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What is a Porthole on a Boat? (Types, Functions and More)

Written by J. Harvey / Fact checked by S. Numbers

Have you ever beheld a boat and were instantly drawn by the circular “windows” on its

sides? You may have heard about portholes in passing but never really learned more.

Intrigued, you wonder, “What is a porthole on a boat and what other purpose does it serve?”

Well, portholes are exactly what most of us thought they were: windows on a ship. They aid in ventilation and let natural light in. They also afford a captivating view or two. 

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Definition and Purpose of Portholes

1. ventilation and natural light, 3. communication, 4. aesthetics, porthole construction and materials.

Admittedly, the official porthole meaning seems rather underwhelming at first. Also known as side scuttles, portholes are small, circular windows on the sides of a vessel’s hull. You can’t get more generic than that.

However, once we dive a little deeper, we inevitably uncover some interesting facts about portholes. For one, since they’re called “portholes”, does that mean they’re only found on the port (left) side of the boat? Nope.

Did you know that it’s actually based on the French word porte, which literally means “door”? This is because in the war frigates of the past, cannons used to be positioned on the exact location of portholes (on the sides of the lower part of the hull).

They literally put holes on the frigates and covered them with a porte to prevent the ingress of water. If we ponder a bit more about this association, it’s easier to make other, more metaphorical connections.

After all, doesn’t a ship porthole essentially serve as a doorway to the wonders of the aquatic world? Getting an opportunity to peer through a submarine porthole only seals the deal.

This video of a passenger on an ocean liner is particularly enchanting (and terrifying) as most of us rarely get to be this up-close-and-personal with a stormy sea in all her majestic and terrific beauty:

Would such a jaw-dropping experience have been possible without a porthole as your cabin window? I, and many other boaters, think not.

Listing Down All the Other Purposes of Portholes

So, it’s a given that portholes are round boat windows from which we can observe and marvel at whatever our nautical journey affords us. Taken as a whole, though, they fulfill other helpful functions.

Without a doubt, both are important for anyone aboard. We as passengers all need our air to be breathable (not stifling).

Moreover, nothing beats natural light flooding into our rooms, cabins, and compartments to help brighten them up – and aid in Vitamin D production in the process.

All windows impart this benefit, so there’s no longer room to question portholes’ status as being one of them.

Most glasses used on portholes are watertight. Once closed, during stormy and rough weather, they’ll remain closed and sealed, preventing water from entering.

It’s a given that anything within the immediate vicinity of the boat is visible to us. That goes both ways.

We are also visible to others if we look through portholes, and obviously, this gives us an opportunity to communicate with other boats, people on the dock, etc. This can be especially valuable during an emergency.

Portholes come in various styles and designs nowadays. They undoubtedly lend any vessel a unique, maritime charm, especially if viewed from a slight distance.

Here’s a bit more history trivia related to portholes:

• Ship builders also dedicated ports for passing cables and lines essential for adjusting sails.
• There were also oar ports where oars can be deployed to help propel and maneuver a ship.

Most of the portholes of present times are either made of aluminum, brass, or steel and are either welded or bolted onto the vessel’s hulls. They come in various sizes (e.g. 250mm, 300mm, 350mm, and so on).

Builders decide whether they’ll install fixed or opened varieties. Fixed portholes can’t be opened or closed, while opened portholes are the exact opposite. The latter comes with a cover or hinged window to open or shut the porthole.

What about the glass used? Well, it also depends on the watercraft.

• Those used on ships will be made using a technique called sand-casting mixed with materials like ash or silica sand. They heat the glass then cool it numerous times to get the right structure.
• On a submarine, acrylic like poly methyl methacrylate is more common. It’s made with the appropriate thickness (which usually means very thick).

The plastic’s edge tends to be shaped to a cone to make it stay in place and better handle the external pressure underwater.

The type, construction, and position of the portholes are mainly dictated by the watercraft they’ll be installed to.

