsica
• Bali (Padang Bay), Indonesia
• Bar Harbor, Maine
• Bay of Islands, New Zealand
• Belize City, Belize
• Bora Bora, French Polynesia
• Buzios, Brazil
• Cabo Frio, Brazil
• Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
• Cannes (Monte Carlo), France
• Champagne Bay, Vanuatu
• Corfu, Greece
• Cozumel, Mexico
• Denarau, Fiji
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• Esperance, Australia
• Exmouth, Australia
• La Spezia (Florence, Pisa), Italy
• Geiranger, Norway
• George Town, Grand Cayman
• Hanoi (Halong Bay), Vietnam
• Icy Strait Point, Alaska
• Ilha Grande, Brazil
• Ilhabela, Brazil
• Ilheus, Brazil
• Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
• Jeju, Republic of Korea (South Korea)
• Kailua Kona, Hawaii
• Kotor, Montenegro
• Lahaina (Maui), Hawaii
• Lifou, Loyalty Island
• Lombok, Indonesia
• Malacca, Malaysia
• Moorea, French Polynesia
• Mykonos, Greece
• Mystery Island, Vanuatu
• Naples (Salerno), Italy
• Nha Trang, Vietnam
• Villefranche (Nice), France
• Ouvea (Wadrilla), Loyalty Island
• Phuket, Thailand
• Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
• Port Douglas, Australia
• Port Vila, Vanuatu
• Portbelo, Brazil
• Punta Del Este, Uruguay
• Rockland, Maine
• Samana, Dominican Republic
• Santorini, Greece
• Split, Croatia
• St. Peter Port, Channel Islands
• Ushuaia, Argentina
• Visby, Sweden

Carnival Cruise Lines

• Belize (limited availability of accessible water shuttles)
• Bermuda (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Catalina Island, California
• Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (limited availability of accessible water shuttles)
• Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas
• Icy Strait Point, Alaska (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Juneau, Alaska (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Ketchikan, Alaska (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Kona, Hawaii (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Nanortalik, Greenland
• Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Princess Cays, The Bahamas
• Qaqortoq, Greenland
• Sitka, Alaska (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Skagway, Alaska (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• St. Anthony, New Foundland and Labrador, Canada
• Andalsnes, Norway 
• Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
• Dublin (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland
• Edinburgh, Scotland 
• Grundarfjordur, Iceland 
• Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland
• Holyhead, Wales, UK (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Isles of Skye, Scotland
• Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, UK (water shuttles sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
• Mykonos, Greece (water shuttles are sometimes required, accessible water shuttles may not be available)
• Portimao (Algarve Region), Portugal
• Santorini, Greece 
• Seydisfjordur, Iceland 
• Stornoway, Scotland
• Airlie Beach, Australia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Bay of Islands, New Zealand (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Benoa, Bali (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Bora Bora, French Polynesia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Cairns (Yorkey’s Knob), Australia
• Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Dravuni Island, Fiji (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Isle of Pines, New Caledonia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Kitava, Papua New Guinea (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Komodo Island, Indonesia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Lifou Isle, New Caledonia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Lombok, Indonesia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Mare, New Caledonia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Moreton Island, Australia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Moorea, French Polynesia (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Mystery Island, Vanuatu (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Port Arthur, Tasmania (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Port Denarau, Fiji (no accessible water shuttles available)
• Port Douglas, Australia (no accessible water shuttles available) 

