The Bayesian superyacht, which sank in August 2024, killing British tech billionaire Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and five others, did not sink due to a storm, the ongoing investigation has concluded.
Italian prosecutors have determined that the intensity of the weather on the night the Lynch-owned boat sank off the coast of Sicily was manageable. The ship sank near Palermo around 5 a.m. on August 19, 2024.
Italian prosecutors launched an investigation into the matter.
According news from heaven, The investigation found that there was a sudden increase in wind speed, a little more than a squall that should have been easily manageable for the crew.
The investigation revealed that the ship sank due to “inappropriate actions, underestimation of time and failure to properly activate certain safety devices” by the crew.
The preliminary investigation has also raised the possibility of criminal negligence on the part of the captain and two crew members. Possible crimes include negligent shipwrecking and multiple counts of involuntary manslaughter.
An interim report published last year by the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found that guests used an “improvised ladder” to try to escape after the ship capsized.
Other victims from the ship include the yacht’s chef, Recaldo Thomas; Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy Bloomer; and Mr. Lynch’s attorney, Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo.
