I work in Superyacht management in the South of France

Storms like this are very common in the Med, more common than you might think. My boss had his sailing yacht dismasted in a similar squall within half a mile of the shore off Antibes a couple of years ago, on an otherwise perfect summer day day, so this s**t does happen. Waterspouts are also more common than you might think but most are not seen or reported because they happen away from land. So yes this would be almost impossible to engineer, but what happened to his associate is a very weird coincidence.

Posted By: Kirrie on August 22nd 2024 at 12:03:37

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If only we could hear a little bit more about the yacht that sank. Heard virtually nothing (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 10:36:31
- It'll all go quite once they're all declared dead or missing (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Aug 22, 12:07:00
- Yeahbut what about yeah if it was the tofueatingguardianreadingwokerati (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 22, 11:54:05
- I was thinking about how we get fixated on tragedies that involve rich people (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 22, 10:42:05
  - I suppose rich people can afford to do stupider/more dangerous things. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 22, 13:48:20
    - billionaries in tubes (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 22, 14:08:24
  - With this one I think also the coincidence (and it really does seem a coincidence) that (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Aug 22, 11:49:58
    - It wasn’t a hit and run (General Chat) - SenatusAcademicus, Aug 22, 12:36:51
    - Yes that was somewhat bizarre (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 12:27:06
    - I work in Superyacht management in the South of France (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 22, 12:03:37
      - They should design the boats like Incy Wincy Spider, he can climb up waterspouts (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 12:19:42
  - Exactly this. Now I have absolutely nothing against these people. I don’t know much about (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 11:01:48
    - I think it's a little simpler to be honest (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:08:21
      - Good point. But even today the Beeb reporter was enquiring whether there could be air (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 11:10:36
        
        Any air pocket there may have been will have turned foul long ago. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 22, 12:12:56
        
        Have you not seen the Poseidon Adventure?! (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:21:20
        
        haha (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 22, 12:17:28
        
        😄 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 12:07:27
        
        That element is definitely silly (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:19:21
  - Jay Taylor wasn’t rich but we had wall to wall coverage for him (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 22, 10:58:08
    - Slater? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 22, 13:28:38
    - The woman who fell in the river wasn't rich either (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 22, 10:59:48
      - Indeed - and the stories perpetuated as long as the people involved were still missing (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:09:21
        
        Yeah good point. Its probably more about that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 22, 11:23:11
  - It's if Brits are involved. Probably would have heard very little (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 22, 10:56:12
    - You mean people (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:01:24
      - Pretty much the same in this instance, for me (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 22, 11:16:20
        
        Lynch was well known (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:39:07
        
        Hmm, I would say that most would’ve had to google him tbh (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 11:42:11
        
        Indeed, although, as I said to Cancan yesterday, a little (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 22, 12:47:47
        
        Der der, dut dut dut dut der der, dut dut dut dut der der, dur der dut dut der... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 22, 13:50:04
        
        💃🏼(ish) (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 16:24:19
        
        Of course, it depends on your interests etc (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:50:24
- What yacht? (n/m) (General Chat) - footymadman, Aug 22, 10:39:15
  - Think he's talking about the Bismarck (n/m) (General Chat) - 51eve, Aug 22, 10:40:06

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