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50m Steel Displacement

This 50-metre steel-hulled, displacement yacht combines timeless elegance with the refinement and speed to travel the globe and explore new horizons.

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Heesen’s 50-metre fast-cruising Series is the first of its kind below 500 GT to comply with IMO Tier-III regulations. A curvy, sporty exterior design complements her performance and crisp design features.

50m Aluminium FDHF

Cutting-edge naval architecture combined with smart engineering. This is arguably the most efficient hull form available in the 500GT range, and can be a perfect match for our advanced hybrid propulsion system to deliver the luxurious experience of silent cruising.

55m Steel FDHF

A uniquely successful superyacht platform, combining a world-beating, fuel-efficient Fast Displacement Hull Form, ocean-crossing range, huge interior volumes and a timeless profile.

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Fast, sleek and spacious, Heesen’s new 57m Aluminium with FDHF is set to thrill speed enthusiasts and design aficionados alike. Defined by a shapely silhouette, her beauty lies within the elegant and contemporary design, wrapped up in a high-volume 750 GT.

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At Heesen, we do not sit on our laurels. We like to embrace the future by crafting it. This is how the new 50-metre series came to be. The sales and marketing department and our engineers put their brains together to conceive the brief for a yacht that will stand the test of time. Harrison Eidsgaard put their pencils to paper inspired by our team’s vision.

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INCOGNITO 50M Motor yacht for charter

• Length: 50m (164ft)
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• Built: 2016, Overmarine, Italy

INCOGNITO is a 50m luxury superyacht built by Overmarine. With her sleek Mangusta style and a shallow draft of just 1.8m (6ft), INCOGNITO is perfect for Bahamas island hopping.

• 10.5m (40ft) Intrepid Nomad Tender
• Exhilarating top speeds of 37 knots
• Shallow draft 1.8m (6ft) perfectly suited to maximise Bahamas cruising
• Cinema room convertible to additional stateroom
• Charter competent British captain & exceptional charter crew
• Full array of water toys: Sea-Doos, SeaBobs, paddle boards & Beach Party set up
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Exhilarating cruising is guaranteed with top speeds of 37 knots (27 knot cruising) whilst retaining smoothness and comfort thanks to gyroscopic stabilisers.

Bahamas based year round, her crew know the hidden gems like no-one else.

The spacious flybridge has a fully equipped bar forward to sip a cocktail before enjoying the BBQ. The lounge area allows for open air dining with a table which transforms to a huge daybed to enjoy movies under the stars on the 40in screen. Aft is a bank of sunpads with awnings to bathe in the sun or relax in full shade, with a misting system on the flybridge and main deck aft to combat the heat.

Dining and seating areas are separated by two 55in back-to-back pop-up TVs. All her AV systems are fully integrated to synchronise throughout.

On the foredeck, a jacuzzi flanked by a huge swathe of foredeck sunpads and lounge.

Heading inside, there's a substantial fully equipped bar opposite a dining table for 10, and a forward facing lounge towards the 85in TV with surround sound. Huge picture windows keep her sophisticated, tactile interiors illuminated. For serious movie watching, head down to the cinema room on the lower deck with its 65in screen, fridge and extra-deep wall-to-wall sofa, which can be transformed to an additional seventh double cabin with single bed.

The stylish full beam master cabin with his and hers bathroom boasts a self standing bath and twin rainfall showers, his and hers walk in wardrobes, seating and a vanity. Forward, the VIP cabin with walk-in wardrobe, en suite and a vanity. Two sumptuous double cabins and a twin complete the accommodation.

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Riva 50METRI turns Carlo Riva’s dream into reality. Driven by an inspired ambition to break new ground, he created the great steel motor yachts in the celebrated Caravelle and Atlantic series during the ’60s and ’70s. His concept of experiencing the sea and the open-air life to the full achieves its finest expression yet in the new flagship. All the design decisions blend functionality and aesthetics to perfection, for optimum liveability in every outdoor space and an interrupted panorama towards the coast or horizon. Riva 50METRI reflects and even enhances the brand’s aesthetic prestige and hallmark style, giving her owner a cruising experience with supreme standards of comfort and in total peace of mind. Infinitely Riva.

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Riva 50 Metri is a series of Superyacht 164ft/50m superyachts built in in by Riva. 3 Riva 50 Metri yachts were delivered so far, with the first of these series, motor yacht Fora in 2023 , followed by 2019 Race , 2021 Fifty .

Created to a design of Officina Italiana Design, 50 Metri has a Displacement Steel hull and Aluminium superstructure driven by 2 x MTU Iron Man 8v 4000 M63 engines to a maximum speed of 15 knots while comfortably cruising at 14 knots. The fuel tank has a capacity of 48500l/10660gal what allows a yacht to cover nautical miles without the need to refuel. Riva 50 Metri has a beam of 9m/30ft. The gross tonnage of this Superyacht Riva is gross tons. That shows exactly how much interior space this yacht has.

