‘We didn’t see it coming’: Bayesian superyacht captain breaks silence as freak tornado sunk vessel in just 12 minutes

THE captain of the Bayesian superyacht has broken his silence after the vessel sank off the coast of Sicily.

The luxury yacht was hit by a tornado yesterday off the coast of Sicily at about 5am local time.

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The £14m Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Italy yesterday[/caption]

It sank over 160ft at around 5am local time when the mast collapsed and the vessel capsized.

The ship’s captain James Calfield, 51, spoke from hospital yesterday and said they “did not see” the tornado coming towards the ship.

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