For instance, did you know that there are actually heavy type portholes that need to be extremely watertight since they’re located below the part of the boat that becomes submerged once it reaches its maximum cargo capacity?

The icing on the cake is the fact that most modern types of portholes (especially the light type used in passenger vessels) are optimally designed and positioned to give us the best views possible. 

Did you ever wonder why portholes have a round shape? It’s because a circular shape doesn’t put as much stress on the boat as other shapes.

And, let’s face it, any ship or open-sea boat is constantly subject to harsh environments that don’t allow them to settle for anything less.

So, again, what is a porthole on a boat? Looking past the seemingly bland porthole definition found in dictionaries, they bring benefits that almost any nautical voyager can’t do without.

From air and sunlight to awesome views and added protection, portholes serve as the eyes of the ship, connecting sailors to the vast seas beyond. Beyond their practicality lies a unique (almost romantic) allure that tickles the adventurer inside of us.

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How to install boat portholes

• Phil Taylor
• June 28, 2023

Phil Taylor reduces the size of the windows on his Sabre 27 by fitting portholes for offshore sailing

Phil Taylor wanted to install boat portholes as they would be stronger than the original long windows. Credit: Phil Taylor Credit: Phil Taylor

Designed as a coastal and cross-Channel family cruiser, the Sabre 27 is renowned for its solid construction, high ballast ratio and good sailing ability.

Consequently, with a little modification, it can become a seaworthy and economical offshore or even bluewater yacht.

Compared to modern designs the freeboard is low which means the cabin windows could be vulnerable to a breaking wave.

When I first started sailing my Sabre Tabitha offshore I fixed 6mm perspex over the insides of the windows to give a second line of defence while preserving the attractive external appearance.

Phil Taylor wanted to change the long windows on his Sabre 27 ahead of cruising offshore. Credit: Phil Taylor

However, before embarking on a trip to the Azores, I decided the best solution would be to reduce the size of the windows by fitting boat portholes instead.

This might seem a little niche but older boats often have leaky windows and the method I used could be adapted to replace them without much change in appearance.

Also, if you want extra windows, this method works just as well for anyone with a GRP boat and basic fibreglass laminating skills.

Preparation before installing boat portholes

The work can be completed either with the boat afloat or on the hard.

The first task is to prepare for what will be a messy job with a good deal of dust being made.

It is worth spending time on this to reduce the effort needed to clean up afterwards.

Forming the rebate (steps 4 and 5 below)

Carefully remove and label any internal trim around the windows.

Also take out curtains, cushions and any easily removable furniture and equipment.

Anything that cannot be removed should be covered with polythene sheeting secured with duct tape.

Wear protective clothing, goggles and a good quality dust mask, particularly when using an angle grinder.

Remember that epoxy and polyester resins are inflammable, as is acetone.

Whether you want to reduce the size of your windows, fit new ones with the original size and shape, or create windows where none currently exist, the method is similar.

Cross section of the finished window (step 9 below)

The windows are inset to be flush with the cabin side, this requires a rebate to be formed around their edges.

The resulting joint is covered by suitable trim.

Although smaller windows naturally decreased the light in the cabin it was still sufficient for most purposes.

I needed new trim panels but if you keep the windows the same size then you may be able to re-use the originals.

Materials and costs

The total cost for my six portholes was around £320 – reduced thanks to my retired boatbuilder friend Paul’s bulk buying policy.

• Fibreglass materials (epoxy and polyester resin, polyester filler, chopped strand mat, woven glass tape, acetone) cost about £150.
• A sheet (60cm x 40cm) of 6mm polycarbonate (bought online) was £38.
• A tube of marine sealant (Sabatack 750) is £14.
• Paint for the cabin side was International Toplac, a 750ml can cost £29.
• The trim rings are an area you can save money. I could have made them out of marine ply and painted them. If I’d used a contrasting colour to the cabin it would have looked quite smart and done the job for next to nothing. Having decided to spend a little for a professional finish, a local stainless steel fabricator was able to make them for under £100. If you do not have a local source, several companies online will cut any metal shapes to your specification. A quick quote on the internet suggested a price for my rings could have been about £180 so it’s worth shopping around.

