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Egypt Independent
22-06-2025
- Business
- Egypt Independent
Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted partially out of water in salvage operation
Rome CNN — Ten months after the luxury superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily in a sudden storm, salvage crews managed to lift it 50 meters (164 feet) from the seabed on Friday afternoon, the company running the $30 million recovery operation said. The superyacht was scheduled to be lifted at the weekend, but salvage crews from TMC Marine said the process went faster than anticipated. The top of the hull was visible above the surface on Friday afternoon before being lowered below the waterline Friday evening. TMC Marine said it will be lifted fully out of the water on Saturday. The 56-meter (184-foot) superyacht went down in less than a minute when hurricane-force winds swept through the area on August 19, 2024. Seven people, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, died. Fifteen people survived, including Lynch's wife, whose company owns the $40 million vessel, the ship's captain and all but one crew member. Floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 recover the 'Bayesian' yacht on June 20, 2025. Igor Petyx/Reuters A Dutch salvage worker also died in an underwater explosion when the salvage operation began in May, prompting the company to replace most of the human divers with underwater robots. That change in strategy led to 'accelerated progress' in the operation to attach the lifting straps to the hull, which was originally scheduled to finish by the end of the month, the company said. Marcus Cave, head of naval architecture and a director of TMC Marine, said in a statement Friday: 'The salvage team has made very substantive progress in the last 10 days. They are now preparing for the final, complex and delicate lifting operation, to bring Bayesian to the surface and ultimately into port. 'This is a challenging programme of activity, that will be progressed in a measured and systematic way.' Earlier this week, salvage workers used a remote-controled, diamond-wire precision-cutting tool to remove the vessel's 72-meter (236-foot) mast. Once the mast was removed, the salvage company was able to finish attaching eight steel lifting slings to the hull, and partially parbuckled the ship to an upright position on the seabed. Final stabilizers, hoses and other rigging were attached before the yacht was lifted by one of Europe's most powerful floating cranes, which had been brought in for the job. The Bayesian sank with 18,000 liters of fuel on board, which has not been removed. Oil booms were laid around the work site to protect the area from potential pollution. On Friday afternoon, the top of the yacht, now covered in clay and algae, emerged out of the water. It is now being held in an upright position to allow water to drain out before it is taken to the Sicilian port of Termini Imerse on Monday. There, it will be placed in a specially built steel cradle and sequestered while investigators carry out forensic investigations that may reveal the definitive cause of the accident. The ship's captain, James Cutfield, and two crew members are currently under investigation for their role in the deadly accident, and investigators need to examine the ship to determine whether human error or a design flaw led to the sinking. They will also secure any possessions, including what are believed to be watertight safes in which Lynch kept encrypted hard drives. Remote-controlled submersibles were previously used to recover the yacht's anchor and boom, which were brought to the surface in May. An uninflated lifeboat and deck furniture have also already been recovered. Lynch had organized the cruise to celebrate his acquittal in June 2024 on 15 felony charges in a United States court tied to the $11 billion sale of one of his companies to Hewlett-Packard. His co-defendant, Stephen Chamberlain, also acquitted on all charges, died on the same day the Bayesian went down, two days after he was struck by a car while out jogging in the United Kingdom.
The Star
21-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Tech tycoon Lynch's doomed Bayesian yacht lifted to surface
Seawater is pumped out of the wreckage of the 'Bayesian' yacht, owned by the late British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, as it is recovered by the floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 21, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx PORTICELLO, Italy (Reuters) -Salvage experts lifted Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht to the surface and began pumping seawater out of it on Saturday, 10 months after it sank off the coast of Sicily, killing the British tech tycoon, his teenage daughter and five others. Work resumed at first light, with one of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe having been used to haul the 56-metre-long (184-foot) Bayesian from beneath the waves. The upper decks appeared badly damaged while the blue hull was encrusted with mud. The Bayesian was moored off the small port of Porticello, near Palermo, in August last year when it sank during a sudden storm. The yacht was vulnerable to violent winds and was probably knocked over by gusts of more than 117 km (73 miles) per hour, an interim British report said last month. The vessel will be held in an elevated position over the weekend while checks and preparations are made, said TMC Marine, which has been leading the salvage operation, working with Dutch specialists Hebo Maritiemservice to lift the yacht 50 metres from the seabed over the past few days. It is then expected to be transported to the nearby port of Termini Imerese on Monday and handed over to the authorities who are investigating the sinking. The recovery process has been made easier after the vessel's 72-metre mast was detached using a remote-controlled cutting tool and placed on the seabed on Tuesday. In addition to Lynch, founder of the software company Autonomy, his daughter Hannah, lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda, banker Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, and chef Recaldo Thomas were killed when the yacht sank. Nine other crew members and six guests were rescued. (Reporting by Roberto Mignucci; Additional reporting by Wladimir Pantaleone, Danilo Arnone, Igor Petyx and Rosaura Bonafardino; Writing by Keith Weir; Editing by William Mallard)
Straits Times
21-06-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Tech tycoon Lynch's doomed Bayesian yacht lifted to surface
Floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 recover the \"Bayesian\" yacht of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who died when the yacht sank off Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx A drone view shows floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 recovering the \"Bayesian\" yacht of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who died when the yacht sank off Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Danilo Arnone Members of the media work during a media tour to observe floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2, recover the 'Bayesian\" yacht of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who died when the yacht sank off Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 21, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx Floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 recover the \"Bayesian\" yacht of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who died when the yacht sank off Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx Seawater is pumped out of the wreckage of the 'Bayesian' yacht, owned by the late British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, as it is recovered by the floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 21, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx PORTICELLO, Italy - Salvage experts