Riva 50 Metri can accommodate up to 10 people in 5 elegant staterooms to be assisted by a total of 9 crew members with 5 cabins for crew members.

Riva 50 mt realises the dream of Carlo Riva who, in the 1960s and ‘70s, driven by his brilliantly ambitious desire to exceed every limit, created the famous Caravelle and Atlantic series steel motor yachts of which Riva 50 mt is the worthy heir, with her peerless standards of aesthetics, style and innovation.

At 50 meters long and with a maximum beam of 9 meters, she offers an outstanding experience at sea, featuring comfort, elegance, care over detail and exceptional yacht building expertise. These are values that have made Riva a legend in the international yachting world. The masterpiece from Riva Supers Division is a cutting-edge work of naval engineering, bringing together the most advanced technological solutions and unmistakable styling to satisfy the refined tastes and demanding expectations of her Italian owner.

Majestic in her elegance, Riva 50 mt is a product of the partnership between Officina Italiana Design, the firm headed by Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta that designs the entire Riva range on an exclusive basis and the engineering team selected to design the new Riva super yachts with the Ferretti Group Product Strategy Committee.

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The first model in the Riva Superyachts Division, the 50METRI comes as a result of decades of innovation and ambition from Carlo Riva, who always wanted to broaden the yard’s offer of pleasure and sport yachts. She is constructed entirely of aluminium and is overall a naval engineering work of art. The 50METRI has combined the iconic Riva aesthetic prestige and refined taste with advanced technological solutions and seamless functionality for a cruising experience like no other. Her interior remains completely customisable to her owner’s liking. She can accommodate ten guests in five staterooms, including a master on the main deck for an added sense of privacy.

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PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank in deep seas off Sicily, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who was celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with the people who had defended him at trial.

The luxury sailboat, off Porticello near Palermo, was about 50 meters (164 feet) underwater — far deeper than most recreational divers are certified for and a depth that requires special precautions. Recovery crews could only stay for 12-minute shifts, a measure that slowed efforts to reach the cramped inside of the wreck.

Divers tag-teamed the shifts and were using a remote-controlled underwater vehicle, or ROV, to help in the search. They hadn't been able to access the below-deck cabins because they were blocked by furniture that shifted during the violent storm that struck the vessel early Monday. Rescue crews said they assume the missing six are in those cabins because the storm struck when most would be sleeping, but the teams haven’t verified their presence there through portholes.

The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, was moored about a kilometer (a half-mile) offshore when a storm rolled in before 4 a.m. Monday. Civil protection officials said they believed the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout, and sank quickly .

Grainy film from closed-circuit cameras from shore, broadcast on the website of the Giornale di Sicilia, showed the majestic, illuminated 75-meter (246-foot) mast of the Bayesian weathering the storm and then disappearing over the course of a minute.

Fifteen of the 22 people aboard survived, including a mother who reported holding her 1-year-old baby over the waves to save her. One body was recovered, identified by officials as the Antiguan-born on-board chef. The rest of the 10-person crew survived, including the captain whom prosecutors reportedly sought to interview.

The survivors were rescued by a nearby sailboat after getting into a lifeboat.

Lynch, who was once hailed as Britain’s king of technology, was cleared in June of fraud and conspiracy charges in a U.S. federal trial related to Hewlett Packard’s $11 billion takeover of his company, Autonomy Corp. His wife, Angela Bacares, survived the sinking. Hannah Lynch, the couple’s 18-year-old daughter, is reportedly unaccounted for.

Also unaccounted for are Christopher Morvillo, one of Lynch’s lawyers, and his wife, Neda; and Jonathan Bloomer, a chairman at Morgan Stanley International and the former head of the Autonomy audit committee who testified in Lynch’s defense, and his wife.

Karsten Borner, the captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, which rescued the survivors, said he was close enough to see the Bayesian as the storm came in.

“A moment later, she was gone,” he said.

“It’s a great, great tragedy,” said Britain’s ambassador to Italy, Edward Llewellyn, who visited Porticello on Tuesday. Britain sent four investigators to the scene, given the disaster involved a British-flagged ship and British citizens were among the missing.

Luca Cari, a spokesman for the rescue teams, said the search was proceeding much more slowly than another big shipwreck in Italy, the 2012 Costa Concordia cruise ship that flipped on its side off Tuscany's coast, because of the depth of the wreck and the limited space divers have to maneuver.

“That was much simpler. Here everything is more tight," he said.

The outing was intended at least in part as a celebration of Lynch’s acquittal and a “looking forward to what was coming next,” said Reid Weingarten, a Washington attorney and a member of Lynch’s defense team who was not on the yacht.

“A lot of people went, a lot of people were planning to go and then, of course, this happened,” Weingarten said.