Option one: step by step Fitting new boat portholes to the forward cabin

• The new portholes are inset to be flush with the cabin side, which requires a rebate to be formed around their edges – a dusty job that includes using an angle grinder. The diagram (above) shows a cross-section of the finished porthole. Having decided where you want the window, use the grinder with coarse sanding disc to clean and roughen the surface on the inside at least 15cm around where it will go. This enables the fresh fibreglass resin to form a good bond with the cabin side.

2. Now draw the shape of the window, both inside and out on the cabin side. For boat portholes, three concentric circles are needed. For other shapes the principle is the same – the lines just need to follow the shape of the window. The outer line (diameter A) marks the outside of the stainless steel trim, the middle line (B) is the outside of the rebate and the inner line (C) is the actual size of the window and coincides with the inner edges of both the trim and the rebate.

3. The next bit is scary, you’re going to use a jigsaw to cut a hole in the cabin side. Check and double check the position and then drill a 10mm hole to allow access for the jigsaw blade so you can cut out the middle circle (diameter B). I used a fine blade recommended for plastic laminate. It’s worth using a new blade and cutting as carefully as possible, but the good news is that the circle doesn’t have to be perfect because any small gaps will be filled with sealant and covered by the trim.

4.  Make a ring to form the rebate. I used an old fibreglass locker lid about 6mm thick which I had lying around. Failing that I could have made up a fibreglass sheet or used a piece of marine ply. The main thing is the inner diameter of the ring must be the same as the window (C). The outer diameter is less critical but should be as big as the trim you intend to use.

5.  Fix the ring around the inside of the window opening. I glued it in place with fibreglass paste, using duct tape to temporarily hold the ring in position. Once the paste has cured, laminate the ring in position inside the cabin using two layers of chopped strand mat and/or woven glass tape. Leave overnight to harden, then clean up the edge of the hole.

6. Fit the window which will be either the cheaper and harder polyacrylate (Perspex) or polycarbonate – stronger but softer and more prone to scratches. The area was small so I chose 6mm polycarbonate. Ensure the window material is not thicker than the cabin side. Keep its protective film on for as long as possible and cut out a circle with diameter B. Check it fits nicely in the rebate, then drill and countersink four 4mm holes. Using the window as a template, drill through the rebate.

7. Bigger windows will need more holes but, before you drill, think about where the holes for the trim are going to go, as these must be offset from the holes for the window. Remove the plastic film on the inside, apply a generous bead of sealant to the rebate, line up the holes and fix the window with countersunk marine grade (A4) bolts (or screws). Do not overtighten. Clean up any excess sealant before it sets and leave to harden before peeling off the outer plastic film.

8. Now fix the trim, which you’ll have prepared before you started. I used polished, laser cut, 3mm marine grade stainless steel – the Rolls Royce of trim – but a cheaper option is aluminium, hardwood or even painted marine ply so it might be possible to do it using offcuts. My trim was a single piece but you could fit more than one together for a larger window.

9. The trim finish is important because it is visible and covers the unsightly window joint. Screw or bolt the pre-drilled trim around the window onto a generous bead of sealant to create a good seal. Don’t forget to clean up any excess sealant before it sets. Now there’s only one more job to do – stand back and admire!

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Option two: Replacing the existing window with similar

First, take out the old windows, one side at a time. After removing all the fixings, the windows will probably be held firmly by old mastic.

To fully release them, slice through the sealant with a sharp blade – easier said than done!

With patience you’ll be rewarded with a clean hole in the cabin side. If you’re lucky there may already be a rebate.

The old windows are taken out ahead of installing boat portholes. Credit: Phil Taylor

If not, then you need to make one using the method described in Option 1 but obviously following the shape of your window and not necessarily in one piece.

