Crew members ‘are to blame’ for the sinking of a £30 million superyacht that is thought to have left at least seven people dead, says the firm that built the ship.In his first public comments since the disaster, Giovanni Costantino, CEO of Italian Sea Group bought the Bayesian’s constructors Perini Navi two years ago, said: ‘This was human error, the yacht sank because it took on water. ‘From where exactly the investigators will tell us. The dynamic of the sinking is seen and read from AIS (Automatic Identification System) data and lasted sixteen minutes.’We have given this data to the prosecutors at Termini Immerse. From the images it looks as if the yacht had been taking on water for four minutes. ‘All it took was another gust of wind to turn her over, that meant more water coming in. She then straightened very briefly before going down.’It comes as:  Giovanni Costantino, CEO of Italian Sea Group bought the Bayesian’s constructors Perini Navi two years ago, has blamed ‘human error’ for the superyacht tragedy The Bayesian (pictured in an undated handout photo) went down in a matter of minutes after being struck by the tornado while anchored off the coast at Porticello, near Palermo SicilyMr Constantino told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera there were a long list of errors; the stern hatch was ‘clearly’ open; the ship’s keel should have been lowered; people shouldn’t have been in their cabins’ and the crew should have known about the storm. He said the tragedy was avoidable and said: ‘Ask yourself – why were no fishermen from Porticello out that night? A fisherman reads the weather conditions and a ship doesn’t?’The storm was in all the weather charts. It couldn’t have been ignored.’Earlier a spokesman for the company told MailOnline ‘procedures were not followed’ on the luxury vessel and the sinking was down to ‘portholes being left open despite bad weather being forecast hours earlier’.A spokesperson said: ‘The Bayesian was built to a very high standards and it would not have sunk if proper procedures had been followed by the crew.’A storm had been forecast earlier, no fishing boats went out and yet the portholes were not shut, the yacht sank because it was engulfed by a massive amount of water through open portholes.’The spokesperson added: ‘The Bayesian would have remained afloat in any weather, even if it was being swung from left to right in gale force winds but it could never have remained in the water with open port holes.’The design made the yacht extremely sturdy, but it couldn’t stay up because there had been a huge intake of water though open portholes.’The yacht was built to withstand whatever the conditions were. The mast has nothing to do with what happened, it was built that way when it was launched and it had a refit in 2020 in Spain, the yacht sank because procedures in bad weather were not followed.’The Bayesian was 56m long, had a 74m mast and was built in 2008 with David Hutchinson, captain of its sister ship Rosehearty, telling Boat International ‘she was bulletproof’.
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The Bayesian was 56m long, had a 74m mast and was built in 2008 with David Hutchinson, captain of its sister ship Rosehearty, telling Boat International ‘she was bulletproof The ship’s captain, James Cutfield, 51, was reportedly quizzed by authorities for two hours as they began questioning all crew members The Bayesian sank after being hit by a ‘black swan’ waterspout on Monday at 5am (Pictured: A large waterspout on sea in Campina, Italy, on August 19) British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, 59, is among the five bodies recovered from the wreck of the £30 million superyacht  Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda (top image), Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer (bottom left), and his wife Judith (bottom right) have also been identified It brings the total number of confirmed deaths to six after the body of Recaldo Thomas (pictured) was discovered on the day of the sinking
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He told the specialist publication ‘we’ve been to Antarctica and Chile, and we’ve had her in 70knots of wind’ but they had never been put in a situation that he felt was unmanageable.It is known that Italian authorities are looking into the possibility that portholes were left open and the comments from Italian Sea Group would appear to strongly support the theory.The Bayesian went down in a matter of minutes after being struck by the tornado while anchored off the coast at Porticello, near Palermo Sicily on Monday.Fifteen people were rescued in the aftermath. Five bodies, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, have been recovered.Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith, Mr Lynch’s lawyer Christopher Morvillo, and his wife Neda have also been identified. Mr Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah is still missing. The body of the yacht’s chef Recaldo Thomas was found shortly after the tragedy.Bayesian’s captain James Cutfield, 51, survived and is currently in hospital. He has reportedly quizzed by authorities for two hours as they began questioning all crew members.Prosecutors are looking into the theory that the yacht’s portholes and hatches were not closed in time ahead of the storm, despite bad weather being forecast, and if any of the crew are liable.Italian Sea Group completed the buyout of Perini Navi for 80 million Euros in 2022 and a press release at the time said they were ‘extremely satisfied’ with the purchase complementing its ‘expertise in the sailing yacht sector’.