Weingarten worked with Morvillo and said he “was like a brother.”

Aki Hussain, CEO of international insurer Hiscox Group, where Bloomer was chairman, said the company was “deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event.”

“Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular our Chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife Judy, who are among the missing, and with their family as they await further news from this terrible situation,” he added.

Among the survivors, the Emslie family was released from Palermo's pediatric hospital on Tuesday. Charlotte Golunski had reported that she momentarily lost hold of her 1-year-old daughter, Sofia, in the water but then managed to hold her up over the waves until they were both pulled to safety, doctors said.

The father, identified by ANSA news agency as James Emslie, also survived.

“They don't talk much, primarily because they consider themselves survivors and they don't understand why they survived given what they went through,” said Dr. Domenico Cipolla, head of the emergency room at Di Cristina pediatric hospital.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Cipolla said the parents had been in touch with other survivors, who are being housed at a nearby hotel and were waiting for other family members to arrive in Sicily.

The Bayesian, built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Navi, is registered to Revtom Ltd., according to online maritime database Equasis. Bacares, Lynch's wife, is listed as Revtom's sole owner, according to corporate registration documents from the Isle of Man.

According to online charter companies, it had been available for charter for 195,000 euros (about $215,000) a week and was notable for its massive 75-meter-tall (246-foot-tall) aluminum mast, one of the tallest in the world.

The coast guard said to date there was no trace of fuel leaks from the wreckage.

In an unrelated event, Lynch's co-defendant in the Autonomy trial who was also cleared, Stephen Chamberlain, was killed Sunday when he was hit by a car while running in Cambridgeshire, England, said Chamberlain's lawyer, Gary Lincenberg.

Winfield reported from Rome. Associated Press writers Eric Tucker in Washington; and Danica Kirka and Kelvin Chan in London, contributed to this report.

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

Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat, in Porticello, southern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht Tuesday to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Salvatore Cavalli]

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.

Italian Firefighters scuba divers return to the harbor with a body bag, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in the Sicilian village of Porticello near Palermo, in southern Italy. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli

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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.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Tankoa 50M S501 (New – 2025)

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Tankoa 50M S501 Aluminium Superyacht for Sale – Delivery June 2025 – Up to 12 Guests in 6 Staterooms – Master Suite on Main Deck – Stabilized – Under Construction in Italy – Charter Compliant – Speculation Yacht

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Tankoa 50M S501 (New – 2025) Description

The TANKOA 50M S501 Superyacht is part of the successful S501 series, all built in aluminium and designed by Francesco Paszkowski, just below 500GT. This motor yacht for sale is actually the seventh hull built out from the same platform and therefore a very well proven project, boasting a very efficient hull, relatively light displacement and shallow draft, which means also very low consumption levels. This 163’ 5” yacht is now under construction and available for sale, with delivery planned by June 2025.

The timeless design is sleek and ingenious. The horizon is a luxury that the S501 gifts again and again. Glass bulwarks and fold-out balconies maximise the many uninterrupted views of water and landscape. The generous relaxation areas are wide open spaces that invite you to spread out, to roam, to share or relish your privacy. Handcrafted to the Owner’s specifications, the TANKOA 50M S501 is the finest and most beautiful 50metre vessel on the water today featuring a wonder of comfort and modern elegance.

Stepping onboard, you will immediately notice the amazing large spaces. Her innovative layout makes the S501 seem far larger than any other 50 metre yacht with a 9.4 metre beam. The aft terrace is especially wide. A true lounge of refined luxury.

Foldable balconies open out both sides to extend the terrace area and enhance the sense of boundless freedom. The open-air deck can be fitted with sunbeds, sofas, coffee tables and a bar. Owner’s choice, naturally.

The upper deck terrace is intended as a large dining space and panoramic lounge. From the higher vantage, the horizon appears amplified. Here is pure relaxation. Inside this deck, an inspired option is the custom-fitted Venetian blinds filter the sun’s rays to create perfect, bespoke lighting. The frameless glass bulwarks are exclusive to Tankoa Yachts, an installation of rare innovation and skill.

The sundeck includes a spacious living space with pool, from where the panoramic view is made for you.

The beach club platform extends over the water to make a deep, wide pier. This unique and vast modern pleasure area is the place to enter the water and swim, dive, paddleboard. Play as you please.

Designed for total privacy, the foredeck can be customised to house an open-air lounge with retractable columns to support a sun-protective gazebo. Situate your solarium here. The foredeck includes the option of a touch and go helideck. The unique bow shape increases the storage capacity for the tender, e-bikes and jet-skis.

The large interior spaces are for the Owners to assert their style. Custom furniture, marble bathroom fittings and smooth wood aspects are among the options.