Beware – if you use the original opening, the new window will be smaller all around by an amount equal to the width of the rebate (1cm-2cm).

If you want to preserve the size as well as the shape of the original, you’ll need to increase the opening by the width of the rebate, which will mean sawing through the cabin side!

Depending on condition, you may be able to convert the old window frames into trim.

Alternatively you have the same choice of materials as before. It is worth spending time and even some money on this as it’s what everyone will see

Option Three: Reducing the size of existing windows

Finally we get to why I embarked on the exercise in the first place.

This is the most difficult of the options but well within the reach of a reasonably competent practical boat owner.

I was lucky to have the help and advice of my friend Paul, a retired boatbuilder.

Glassing the joint makes it stronger. Credit: Phil Taylor

If any readers are fortunate enough to have a Macwester from the 1970s or 80s, there’s a good chance that he had a hand in building it which is probably why it’s still around!

First he made four fibreglass panels of a similar shape to the existing windows but a little larger.

Each panel is gelcoated on the outside with a circular depression moulded into the centre to make the rebate for the portholes.

The scarf joint

If, like me, you are not confident at moulding fibreglass, you could make flat sheets and form the rebate afterwards (described in Option 1).

Cut out the holes for the windows before fitting the infill panels.

The panels were a little larger than the opening so that, for maximum strength, a scarf joint could be made by grinding the edges of the panel and the opening.

Boat portholes are installed

Having formed the scarf, Paul used epoxy paste to fix the panel into position.

After curing, the already-strong joint was made even stronger by glassing over on the inside.

The result looked pretty grim but don’t despair, it all works in the end!

The final result! Phil is pleased with his new boat portholes. Credit: Phil Taylor

It was then a straightforward job to fit the windows, fill and fair the exterior joint using polyester paste followed by coats of paint so that it blended in with the existing cabin.

Finally, the trim was fitted although as these portholes were larger than those at the front, six screws were used rather than four.

The end result is a Sabre 27 like no other!

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Lynch Yacht Sinking Off Sicily Proves as Baffling as It Is Tragic

As bodies were recovered, the authorities and experts wondered how a $40 million, stable and secure vessel could have sunk so quickly.

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By Emma Bubola and Michael J. de la Merced

Emma Bubola reported from Porticello, Italy, and Michael J. de la Merced from London.

Two months after being cleared in a bruising legal battle over fraud charges, the British tech mogul Mike Lynch celebrated his freedom with a cruise. He invited his family, friends and part of his legal team on board his luxury sailing yacht, a majestic 180-foot vessel named Bayesian after the mathematical theorem around which he had built his empire.

On Sunday night, after a tour of the Gulf of Naples, including Capri, and volcanic islands in the Eolian archipelago, the boat anchored half a mile off the Sicilian coast in Porticello, Italy. It chose a stretch of water favored by the Phoenicians thousands of years ago for its protection from the mistral wind and, in more recent times, by the yachts of tech billionaires. The boat was lit “like a Christmas tree,” local residents said, standing out against the full moon.

But about 4 a.m., calamity unfolded. A violent and fast storm hit the area with some of the strongest winds locals said they had ever felt. Fabio Cefalù, a fisherman, said he saw a flare pierce the darkness shortly after 4.

Minutes later, the yacht was underwater. Only dozens of cushions from the boat’s deck and a gigantic radar from its mast floated on the surface of the sea, fishermen said.

In all, 22 people were on board, 15 of whom were rescued. Six bodies — five passengers and the ship’s cook — had been recovered by Thursday afternoon, including that of Mr. Lynch, an Italian government official said, adding that the search was continuing for his daughter.

It was a tragic and mystifying turn of events for Mr. Lynch, 59, who had spent years seeking to clear his name and was finally inaugurating a new chapter in his life. Experts wondered how a $40 million yacht, so robust and stable could have been sunk by a storm near a port within minutes.