Norwegian Cruise Lines

• La Digue, Seychelles
• Luderitz, Namibia (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Mossel Bay, South Africa
• Port Elizabeth, South Africa
• Praslin, Seychelles
• Richard’s Bay, South Africa (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Astoria, Oregon (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Juneau, Alaska (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Ketchikan, Alaska (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Santa Barbara, California
• Sitka, Alaska (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Charlottetown P.E.I., Canada (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
• Newport, Rhode Island
• Saguenay, Canada (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Sydney Nova Scotia, Canada (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Basseterre, St. Kitts (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Castries, St. Lucia (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Cozumel, Mexico (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• George Town, Cayman Islands
• Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
• Harvest Caye, Belize (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Ocho Rios, Jamaica (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Road Town (Tortola), British Virgin Islands (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
• Huahine, French Polynesia
• Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
• Ile des Pins, New Caledonia
• Hilo, Hawaii
• Honolulu, Hawaii
• Kahului (Maui), Hawaii
• Kona, Hawaii
• Nawiliwili (Kauai), Hawaii
• Papeete, French Polynesia
• Raiatea, French Polynesia
• Castro, Chile
• Puerto Chacabuco, Chile (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Puerto Montt, Chile (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Stanley, Falkland Islands
• Augusta, Italy
• Bar, Montenegro (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Cannes, France
• Dubrovnik, Croatia (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Katakolon, Greece (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Korcula, Croatia
• Kotor, Montenegro (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Monte Carlo, Monaco (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Mykonos, Greece (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Nafplion, Greece
• Nessebar, Bulgaria
• Paros, Greece
• Patmos, Greece (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Praia da Vitoria, Portugal
• Sorrento (Capri), Italy
• Split, Croatia (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Varna, Bulgaria
• Villefranche, France
• Cobh (Cork), Ireland (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
• Eidfjord, Norway (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
• Hellesylt, Norway
• Invergordon, United Kingdom (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Isafjordur, Iceland (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Kirkwall, United Kingdom (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Newhaven, United Kingdom
• Nuuk, Greenland (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Nynäshamn, Sweden (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Olden, Norway (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• South Queensferry, United Kingdom
• Stornoway, United Kingdom
• Ullapool, United Kingdom
• Ulvik, Norway
• Visby, Sweden (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Benoa (Bali), Indonesia
• Coron, Philippines (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Hanoi (Ha Long Bay), Vietnam
• Ishigaki, Japan (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Hirara (Miyakojima), Japan
• Kanazawa, Japan (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Ko Samui, Thailand
• Komodo Island, Indonesia
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Muara, Brunei Darussalam (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Naze (Oshima island), Japan (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian Federation
• Sabang, Indonesia
• Akaroa, New Zealand
• Albany, Australia
• Cairns, Australia (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Cooktown, Australia
• Dravuni, Fiji
• Geraldton, Australia (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Gisborne, New Zealand (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)
• Kangaroo Island, Australia
• Lautoka, Fiji (ship can dock or anchor, varies by call)

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This might be a stretch to post on YF, but since this is my go-to place... I have a client with a Parker 22 in Ft. Lauderdale. He needs it delivered to NC. He previously towed it behind his "big boat" so he also needs a trailer. Any suggestions? Judy

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Time to call a real boat carrier. They can strap down lil boats for back haul. For probably the same price as Buba dragging it himself but with lots less headache or worries. Oh, Buba probably does not have insurance for deliveries either.

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Large tender driver/Deckhand - Main responsibilities are tender driving owners, guests and crew in large limo tenders, Assisting with daily/weekly deck maintenance and duties - involvement in water sports - Duties assigned by Captain and Officer

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Experienced and confident tender driver, 1+ years experience in the industry, Ideally on similar sized yachts or with chase boat experience, good personality, used to close interaction with owner and guest, enthusiastic and hard worker - Up to date STCW inc. Security Awareness- Valid ENG1 - PBL 2 - YM and PWC Preferred with Nav watch rating

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Salary: €3,000+ pm Leave: 50 days + 2 return flights Start: ASAP

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Innocent Bayesian yacht error that may have sentenced passengers to death

An innocent mistake could well have proven a death sentence for those aboard the doomed luxury yacht Bayesian, as the desperate search for survivors continues off the Sicilian coast

• 13:35, 21 Aug 2024

A sailing expert says an innocent error could well have doomed those aboard the ill-fated Bayesian, which sunk to depths of 165ft in the early hours of Monday, August 19.