The Owner’s en-suite stateroom room on the main deck is the yacht’s most prestigious space. Balconies both sides are for the exclusive use of the Owner – to enjoy the sea without leaving the apartment and to widen this personal saloon. An en-suite VIP cabin is adjacent. The lower deck houses two VIP cabins and two guest cabins, with space for gym and spa. Thus, the yacht can accommodate in comfort and style up to 12 guests in 6 en-suite staterooms.

The TANKOA 50M S501 (traditional propulsion) is engineered for ‘near-silent’ low consumption, long-range cruising and outstanding speed performance. The displacement hull features planing characteristics. With its optimised twin 1599 Hp Diesel engines, this is a yacht that really moves, sailing at a maximum speed of 17 knots and cruising at 15 knots and a maximum range of 3750 nautical miles at her economical speed of 12 knots.

Regarding her previous sisterships, Tankoa have introduced some design updates on this hull, such as larger windows on all decks, less structural pillars between main windows, lengthen the sundeck and no thresholds between cockpits and saloons, just to mention a few.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

• Builder: Tankoa Yachts S.p.A. (Italy)
• Model: Tankoa 50m S501
• Hull Number: 07
• Exterior and Concept Designer: Francesco Paszkowski Design
• Naval Architect: Names Studio
• Engineering: Tankoa Yachts, Names Studio
• Interior Designer for Owner’s and Guest Areas: TBD
• Interior Designer for Crew Areas: Tankoa Yachts
• Type: Motor Yacht / Superyacht / Tri-deck Yacht
• Hull Type: Displacement
• Hull Material: Light Aluminium Alloy (5083)
• Superstructure Material: Light Aluminium Alloy (5083)
• Decks: Teak
• Length Overall: 49.80 m (163’ 5”)
• Length Between Perpendiculars: 49.41 m (162’ 1”)
• Beam (max): 9.40 m (30’ 10”)
• Depth: 4.15 m (13’ 7”)
• Draught Half (underside keel): 2.32 m (7’ 7”)
• Draught Max (underside keel): 2.42 m (7’ 11”)
• Scantling Draught (from b. l.): 2.25 m (7’ 5”)
• Displacement Light Weight: 320,000 kgs (705,479 lbs)
• Displacement Half Load: 374,000 (824,529 lbs)
• Displacement Full Load: 402,000 kgs (886,258 lbs)
• Gross Tonnage (ITC ’69): 499 GT
• Classification: ✠ 100 A1, SSC, YACHT, MONO, G6, [✠] LMC, MCA – REG Yacht Code Part A Compliant
• Classification Society: Lloyd’s Register EMEA
• Flag State Authority: TBD
• Location: Liguria, Italian Riviera, Italy
• Type / Fuel: Twin Screw Diesel
• Main Engines: 2 x 1599 Hp (1193 kW) CATERPILLAR C32 @ 2300 RPM IMO Tier III EPA Tier 4
• Max Speed (@ half load condition and 100 % of max power: 17 knots
• Cruising Speed (@ half load condition and 85% of max power): 15 knots
• Economic Speed (@ half load condition): 12 knots
• Range @ Economic Speed (90% of fuel oil usable): 3750 NM
• Gearboxes:2 x Marine reverse-reduction gearboxes RENTJES WAF542L 1:3,955 reduction rate, with hydraulically operated multi-disc clutches with trailing/trolling lubrication oil pump, fitted to assure over the top outward Yacht rotation of the propellers
• Shaft Lines: 2 x Water lubricated propeller shafts, made in Aquamet 17
• Propellers: 2 x Statically balanced propellers DETRA, each having 6 medium skew fixed blades (designed for high efficiency and low-pressure transmission to the hull), built of Nickel Aluminium Bronze Alloy
• Rudders: Controlled by 2 electric double effect pistons, OPEM SISTEMI, capacity will be 2200 daNm, movement will be proportional, electrically synchronized. Possible to control the two rudders independently from the wheelhouse, for better manoeuvring, maximum rudder angle: +/- 35 degrees
• Total Fuel Oil: 57,300 l (15,137 USG)
• Total Fresh Water (including sprinkler reserve): 16,200 l (4,280 USG)
• Total Grey and Black Waters: 9,800 l (2,589 USG)
• Clean Oil Capacity: 1,400 l (370 USG)
• Dirty Lube Oil: 1,400 l (370 USG)
• Sludge Tanks: 1,000 l (264 USG)

ACCOMMODATION

• Up to 12 Guests in 6 en-suite staterooms
• Master Cabin (double King-size island bed) on main deck with private study at the entrance, private terrace with opening balcony, dressing room, His & Hers en-suite bathroom with shower
• Double VIP cabin on main deck with walk-in dressing room, closets and en-suite bathroom
• 2 x VIP Cabins belowdecks, each with double island beds, closets and en-suite bathrooms
• 2 x Twin Guest cabins belowdecks, each with closets and en-suite bathrooms
• Saloon, dining, day-head and pantry on main deck
• Day-head and pantry on upper deck
• Large fully equipped galley on lower deck next to crew area
• Stern beach club with day-head
• 9 Crew in 5 en-suite cabins
• Captain’s cabin on upper deck (double) with en-suite bathroom
• 4 x Crew cabins on lower deck, each with bunkbeds and en-suite facilities
• Crew mess, laundry room and dinette

