"Karsten Borner, 69, the captain of a nearby sailboat that was the first to assist it on Monday, said: I have never seen a vessel of this size go down so quickly. Within a few minutes, there was nothing left."
"Rescuers are working on the assumption that the boat sank quickly after being hit by a tornadic waterspout. The fact that other vessels nearby... did not sink is an indication of the localised nature of the event."
"According to La Repubblica, divers who carried out underwater inspections of the boat reported that the hatch was open, although this has not been confirmed by officials. If this was the case, large amounts of water could have entered through the gap, potentially destabilising the vessel."
"An open hatch on a large ship like the Bayesian can withstand the entry of small amounts of water but, in the case of strong storms, it wouldn't prevent the entry of large volumes."
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