Witnesses have spoken about the terrifying tornado-like phenomenon that took center stage off the Italian coast in Sicily.
This resulted in the devastating aftermath of the sinking of the doomed billionaire superyacht, killing six. The news and story are all a little perplexing to some. And it wouldn’t be wrong to mention that it comes with a lot of controversies.
Witnesses spoke about the mega 56-meter luxe yacht that carried 22 people but then vanished in a matter of seconds as shown by haunting CCTV footage. As per Italian experts and authorities, it was never supposed to be in that area with such a severe storm presence.
When the captain from New Zealand was interrogated, he explained how the vessel just tilted over and got lost in the waves, There was no warning that they received, and neither were they anticipating the waterspout that engulfed the ship and endangered so many lives.
Experts weighed in on sea tornados which are also called waterspouts. They can suck you into them and there’s no turning back, experts mentioned.
They are so rare that many refer to them as the black swan. One fisherman in the area explained how in such situations, a distress signal is sent out in the sky that’s in the form of a flare. Unfortunately, nobody saw that on this boat, leading to the deadly catastrophe.