The luxury superyacht sank in a freak tornado off the coast of Sicily , turning what should have been a dreamy excursion into a waking nightmare. Speaking with Italian media, survivor Angela Bacares, who is married to missing billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch, revealed that passengers were awoken by a 'slight tilt' shortly before 5am. It was then that the sickening sound of shattering glass made it clear something had gone catastrophically wrong.

Out of the 10 crew members and 12 passengers, 15 made it back to shore, including a courageous British mum who saved her one-year-old baby from drowning .. Sadly, the body of chef Recaldo Thomas has since been recovered, while six others remain unaccounted for. There is still a glimmer of hope, however, as it's believed those trapped inside the capsized sailboat potentially could have survived thanks to air pockets inside the cabins.

As the third day of searching continues, the Mirror takes a look at the cruel twist of fate that resulted in tragedy...

The day before the horror incident was filled with Italian sunshine, reaching highs of 33C. A sailing expert believes hatches and doors could have been left open overnight to improve airflow, with the balmy temperatures making it difficult to sleep.

Sam Jefferson, editor of magazine Sailing Today, told BBC News: "I would have said that the boat got hit very hard by the wind, it was pinned over on its side. I imagine all the doors were open because it was hot, so there were enough hatches and doors open that it filled with water very quickly and sank like that.

"The reason it got pinned over so hard was because the mast is huge. It acted almost like a sail. [It] pushed the boat hard over on its side. [The boat] filled with water before it could right. This is all speculation, but that's the only logical explanation."

This comes as a new CCTV clip taken from a villa just 200m away from the wreckage site emerges, showing the £30m vessel slowly vanishing off the coast of Porticello, engulfed by heavy rain. Lights from the 56-metre yacht can also be seen in the distance just before the horror began.

As reported by Italian publication Giornale Di Sicilia , one witness told of how he went to check his cameras after hearing the devastating news. The villa owner said: "In just sixty seconds, you can see the ship disappear. Of about twenty cameras installed in the house, only one was not disturbed by the wind and rain. You can clearly see what is happening. There was nothing that could be done for the boat. It disappeared in a very short time."

Getting inside the wreckage has proven difficult for brave divers, who are only able to search for ten minutes each. On Tuesday, the rescuers were able to reach the living room area by cutting a hole in the hull, but the cabins unfortunately remained inaccessible as they were reportedly blocked by a number of objects. But on Wednesday, the expert divers finally managed to break through to access the master cabin on the vessel.

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Divers recover remains from tech mogul Mike Lynch's family's superyacht that capsized off Sicily

By Tucker Reals , Anna Matranga

Updated on: August 21, 2024 / 7:44 PM EDT / CBS News

Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht owned by the family of a British tech mogul that sank Monday off the coast of Sicily in southern Italy were working Wednesday to recover the remains of most of the six people left missing after the accident, Sicily's civil protection agency confirmed to CBS News. Two bodies had been brought to shore in Porticello, near Palermo, and two more were in the process of being brought ashore.

Five bodies have been found, and one person was still missing, reported the AP, as searches concluded for the day. 

Rescue efforts have been challenging because the Bayesian is now lying on the seabed at a 90-degree angle, at a depth of 164 feet.  Divers can only spend 10 minutes at the dive site before having to resurface to avoid decompression sickness, or "the bends."

Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported that the bodies of Mike Lynch, the technology entrepreneur , and his 18-year-old daughter were among the remains recovered Wednesday, but the civil protection chief would not confirm that report to CBS News. 

Six people, including Lynch and his daughter, were left missing after the vessel sank in a violent storm early Monday morning. One man, the Bayesian superyacht's chef, was found dead soon after the boat capsized.

Fifteen passengers and crew managed to escape the accident, including Lynch's wife, who owned the vessel.

Along with Lynch and his daughter Hannah, the technology mogul's American lawyer Chris Morvillo, a former assistant district attorney in New York, his wife Neda, and British banker Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International, were also missing.

Lynch was acquitted in June of fraud charges in the U.S. that could have landed him in prison for decades. Lynch's co-defendant in that fraud case, who was also acquitted, died Saturday after being hit by a car while out jogging in England.

