“Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among the six people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello, when a tornado over the water known as a waterspout struck the area overnight, said Salvo Cocina of Sicily’s civil protection agency.“ …anyway…

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[–] [S] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not a boat expert, but that mast height for the size of the boat looks very capsizeable

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    That depends on the ballast, but the greatest danger is that all the winches on those big boats are electric, meaning that if something breaks the sail(s) get(s) stuck and the best case is you get rescued and lose the ship. A booj problem to have indeed

    Or they attempted a backflip and it went wrong

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