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The doomed luxury superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily today while carrying British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his family was a multi-award-winning vessel which had the tallest aluminium mast in the world.
The luxury sailboat, the Bayesian, was docked off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, when a tornado hit the area just before 5am, wrecking the boat and causing it to rapidly disappear beneath the waves.
Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares was among the fifteen people who were rescued from the yacht, which had been carrying ten crewmembers, the owner and 11 guests.
The Bayesian, which was previously known as the Salute, was a 56m long vessel built in Viareggio, Tuscany, by luxury shipmaker Perini Navi in 2008. It was 11.51m at its widest point.
The ship’s interior, designed in a Japanese style, was crafted by the Remi Tessier design house, and was last refitted in 2020.
At 75m, the vessel’s mast was the second tallest fitted to any vessel in the world, and the tallest made of aluminium.
The luxury sailboat, the Bayesian (pictured), was docked off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, when a tornado hit the area just before 5am
The Bayesian, which was previously known as the Salute, was a 56m long vessel built in Viareggio, Tuscany, by luxury shipmaker Perini Navi in 2008
The new interior was modelled on a Japanese style
It won several awards for its styling when it was first made
It won several awards for its styling when it was first made, taking home the Best Exterior prize at the World Superyacht Awards in 2009, and the Best Interior at the International Superyacht Society Awards in 2008.
It was also a finalist in the World Superyacht Awards’ Best Sailing Yacht in the 45m+ size range in 2009.
The Bayesian could hold up to 12 guests in six cabins, one master, three doubles and two twin rooms, as well as 10 crew members.
Both the hull and the superstructure, the part above the main deck, were made from aluminium.
According to KM Yatchbuilders, a Dutch shipmaker, aluminium is three times lighter than steel. On top of this, aluminium alloys do not rust, and yachts made from them are ‘easy to repair.’
On top of the sails, the Bayesian was powered by two 8-cylinder 965hp engines made by German manufacturer MTU that are capable of running at 210rpm.
The doomed luxury superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily today was carrying British tech tycoon Mike Lynch (pictured, right) and his family
The doomed luxury superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily today while carrying British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his family
Both the hull and the superstructure, the part above the main deck, were made from aluminium
This allowed the vessel to reach a top speed of 15 knots (17mph). This, combined with the 57,000 litre fuel tanks, means it had a range of up to 3,600 nautical miles.
A one-year-old baby and her parents were among those rescued by a nearby sailboat, but six of the passengers – who include British, American and Canadian citizens – remain unaccounted for.
Divers are desperately searching the wreck of the Bayesian, which is on the sea bed 160ft beneath the water. Tragically, the body of a man – believed to be the boat’s chef – was found floating alongside the vessel earlier today.
There are fears that those who are still missing became trapped in their cabins, with divers earlier reporting that they saw ‘bodies through the portholes’ of the yacht, according to Italian media.