Questions have intensified on how the state-of-the-art vessel could have sunk in mere minutes, while boats nearby were largely unaffected.  Vessels of this caliber have numerous safety measures, including watertight sub-compartments designed to keep them from sinking quickly even if taking on water.

Italian prosecutors are questioning the crew and passengers in an effort to reconstruct events, including the ship's captain, 51-year-old New Zealander James Catfield. 

One possible culprit is the ship's keel, a fin-like structure designed to prevent the boat from being blown sideways by the wind, thus giving the boat greater stability.  The Bayesian had a retractable or lifting keel, which could be retracted to 4 meters (useful to enter a shallow harbor) or extended to 10 meters. If the keel had been up, it is possible that fierce winds could have caused the ship to capsize.

When asked whether divers had discovered that the Bayesian's keel was indeed up, a spokesman for the Italian Coast Guard told CBS News that it was up to the prosecutors to answer that question.

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Topic: Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

Six people are missing, including a man dubbed the British Bill Gates, after a luxury yacht sank off the Sicilian coast.

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch — freshly acquitted from a decade-long trial — had invited his work colleagues aboard a trip through the Mediterranean coast when a freak storm saw the yacht sink within moments.

Fifteen people escaped from the sinking vessel. The search for the missing continues.

Here's what we know so far: 

What happened?

The Italian coastguard said the yacht — the Bayesian — was anchored off the shore of port city Porticello, near the Sicilian capital Palermo, when it was hit by bad weather sometime after 4am on Monday, local time. 

Eyewitnesses said it vanished quickly beneath the waves shortly before dawn.

Managers of the sailing vessel Bayesian, Camper & Nicholsons, confirmed to the ABC that the Bayesian encountered severe weather and subsequently sank. 

"Our priority is assisting with the ongoing search and providing all necessary support to the rescued passengers and crew," they said. 

"The wind was very strong. Bad weather was expected, but not of this magnitude," a coastguard official told Reuters.

Sicily's civil protection agency head, Salvo Cocina, said a waterspout — a tornado over the water — could have struck the yacht.

"They were in the wrong place at the wrong time," Mr Cocina added. 

Storms and heavy rainfall had swept down Italy in recent days after weeks of scorching heat, lifting the temperature of the Mediterranean Sea to record levels and raising the risk of extreme weather conditions, experts told Reuters.

"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," meteorologist Luca Mercalli said.

Rescuers recover the body of one of the people aboard the Bayesian.  ( AP: Lucio Ganci )

Captain Karsten Borner of the Sir Robert Baden Powell vessel told journalists he noticed the Bayesian nearby during the storm, but after it calmed he saw a red flare and realised the ship had simply disappeared.

Mr Borner said he and a crew member boarded their tender and found a lifeboat with 15 people, some of them injured, who they then took aboard and alerted the coast guard.

Search crews, including helicopters and divers, are continuing to search the wreckage, lying at a depth of 49 metres.

Specialist divers reached the ship on Monday but access was limited due to objects in the way, the fire brigade said.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch is deploying a team of four inspectors to Italy to conduct a preliminary assessment.

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development office said it was "providing consular support to a number of British nationals and their families".

Sicilian prosecutors have also opened an investigation into the event. 

Who is missing?

Lawyer Chris Morvillo (left), entrepreneur Mike Lynch, and Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer are among the missing. 

There were 12 passengers and 10 crew members aboard the yacht. 

Mr Cocina said the crew and passengers hailed from a variety of countries, including Britain, the United States, Antigua, France, Germany, Ireland, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain.

Of the 22, one man is confirmed dead and another six people are still missing. 

They are believed to be inside the hull, fire rescue spokesperson Luca Cari said.

Fabio Cefalù, a fisherman who said he responded to a flare from the vessel but found it sunk, said he stayed at the site for three hours without finding anyone.

"I think they are inside, all the missing people," he said.

Rescue teams recovered the body of the yacht's onboard chef on Monday, identified as Antiguan citizen Ricardo Thomas.