lifted Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht to the surface and began pumping seawater out of it on Saturday, 10 months after it sank off the coast of Sicily, killing the British tech tycoon, his teenage daughter and five others. Work resumed at first light, with one of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe having been used to haul the 56-metre-long (184-foot) Bayesian from beneath the waves. The upper decks appeared badly damaged while the blue hull was encrusted with mud. The Bayesian was moored off the small port of Porticello, near Palermo, in August last year when it sank during a sudden storm. The yacht was vulnerable to violent winds and was probably knocked over by gusts of more than 117 km (73 miles) per hour, an interim British report said last month. The vessel will be held in an elevated position over the weekend while checks and preparations are made, said TMC Marine, which has been leading the salvage operation, working with Dutch specialists Hebo Maritiemservice to lift the yacht 50 metres from the seabed over the past few days. It is then expected to be transported to the nearby port of Termini Imerese on Monday and handed over to the authorities who are investigating the sinking. The recovery process has been made easier after the vessel's 72-metre mast was detached using a remote-controlled cutting tool and placed on the seabed on Tuesday. In addition to Lynch, founder of the software company Autonomy, his daughter Hannah, lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda, banker Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, and chef Recaldo Thomas were killed when the yacht sank. Nine other crew members and six guests were rescued. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
20-06-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht raised towards surface ahead of final lift
Floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 recover the \"Bayesian\" yacht of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who died when the yacht sank off Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx Floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 recover the \"Bayesian\" yacht of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who died when the yacht sank off Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx Floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 recover the \"Bayesian\" yacht of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who died when the yacht sank off Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx PALERMO, Italy - Salvage experts winched Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht towards the surface on Friday, 10 months after it went down off the coast of Sicily, killing the British tech tycoon, his teenage daughter and five others. The vessel is scheduled to be lifted out of the water in the final phase of the recovery on Saturday, TMC Marine, the company leading the salvage operation, said. "Accelerated progress in salvage works off the coast of northern Sicily mean that all preparations are now nearing completion, ahead of the delicate lifting procedure," the statement said. The work was briefly halted last month after the death of a diver involved in the operation. The 56-metre-long (184-foot) Bayesian was moored off the small port of Porticello, near Palermo, in August last year when it sank during a sudden storm. The yacht was vulnerable to violent winds and was probably knocked over by gusts of more than 117 km (73 miles) per hour, an interim UK report said last month. The recovery process has been made easier after the vessel's 72-metre mast was detached using a remote-controlled cutting tool and placed on the seabed on Tuesday. The hull of the yacht has been supported by a specially designed steel wire lifting arrangement which is, in turn, attached to a floating lifting asset. The vessel is between two barges supplied by Hebo Maritimeservice, a Dutch specialist salvage company. The salvage experts are now reinforcing the cables because the yacht will be heavier once pulled out of the water, a source at the Italian coast guard said. The yacht is expected to be transported to the nearby port of Termini Imerese on Monday and handed over to the authorities who are investigating the tragedy. Lynch's daughter Hannah, lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda, banker Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, and chef Recaldo Thomas were killed when the yacht sank. Nine other crew members and six guests were rescued. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
15-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Mike Lynch's yacht toppled by extreme wind, interim report finds
FILE PHOTO: Floating crane ship HEBO LIFT 2, which will recover the \"Bayesian\" yacht of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, leaves the port of Termini Imerese, ahead of the salvage operation off Porticello, near Palermo, Italy, May 3, 2025. REUTERS/Igor Petyx/File Photo LONDON - The superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six others, was vulnerable to violent winds and was probably knocked over by gusts of more than 117 km per hour, an interim UK report said on Thursday. The 56-metre-long (184-foot) Bayesian was moored off Porticello, near Palermo, in August last year when it was hit by a very strong downward wind, forcing it onto its side where it began taking on water, Britain's Marine Accident Investigations Branch said. Described by the boat builder's owner as basically unsinkable, Bayesian sank in about 18 minutes after the violent gusts hit, tipping it 90 degrees. The investigation established that when the yacht's retractable keel was raised, wind speeds in excess of 117 km per hour on the beam were sufficient to knock it over. The report said the yacht could also have been vulnerable to winds of lower speed. These vulnerabilities were not identified in the stability information book carried on board and were consequently unknown to either the owner or the crew. "The findings indicate that the extreme wind experienced by Bayesian was sufficient to knock the yacht over," said Andrew Moll, Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents. "Further, once the yacht had heeled beyond an angle of 70 degrees the situation was irrecoverable." The report said the 72m (78.74 yards) aluminium mast, the world's tallest, increased the vulnerability, accounting for half of the force that pushed the boat onto its side. The sinking of the Bayesian stunned the local community and those who sail in European waters. Lynch, a British tech trailblazer, had been celebrating his acquittal on 15 counts of fraud in June 2024. He was sailing with his family and friends who supported him during the U.S. trial, including his lawyer and a banker, Jonathan Bloomer. His daughter also died. 15 SECONDS The report said a sudden increase in the wind speed caused the yacht to heel over to 90 degrees in less than 15 seconds. Water came in over the starboard rails and within seconds entered the vessel down the stairwells, it said. Around 18 minutes later the yacht sunk in the 50 metre-deep sea. The Bayesian was built in 2008 by Perini Navi, an Italian luxury yacht maker. Giovanni Costantino, CEO of the Italian Sea Group, which owns Perini, said in August the yacht was "one of the safest boats in the world" and basically unsinkable. The company did not comment on the UK report. An Italian investigation into the sinking is ongoing and the British investigators said circumstances could change after more evidence is released and the wreck was examined. The yacht remains on the seabed and a salvage operation is scheduled to resume on Thursday after a diver was killed last Friday during preliminary operations to lift it. "Last week's tragedy affected all involved," said Marcus Cave, head of naval architecture and a director of TMC Marine. "However, everyone is still committed to complete this project." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
