I just do not see how a roughly a 184 foot sailing vessel sinks in a storm a kilometer from shore.
I understand that it literally got hit by a water spout/small tornado. I also understand that the water there is about 160’ deep(50 meters).
I can understand it blowing over on it side. That has happened many times to sailboats in micro bursts. What I do no understand is why a vessel with a heavy lead keel did not right itself. Then remain floating because of the air trapped inside the hull is still lighter than the water around it.
there have been articles citing an issue about the keel and where it was placed. Human error.
Good questions.
And if the were in a storm, why didn’t they have their sails pulled, booms secure and hatches battened? Maybe they were trying to outrun the storm?