The still missing people include: 

• Mr Lynch's 18-year-old daughter, Hannah 
• Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of global financial services company Morgan Stanley International
• Chris Morvillo , a lawyer at the British multinational law firm Clifford Chance. He worked on Mr Lynch's lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard
• The identities of the remaining two missing are still unconfirmed

Who was rescued? 

Fifteen people escaped from the sinking ship. 

Eight have been hospitalised and others were taken to a nearby hotel.

Charlotte Golunski was among those rescued, recalling the harrowing moments she held her child Sofia above the waves.  ( Supplied: Facebook  )

Among those rescued were:

• Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, who was the owner of the yacht
• Charlotte Golunski and her one-year-old daughter, Sofia. Ms Golunski is a partner at Mr Lynch's firm, Invoke Capital. She says she momentarily lost hold of Sofia in the water but managed to hold her up above the waves until the lifeboat was inflated
• Ms Golunski's husband James Emslie
• New Zealand captain of the yacht James Catfield. He told Italian newspaper La Repubblica the crew didn't see the storm coming
• A lone Dutch citizen was identified by the Dutch foreign ministry as being rescued, but was not identified

Who is Mike Lynch?

Mr Lynch, once hailed as Britain’s king of technology, was recently freed from a Silicon Valley lawsuit that tarnished his legacy. 

The 59-year-old Cambridge-educated mathematician created Autonomy , a search engine that could pore through emails and other internal business documents to help companies find vital information more quickly. 

He received the OBE for his innovation in 2006. 

He then sold the software to Hewlett-Packard (HP) for $US11 billion ($16 billion) in 2011, with Mr Lynch personally netting $US800 million. 

HP valued Autonomy at $US46 billion ($68 billion) in the months leading up to the deal.

Mike Lynch in 2019 leaving the High Court in London.  ( Reuters: Henry Nicholls/File Photo )

But the deal quickly turned sour after he was accused of forging the software's financial records to make the sale.

As part of a decades-long legal battle against HP, Mr Lynch was extradited to the UK on criminal fraud charges. 

He steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, asserting that he was being made a scapegoat for HP's own bungling. 

He was eventually cleared of all charges in June this year. 

Although he avoided a possible prison sentence, Lynch still faced a bill from a civil case in London that HP mostly won during 2022. Damages haven't been determined in that case, but HP is seeking $US4 billion. 

Following the San Francisco trial, Mr Lynch said he would return to the UK and do what he loved most: "[being with] my family and innovating in my field."

The holiday appeared to be something of a celebration after Mr Lynch's acquittal, with guests including some of the people who had stood by Lynch throughout the ordeal.

This picture shows the rescue operations off the Sicilian coast.  ( AP: Italian Coast Guard  )

In a separate act of tragedy, Mr Lynch's co-defendant in the trial, Stephen Chamberlain, died on Monday, after a road accident left him critically injured.

Mr Chamberlain — Autonomy's former vice-president of finance alongside Mr Lynch — was hit by a car in Cambridgeshire on Saturday morning and had been placed on life support. 

What is the Bayesian?

The luxury yacht is 56m long sailboat, with a 75m mast labelled as the tallest aluminium mast in the world.

It was previously named Salute when it flew under a Dutch flag.

The yacht, built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Navi, can accommodate up to 12 guests in six suites and a crew of 10, according to online specialist yacht sites. It was last refitted in 2020.

Online charter sites listed it for rent for up to 195,000 euros (about $AU 321,000) a week. 

This picture taken on Sunday shows the Bayesian (left) and the Duch sailboat Sir Robert Baden Powell anchored off the coast line.   ( AP: Fabio La Bianca/Baia Santa Nicolicchia )

The ship also won a string of awards for its design. 

Ms Golunski said the yacht had travelled through the Aeolian Islands, Milazzo and Cefalù before sinking. 

It is likely the yacht's name would resonate with Mr Lynch because his PhD thesis and the software that made his fortune was based on Bayesian theory.