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

• Three phases alternative current at 400V, 50 Hz for the main switchboard
• Single phase alternative current at 230V, 50 Hz for small power services
• 24V DC for lighting, signalling circuits, control equipment, navigation aids and all services indicated as emergency ones by the Rules
• Essential normal services are fed via inverter 24V DC/220V AC
• The yacht’s power generation and distribution are managed by a proper Power Managing System (PMS)
• Shore supply with a rated power 120 kW, p.f. 0,8, at 400V, 50 Hz, 3-phase + neutral ASEA AC150-3/2 will consist of two solid state electronic converter, air cooled; it is capable to be fed at a voltage in the range from 170 to 520 +/- 10%, 40 to 70 Hz , 3-phase , and with the output of 150 kVA, acting in this way also as isolation transformer from the ashore electrical system
• Shore power cables of suitable section, length 25 m, with 24V DC (GLENDINNING cm9 or similar), powered reel
• 24V DC installed for the various services. Batteries in Gel, lithium-ion or lead-acid type, according to their usage
• All the batteries installed inside suitable battery boxes, as per Classification Society requirements
• 2 x Battery packs of 24V DC batteries: one for services and one for emergency use, both with adequate capacity, as per Classification Society requirements
• Radio Batteries: Essential communication and navigation equipment connected to a dedicated battery bank, according to Flag State authority’s and Classification Society’s regulations
• Service Batteries: One group of 24V DC batteries for service systems and might be positioned in the Emergency Generator Room. Capacity and other features as per Classification Society requirements
• Generator Starting Batteries: One battery bank provided one for each generator starting
• Engine Starting Batteries: One battery bank provided for each engine starting
• Emergency Batteries: One group of 24V DC batteries provided for emergency services. Supplies all those loads and devices considered essential for the ship’s safety
• Battery Chargers: Of adequate power, suitable for supplied batteries, installed for the above-mentioned batteries. A dedicated charger will charge service batteries
• Generators: 2 x 118 ekW @ 1500 RPM CAT or equivalent, with silence exhaust