“It drives me insane,” said Giovanni Costantino, the chief executive of the Italian Sea Group, which in 2022 bought the company, Perini, that made the Bayesian. “Following all the proper procedures, that boat is unsinkable.”

The aura of misfortune only deepened when it emerged that Stephen Chamberlain, 52, a former vice president of finance for Mr. Lynch’s former company and a co-defendant in the fraud case, was killed two days earlier, when he was hit by a car while jogging near his house in England.

Since June, the two men had been in a jubilant mood. A jury in San Francisco had acquitted both on fraud charges that could have sent them to prison for two decades. There were hugs and tears, and they and their legal teams went for a celebratory dinner party at a restaurant in the city, said Gary S. Lincenberg, a lawyer for Mr. Chamberlain.

The sea excursion was meant as a thank-you by Mr. Lynch to those who had helped him in his legal travails. Among the guests was Christopher J. Morvillo, 59, a scion of a prominent New York family of lawyers who had represented Mr. Lynch for 12 years. He and his wife, Neda, 57, were among the missing.

So, too, was Jonathan Bloomer, 70, a veteran British insurance executive who chaired Morgan Stanley International and the insurer Hiscox.

The body of the ship’s cook, Recaldo Thomas, was recovered. All the other crew members survived. Among them was Leo Eppel, 19, of South Africa, who was on his first yacht voyage working as a deck steward, said a friend, who asked not to be identified.

Since the sinking, the recovery effort and investigation have turned the tiny port town of Porticello, a quiet enclave where older men sit bare-chested on balconies, into what feels like the set of a movie.

Helicopters have flown overhead. Ambulances have sped by with the sirens blaring. The Coast Guard has patrolled the waters off shore, within sight of a cordoned-off dock that had been turned into an emergency headquarters.

On Wednesday afternoon, a church bell tolled after the first body bag was loaded into an ambulance, a crowd watching in silence.

The survivors were sheltering in a sprawling resort near Porticello, with a view of the shipwreck spot, and had so far declined to comment.

Attilio Di Diodato, director of the Italian Air Force’s Center for Aerospace Meteorology and Climatology, said that the yacht had most likely been hit by a fierce “down burst” — when air generated within a thunderstorm descends rapidly — or by a waterspout , similar to a tornado over water.

He added that his agency had put out rough-sea warnings the previous evening, alerting sailors about storms and strong winds. Locals said the winds “felt like an earthquake.”

Mr. Costantino, the boat executive, said the yacht had been specifically designed for having a tall mast — the second-tallest aluminum mast in the world. He said the Bayesian was an extremely safe and secure boat that could list even to 75 degrees without capsizing.

But he said that if some of the hatches on the side and in the stern, or some of the deck doors, had been open, the boat could have taken on water and sunk. Standard procedure in such storms, he said, is to switch on the engine, lift the anchor and turn the boat into the wind, lowering the keel for extra stability, closing doors and gathering the guests in the main hall inside the deck.

12 guests occupied the yacht’s six cabins. There were also 10 crew members.

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The New York Times attempted to reach the captain, James Cutfield, who had survived, for comment through social media, his brother and the management company of the yacht (which did not hire the crew), but did not make contact.

So far none of the surviving crew members have made a public statement about what happened that night.

Fabio Genco, the director of Palermo’s emergency services, who treated some of the survivors, said that the victims had recounted feeling as if the boat was being lifted, then suddenly dropped, with objects from the cabins falling on them.

The Italian Coast Guard said it had deployed a remotely operated vehicle that can prowl underwater for up to seven hours at a depth of more than 980 feet and record videos and images that they hoped would help them reconstruct the dynamics of the sinking. Such devices were used during the search and rescue operations of the Titan vessel that is believed to have imploded last summer near the wreckage of the Titanic.

After rescuers broke inside the yacht, they struggled to navigate the ropes and many pieces of furniture cluttering the vessel, said Luca Cari, a spokesman for Italy’s national firefighter corps.

