Dead or on the lamb?

[Encia22]

Yes, I agree, ArMaP. I find it difficult to accept that this was a conspiracy to eliminate Lynch & Co.

The waterspout was too localised and random to predict exactly where it would have passed. The other sailboat about 150m away was untouched.

If I had to plan something along those lines, I would have done it in the middle of the ocean. Wait until night, escape on the life boat and scuttle the ship with the passengers onboard. It would have been almost impossible to investigate.

I believe it was a very rare event, made worse by the crew not securing the vessel in time and the passengers remaining in their staterooms. When they tried to escape their mistake was in trying to find air pockets on the other side of the ship; possibly because there exit through the lounge area was already filled with water. The movie "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) comes to mind.

Anyway, I found a great website that has the complete timeline of the saga and many titbits of information, including blueprints of the yacht (posted below), its different levels and room layouts.

https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-ne...en-missing