OTHER MAIN MACHINERY

• Bow Thruster: Transversal propeller CMC TP100 installed at the bow. Fitted into a 630 mm diameter tunnel, electrically driven, frequency controlled, 110 kW, thrust of at least 16.7 kN
• Stabilizer System: For comfort and stability on board, non-retractable CMC stabilizer fins (2) system for ship under way and at zero speed
• 1 x e/hydraulic power pack fitted in lazarette, to operate the aft gangway, the boarding ladder, the garage shell door and the crane
• 1 x e/hydraulic power pack fitted in a technical locker in the crew area to supply the opening windows on main deck
• 1 x e/hydraulic power pack fitted in the fore technical room to supply the rescue crane
• Series of separate bilge suctions, arranged according to Classification Society and Flag Authority requirements
• Main bilge manifold connected to the self-priming, centrifugal bilge E/pump 9kW, feed by inverter (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent) for normal operation, or to the fire similar E/pump as a backup
• Fore peak served by a dedicate self-priming centrifugal bilge pump (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• If required, a dedicated bilge pump can be installed in the aft Beach Area
• Suitable series of fire hydrants, arranged for granting a coverage in compliance with Classification Society and Flag Authority requirements
• Main fire manifold will be external to the engine room. The feeding line (from main and back up pumps), running inside the engine room, is connected to the fire manifold through an isolating valve, arranged above main deck in an easily accessible position
• The fire pump, drawing water from main sea chests, is connected to the fire manifold. As a backup, the bilge pump is properly piped in order to perform fire service in the event of some failures of fire pump
• Relief valve fitted on fire pump delivery
• Fire system arranged in such a way that the fire pump suction can be switched (as a backup, and through a filter) on the bilge system, in the event of failures of the bilge pump
• Diesel motor pump (GIANNESCHI or GARBARINO) provided on main deck for emergency operation of bilge system or fire system
• Black & Grey Water System: Centralized vacuum unit mod JETS EDGE (or equivalent), installed inside the engine room, composed by two macerator vacuum pumps of 30m3/h, 400V, 3 kW and relevant automatic control system (for maintaining a suitable vacuum inside collecting manifolds)
• Sewage Treatment Plant: Physical- biological sewage treatment unit (HAMANN HL COUNT PLUS, or equivalent, 6000 l/day), in accordance with USCG regulations for wastewater, IMO approved and compliant with latest MPEC.227(67), EU MED, MCA and USCG type 2, capable of working with both black and grey water
• Fuel Transfer: Fuel transfer system to allow fuel pumping from and to fuel storage tanks, and the suction from the overflow tank
• Fuel Purification: Fuel purifier (MAHLE KFWA 1) connected to the fuel suction manifold
• Fuel Oil Filters: Main engines and generators fitted with dedicated fuel oil pre-filters (Duplex) against water contamination, SEPAR type
• Bilge Pump: Bilge centrifugal E/pump installed inside the engine room, sized according to Classification Society and Flag Authority requirements (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• Fuel Oil Transfer Pumps: 2 x Fuel transfer centrifugal E/pumps (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• Self-priming centrifugal E/pump for tender refuelling installed inside the aft technical locker, connected to the daily tank and complete with a filling gun (with automatic shut-off device) and a mechanical liter counter (PIUSI or equivalent)
• Hand transfer pump provided for emergency
• Clean Oil Pump: Self-priming E/pump (gear type) installed for transferring lube oil from clean oil tank to the users (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• Dirty Oil Pump: Self-priming E/pump (volumetric type, with metal helical rotor) installed for transferring spent oil from the users either to dirty oil tank or towards a shore facility (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• Grey Water Pump: Electric driven grey water pump (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• Fresh Water Pumps: Water pressure group composed of 2 self-priming centrifugal E/pumps for freshwater distribution to the users, fitted with an electronic pressure regulation system (variable speed drive control for pumps and motors (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• Hot Water Pumps: 2 x Circulation pumps (one in service, one in standby) for hot water distribution to the users (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• Sea Water Cooling Pumps: Main engines and generators will have their own sea water pumps (gear driven)
• Air Conditioning Sea Water Pumps: 2 x Sea water pumps will be provided for feeding the main chiller unit
• Air Conditioning Fresh Water Pumps: 2 x Freshwater pumps will be provided for allowing the chilled water circulation
• Water Maker: Reverse osmosis desalination system using two independent stainless-steel units fed with sea water (nominally) 12,000 l per day (at 25°C sea water temperature), IDROMAR Model MC 5DX Capacity at 25°C 250 l/h – Power 400V 3-phases
• Water Softener: IDROMAR active carbon filter, UV sterilizer, silver ions dosing station
• Water Heaters: 2 x Electric hot water stainless steel heaters (with total capacity of 500 l and 6 kW). To keep hot water circulating and ready to users, two circulating pumps are installed (GARBARINO, GIANNESCHI or equivalent)
• Air Compressor: Screw type air compressor, high capacity (GIANNESCHI or equivalent, installed in the engine room to supply 6 bar compressed air to on-board service: horn, sea intakes cleaning. Free compressed air users, with quick connection for hose, fitted one in aft garage, one in engine room and one close to forward tender storage location. Capacity about 900 l/min
• Air Conditioning System: The A/C system (HEINEN & HOPMAN or equivalent) is based upon a chilled water unit, fitted inside the engine room due to supply the air handling units and the fan coils throughout the yacht, by means of dedicated centrifugal pumps with fully automatic control. The chilled water unit includes a suitable number of refrigerating compressors, condensers and evaporators, properly sized to achieve the required performance of the A/C system
• Air Treatment Unit: External air treated by one or more AHU (Air Handling Unit) dimensioned so to provide at least 25 m3/ h air circulation per person with an adequate number of air changes (3 changes per hour in public spaces)

GALLEY, PANTRY & LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT

• Fridge and freezer custom-made columns included in the galley. Fridges will be able to maintain a minimum temperature of 0°C and freezers will be able to maintain a minimum temperature of -20 °C
• A chilled garbage locker can be optionally provided, positioned in the forward technical locker, on the lower deck
• Dumbwaiter: Fitted between main deck and upper deck
• The full list of the galley, pantry and laundry is to be agreed between Buyer and Yard, within the allowances

ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT

• Entertainment/domotic is the CRESTRON system (or equivalent), which is a complete and modular solution for the distribution of digital services over a single physical infrastructure. Such system will replace the infrastructures traditionally employed to provide similar services, enhancing their functionality and simplifying their integration. Through the domotic system can also be controlled lights, curtains and A/C thermostats in the guest and owner’s areas
• Server Rack: 2 x Rack cabinets provided for the A/V system. The relevant technical space dedicated to A/V racks might be located on the main deck technical locker
• LCD-TV 4k HDR
• Ceiling Loudspeakers (5+1 for Main Areas)
• ATV system for audio/video streaming for personal devices
• Blu-Ray for Bd contents
• 8” iPads to control A/V system and domotic system
• Wi-Fi access points
• 1 x Aft Main Deck
• 2 x Main deck Starboard and port side, external walkways
• 1 x Engine Room
• 1 x Main Mast
• 2 x Dedicated monitors for the CCTV system positioned in wheelhouse and crew mess
• The full list of the entertainment equipment is to be agreed between Buyer and Yard, within the allowances

NAVIGATION /COMMUNICATION & SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT

• Steering actuator with wheel
• Bow thruster control lever and running indicator
• Main engines throttles
• Main engines panels, key, start/stop buttons and alarm signal
• Emergency stop for main engines
• Rudder angle indicator
• Stabilizer fins control panel
• Steering tiller
• Slave bow thruster control lever
• NMEA data repeater
• Main engines throttles and rev counter
• Main engines throttles start/stop buttons and alarm signal, emergency stops
• GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety System) (Area A3)
• Horn: bronze + brass chrome plated, pneumatic three tones, horn as per Flag Authority requirements (controlled by the integrated navigation system). In case of emergency a second back-up electrically operated Horn will be able to be operated from the wheelhouse.
• Intercom System
• Engine room
• Emergency steering location
• Telephone System: VOlP telephone system, based on Wi-Fi technology, for external and internal communications. VOIP cordless telephones for all Owner + guest areas; fixed telephones with standard VOIP for all crew areas
• Mobile phone, European standard LTE system
• Service Call: A/V system to service call functionality. Service bell with audible and visible signalling on two master stations (one in the galley and one in the crew mess)
• Nautical Instruments: A round clock, a barometer and a thermometer installed inside the wheelhouse or in the radio room
• The full list of the navigation, communication and signalling equipment is to be agreed between Buyer and Yard, within the allowances

DECK EQUIPMENT

• Anchor Windlasses: 2 x Vertical windlasses OPEM SISTEMI, each with a wildcat gypsy and capstan driven by an electric motor. Drums in polished stainless steel and shafts in stainless steel. Two remote controls wire connected will be provided for windlasses operation
• Mooring Capstans: 2 x Electric capstans on the aft deck or stern platform, capable to rotate in both directions OPEM SISTEMI. Operated with deck-mounted push buttons. Drums in polished stainless steel and shafts in stainless steel
• Anchors: 2 x Hot dip galvanized High Holding Power anchors, made in steel. Weight approx. 262 kg. Each anchor is connected to the anchor chain by means of a D-type shackle and swivel. Chain rollers, chain stoppers and quick release included
• Anchor Chains: 2 x U2 high tensile steel galvanized chains with calibrated stud link will be provided. Size and length will be according to Classification Society requirements
• Gangway: Electro-hydraulic operated retractable aft gangway, COSNAV, fitted on aft starboard side, under the main deck, with up and down, in and out movements
• Side Boarding Ladder: Portable light alloy or carbon fibre ladder to connect the yacht to the shore when moored alongside (MARQUIP or similar)
• Embarkation Ladder: Electro-hydraulic operated side embarkation ladder, COSNAV, housed in the main deck bulwark on starboard side
• Swimming Ladder: Removable carbon fibre ladder to be used as swimming ladder, fitted to the transom door and port garage door when opened as swimming platform
• Telescopic Top Deck Access Ladder: Removable access ladder (telescopic) with fixed supports on the top roof, between the bridge deck and the top roof, to access the mast for equipment inspection and maintenance
• Tender Handling System: In the garage space, adequately reinforced and integrated with the support structure of the trans-elevator of max working load 1,700 kgs, electro-hydraulic operated for the handling of the main tender stored in the garage, diesel main tender of length about 6.00 m, maximum weight of 1,700 kgs and maximum height of 1.10 m.
• Covers: Protective covers for anchor windlasses, ship’s bell, capstans, horns and search lights. Windscreen with screen covers
• Jack Staff: Aluminium painted, removable, jack staff fitted on the bow, as per Tankoa standard and design
• Flagpole: Flagpole for the ensign, with tapered section, 2 m long, with truck and top pulley for the halyard and cleat or stainless-steel bitt at the lower part, installed on the aft upper deck
• Ship’s Bell: Chromium-plated brass ship’s bell, diameter approx. 300 mm, engraved with the yacht’s name and year of delivery and fitted on the fore deck, hanging on a stainless-steel support
• Window Wipers: SPEICH heavy duty electric window wipers fitted on forward wheelhouse windows, suitable for marine use, with a selector switch for intermittent running. Model of silent type and synchronized, with access to electric motors. Freshwater spray, (operated by a push button solenoid valve, mounted on the wheelhouse console), for each front window
• Chain Washing: Anchor hawse pipe in order to supply water for chain washing
• Custom Pool System: Sun deck custom-made pool fitted in accordance with then G.A. plan, (maker FLY PROJECT or equivalent), with hydro massage system, heater, and filtration system. Filling line connected to the yacht freshwater system and discharge via the overboard and capacity of approximately 700 l
• Underwater Lights: 10 x SEA VISION (or CANTALUPI, OCEAN LED, or equivalent) lights