Finally, as of Thursday morning, they had managed to retrieve all but one of the missing bodies, and hopes of finding the missing person alive were thin. “Can a human being be underwater for two days?” Mr. Cari asked.

What was certain was that Mr. Lynch’s death was yet another cruel twist of fate for a man who had spent years seeking to clear his name.

He earned a fortune in technology and was nicknamed Britain’s Bill Gates. But for more than a decade, he had been treated as anything but a respected tech leader.

He was accused by Hewlett-Packard, the American technological pioneer that had bought his software company, Autonomy, for $11 billion, of misleading it about his company’s worth. (Hewlett-Packard wrote down the value of the transaction by about $8.8 billion, and critics called it one of the worst deals of all time .) He had been increasingly shunned by the British establishment that he sought to break into after growing up working-class outside London.

He was extradited to San Francisco to face criminal charges, and confined to house arrest and 24-hour surveillance on his dime. In a townhouse in the Pacific Heights neighborhood — with security people he jokingly told associates were his “roommates” — he spent his mornings talking with researchers whom he funded personally on new applications for artificial intelligence. Afterward, he devoted hours to discussing legal strategy with his team.

Despite his persistent claims of innocence, even those close to Mr. Lynch had believed his odds of victory were slim. Autonomy’s chief financial officer, Sushovan Hussain, was convicted in 2018 of similar fraud charges and spent five years in prison.

During Mr. Lynch’s house arrest, his brother and mother died. His wife, Angela Bacares, frequently flew over from England, and she became a constant presence in the San Francisco courtroom during the trial.

After he was finally acquitted, Mr. Lynch had his eye on the future. “I am looking forward to returning to the U.K. and getting back to what I love most: my family and innovating in my field,” he said.

Elisabetta Povoledo contributed reporting from Pallanza, Italy.

Emma Bubola is a Times reporter based in Rome. More about Emma Bubola

Michael J. de la Merced has covered global business and finance news for The Times since 2006. More about Michael J. de la Merced

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World News | Divers recover 5 bodies from wrecked superyacht off Sicily; 1 still missing

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily found the bodies of five passengers Wednesday, leaving one still missing as questions intensified about why the vessel sank so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

Rescue crews brought four body bags ashore at Porticello. Salvatore Cocina, head of the Sicily civil protection agency, said a fifth body had been located. Divers on-scene said they would try to recover it on Thursday while continuing the search for the sixth.

The discovery made clear the operation to search the hull on the seabed 50 meters (164 feet) underwater had quickly turned into a recovery one, not a rescue, given the amount of time that had passed and with no signs of life over three days of searching.

The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday as it was moored about a kilometer (a half-mile) offshore. Civil protection officials said they believed the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout.

Fifteen people escaped in a lifeboat and were rescued by a nearby sailboat. The body of the ship’s chef, Recaldo Thomas of Antigua, was recovered Monday.

Thomas was born in Canada, according to his cousin David Isaac, but visited his parents’ homeland of Antigua as a child, and moved permanently to the tiny eastern Caribbean island in his early 20s. Italian officials previously listed Antigua and Canada as the nationality of people on board.

The fate of six missing passengers had driven the search effort, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch , his 18-year-old daughter and associates who had successfully defended him in a recent U.S. federal fraud trial.

Lynch’s spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Termini Imerese Public Prosecutor’s Office investigators were acquiring evidence for their criminal investigation, which they opened immediately after the tragedy despite no formal suspects having been publicly identified.

Questions have abounded about what caused the superyacht, built in 2008 by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, to rapidly sink, when the nearby Sir Robert Baden Powell sailboat was largely spared and managed to rescue the survivors.

Giovanni Costantino, head of The Italian Sea Group, which owns the ship maker, blamed human error for the disaster, which he said took 16 minutes. “The ship sank because it took on water. From where, the investigators will say,” he told RAI state television after he met with prosecutors.

