Sicily yacht sinking: Maritime expert says rare "Black Swan" weather event led to tragedy

The sinking of a luxury yacht moored off the coast of Sicily was likely caused by a water spout, said a maritime expert on Tuesday, who added that the occurrence was a rare "black swan" event. A "black swan" event refers to an unforeseen or rare occurrence that typically has extreme consequences. Matthew Schanck, chair of the Maritime Search and Rescue Council said that the "Bayesian" had been the victim of freak weather conditions. "So we've got this high impact, but low probability event. And even outside of the maritime industry, all industries struggle with the black swan events," he told Reuters. "The authorities, I've got faith, will get to the bottom of that because there is the eyewitness accounts from the shore and the other vessels. There are obviously survivors from the vessel, (and) the wreckage is also intact on the seabed. So we'll be able to use those three sources to really get to the bottom of what has happened," he added. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10708784/superyacht-sinking-bodies-found-search-sicily-bayesian/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews