The family of the chef who died in the Bayesian superyacht tragedy off the coast of Sicily last year have criticised the crew's response to the violent storm that caused the vessel to sink.
Cook Recaldo Thomas, 59, was one of the seven people who died in the disaster last August aboard the luxury yacht owned by British tech billionaire Mike Lynch - who also lost his life alongside 18-year-old daughter Hannah.
Mr Thomas's family said on Thursday that they were concerned about a 'series of failures' in the way the crew responded to a storm that struck the ship, causing it to capsize and sink.
'They have serious concerns about a series of failures evidently involved in the causes of this tragedy – failures in the design, safety certification and seaworthiness of the Bayesian, as well as the management by some of the crew to deal with a forecast mesocyclone storm,' lawyer James Healy-Pratt is reported as saying on behalf of Mr Thomas's family.
Their remarks come after an investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said this week the crew of the doomed £30million yacht were 'unaware' of its 'vulnerabilities.'