Costantino cited AIS ship tracking data which he said showed the Bayesian had taken on water for four minutes when a sudden gust of wind flipped it and it continued taking on water. The ship straightened up slightly and then went down, he said.

But was it merely the case of a freak waterspout that knocked the ship to its side and allowed water to pour in through open hatches? What was the position of the keel, which on a large sailboat like the Bayesian might have been retractable to allow it to enter shallower ports?

“There’s a lot of uncertainty as to whether it had a lifting keel and whether it might have been up,” said Jean-Baptiste Souppez, a fellow of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects and the editor of the Journal of Sailing Technology. “But if it had, then that would reduce the amount of stability that the vessel had, and therefore made it easier for it to roll over on its side,” he said in an interview.

The captain of the sailboat that rescued survivors said his craft sustained minimal damage — the frame of a sun awning broke — even with winds that he estimated reached 12 on the Beaufort wind scale, which is the highest hurricane-strength force on the scale.

He said he had remained anchored with his engines running to try to maintain the ship’s position as the forecast storm rolled in.

“Another possibility is to heave anchor before the storm and to run downwind at open sea,” Karsten Borner said in a text message. But he said that might not have been possible for the Bayesian, given its trademark 75-meter (246-foot) tall mast.

“If there was a stability problem, caused by the extremely tall mast, it would not have been better at open sea,” he said.

Yachts like the Bayesian are required to have watertight, sub-compartments that are specifically designed to prevent a rapid, catastrophic sinking even when some parts fill with water.

The underwater search continued in dangerous and time-consuming conditions. Because of the wreck’s depth, which requires special precautions, divers working in pairs could only spend about 12 minutes at a time searching, though reinforcements outfitted with special equipment to enable longer dives were on the wreck Wednesday.

In all, some 27 divers took rotations, including four who helped with recovery after the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster off Tuscany. They called the Porticello wreck a “little Concordia,” fire crews said in a statement.

The limited dive time was aimed in part at avoiding decompression sickness, also known as the “bends,” which can occur when divers stay underwater for long periods and ascend too quickly, allowing nitrogen gas dissolved in the blood to form bubbles.

“The longer you stay, the slower your ascent has to be,” said Simon Rogerson, the editor of SCUBA magazine. He said the tight turnaround time suggested the operation’s managers were trying to limit the risks and recovery time after each dive.

“It sounds like they’re operating essentially on no decompression or very tight decompression, or they’re being extremely conservative,” he said.

Divers were also working with debris floating around them, limited visibility and air tanks on their backs.

“We are trying to advance in tight spaces, but any single thing slows us down,” said Luca Cari, spokesman for the fire rescue service. “An electric panel could set us back for five hours. These aren’t normal conditions. We’re at the limit of possibility.”

Winfield reported from Rome and Kirka from London. Associated Press journalists Trisha Thomas in Rome; Andrea Rosa in Porticello; and Anika Kentish in St. John’s, Antigua, contributed to this report.

This story has been corrected to reflect that Thomas was born in Canada, not Antigua.

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Divers find 5 bodies in Sicilian superyacht tragedy, 1 still missing

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PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily found the bodies of five passengers Wednesday and searched for one more as questions intensified about why the vessel sank so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

Rescue crews unloaded three body bags from rescue vessels that pulled into port at Porticello. Salvatore Cocina, head of the Sicily civil protection agency, said two other bodies had also been found in the wreckage for a total of five.

The discovery made clear the operation to search the hull on the seabed 50 meters (164 feet) underwater had quickly turned into a recovery one, not a rescue, given the amount of time that had passed and that no signs of life had emerged over three days of searching, maritime experts said.

The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday as it was moored about a kilometer (a half-mile) offshore. Civil protection officials said they believed the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout, and sank quickly.

Fifteen people escaped in a lifeboat and were rescued by a nearby sailboat. One body was recovered Monday — that of the ship’s chef, Recaldo Thomas, of Antigua.

