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Originally Posted by jyl
Maybe captain wanted to batten down hatches but rich owner insisted on having a party, so doors/hatches were open, people were wandering around above-decks with cocktails and crew was scattered around serving canapes not at battle stations, tornado / spout knocked the boat down, water entered too fast for crew not themselves injured to recover the situation.
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That was what I had been thinking too. And at about 4 am they had gone to be and had the windows open to let some fresh air in. I read somewhere that it dragged the anchor for quite some time. They should have just lost the anchor and I'm sure the boat would have managed the conditions better.