Thomas was born in Canada, according to his cousin David Isaac, but would visit his parents’ homeland of Antigua as a child, moving permanently to the tiny eastern Caribbean island in his early 20s. Italian officials previously listed Antigua as the nationality of someone on board.

The fate of six missing passengers had driven the search effort, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter and associates who had successfully defended him in a recent U.S. federal fraud trial.

Lynch’s spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

Meanwhile, investigators from the Termini Imerese Public Prosecutor’s Office were acquiring evidence for their criminal investigation, which they opened immediately after the tragedy even though no formal suspects have been publicly identified.

Questions abound about what caused the superyacht, built in 2008 by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, to sink so quickly, when the nearby Sir Robert Baden Powell sailboat was largely spared and managed to rescue the survivors.

Was it merely the case of a freak waterspout that knocked the ship to its side and allowed water to pour in through open hatches? What was the position of the keel, which on a large sailboat such as the Bayesian might have been retractable, to allow it to enter shallower ports?

“There’s a lot of uncertainty as to whether it had a lifting keel and whether it might have been up,” said Jean-Baptiste Souppez, a fellow of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects and the editor of the Journal of Sailing Technology. “But if it had, then that would reduce the amount of stability that the vessel had, and therefore made it easier for it to roll over on its side,” he said in an interview.

The captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell sailboat, which came to the Bayesian’s rescue, said his craft had sustained minimal damage — the frame of a sun awning broke — even with winds that he estimated reached 12 on the Beaufort wind scale, which is the highest, hurricane-strength force on the scale.

He said he had remained anchored with his engines running to try to maintain the ship’s position as the storm, which was forecast, rolled in.

“Another possibility is to heave anchor before the storm and to run downwind at open sea,” Karsten Bornersaid in a text message. But he said that might not have been a viable option for the Bayesian, given its trademark 75-meter (246-foot) tall mast.

“If there was a stability problem, caused by the extremely tall mast, it would not have been better at open sea,” he said.

Yachts like the Bayesian are required to have watertight, sub-compartments that are specifically designed to prevent a rapid, catastrophic sinking even when some parts fill with water.

“So for the vessel to sink, especially this fast, you are really looking at taking water on board very quickly, but also in a number of locations along the length of the vessel, which again indicates that it might have been rolled over on its side,” Souppez said.

Italian coast guard and fire rescue divers continued the underwater search in dangerous and time-consuming conditions. Because of the wreck’s depth, which requires special precautions, divers working in tag teams could only spend about 12 minutes at a time searching.

The limited dive time is designed in part to avoid decompression sickness, also known as the “bends,” which can occur when divers stay underwater for long periods and ascend too quickly, allowing nitrogen gas dissolved in the blood to form bubbles.

“The longer you stay, the slower your ascent has to be,” said Simon Rogerson, the editor of SCUBA magazine. He said the tight turnaround time suggests the operation's managers are trying to limit the risks and recovery time after each dive.

“It sounds like they’re operating essentially on no decompression or very tight decompression, or they’re being extremely conservative,” he said.

Additionally, the divers were working in extremely tight spaces, with debris floating around them, limited visibility and oxygen tanks on their backs.

“We are trying to advance in tight spaces, but any single thing slows us down,” said Luca Cari, spokesman for the fire rescue service. “An electric panel could set us back for five hours. These aren’t normal conditions. We’re at the limit of possibility.”

“It’s not a question of entering the cabin to inspect it,” he added. “They’ve arrived at the level of the cabins, but it’s not like you can open the door,” he said.

The Italian coast guard said they had reinforced their dive teams and were using underwater remote-controlled robots, which can stay out for six or seven hours at a time and record the surroundings.

The lack of any signs of life and the recovery of bodies led outside experts to conclude that the search was now a recovery effort and investigation to determine how the tragedy had unfolded.

“I think the fact that there’s been quite a lot of diving presence around the vessel and that they haven’t been able to pick up any signs of life inside the vessel, is, is unfortunately, not a particularly good sign,” said Souppez.

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