SAFETY & SECURITY

• Fire Extinguishers: Foam, powder and CO2 fire extinguishers, type and number in accordance with Class Society and Flag requirements
• Fire Hoses: Fire hoses and nozzles, as per Flag State Authority and Classification Society requirements
• Fireman Locker: Fireman locker fully equipped with all the devices and accessories required by Classification Society and Flag Authority. (Fireman suit, breathing apparatus, air-bottles, axes, fire-blanket, boots, etc.)
• Medical Kit: Owner will supply the medical kits, according to Flag Authority requirements
• Life Buoys: Suitable number of life buoys (marked with painted yacht’s name and port of registry), with buoyant line and/or (with self-igniting light and self-activating smoke-signal), according to Flag Authority requirements
• Parachute Flares: Suitable number of parachute flares and smoke signals, according to Flag Authority requirements
• Life Jackets: Suitable number of approved type life jackets (including children and XXXL sizes), according to Flag Authority requirements
• Line Throwing Devices: Set of approved type line throwing devices according to Flag Authority requirements
• Life Rafts: Suitable number of inflatable life rafts, with hydrostatic release and survival kit (SOLAS approved), number and the capacity according to the Flag Authority Requirements
• Galley Hood Duct Fire Extinguishing System: Fire extinguishing system (ULTRAFOG) installed in the galley hood exhaust duct
• Engine Room Fire Extinguishing System: Installed according to Classification Society and Flag Authority requirements, with adequate nozzles and a release handle situated in the emergency control panel inside an aft locker on the main deck
• Accommodation Fire Extinguishing System: High-pressure water mist extinguisher (ULTRAFOG) with ceiling bulb nozzles fitted in every accommodation area; though centralized, divided in zones, so to be activated only in a specific area. The monitoring and functioning control panel is fitted in the wheelhouse, in accordance with the Rules and approved by Classification Society
• Fire Dampers: Fitted as per Classification Society and Flag State authority requirements. Fire dampers are fire safe with local automatic operation
• Fire Alarm System: Installed (with sensors fitted throughout the yacht), as per Classification Society requirements. The control unit is fitted inside the wheelhouse and a repeat panel will be fitted in the crew mess. A connection (common alarm) will be provided to the monitoring system. The fire alarm system will be connected with the manual fire alarm buttons throughout the yacht. One or more heat or smoke detectors will be fitted in each cabin, room and technical space, according to Classification Society: they will actuate an audible alarm inside wheelhouse

MISCELLANEOUS

• Mooring Lines: With an eye on one end. Diameter and length according to Classification Society requirements. Diameter will be about 30/40mm and length about 40m ended with leather. Material of the lines will be nylon; colour will be black
• One towing line made in polypropylene, diameter and length according to Classification Society requirements. Diameter will be about 30/40mm
• Boat Hooks: 2 x Aluminium extensible boat hooks, 4m length
• Rope Ladder: One provided for pilot boarding
• Signal Shapes: 3 balls, 1 cone and 1 diamond, black colour and folding type. Signal shapes will be approved type, made in plastic or fabric, to avoid damaging to around outfitting equipment
• Fenders: 8 x White sausage type fenders. The diameter will be 490mm and the length will be 1400mm and 4 x balloon fenders of diameter 700mm. Fenders provided with polyester tails of 10m each, black colour, diam. 12mm; and black textile covers for all the fenders
• Fender Holders: 8 x Aluminium alloy leather and wool covered fender holders 150mm wide fitted on main deck side bulwarks, with cleats and line eyes.

TENDERS & WATERSPORTS

• TBD – Owner’s supply

5 Years on the hull, 2 years on the rest of ship’s the systems

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Sunseeker 50M Ocean is a custom motor yacht due to launch in 2021 by Icon Yachts.

ICON Yachts, the Dutch Master yacht builders are a custom superyacht shipyard located in the Netherlands.

Sunseeker 50M Ocean measures 48.35 metres in length, with a max draft of 2.10 feet and a beam of 9.25 feet. She has a gross tonnage of 499 tonnes.

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Superyacht sinks latest: Investigators looking into possible manslaughter - Italian media

Divers have recovered the body of the final missing person after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily. The family of Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah have released a statement - with tributes also pouring in for the pair.

Friday 23 August 2024 22:57, UK

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• Seven bodies recovered after five-day search of superyacht wreckage off Sicily
• Prosecutors investigating shipwreck and manslaughter - reports
• Divers discover body of final missing person
• 'Unspeakable grief': Lynch family releases statement
• Hannah Lynch's sister pays tribute to 'my little angel'
• Friend pays tribute to 'brilliant mind' Mike Lynch
• Explained: Inside the superyacht | What challenges have faced divers?
• Eyewitness:  Sombre scenes greet rescue teams as final body is brought ashore

We're pausing our coverage for tonight but here is a recap of what we know:

• The final body was found and recovered from the wreckage of the sunken Bayesian;
• Hannah Lynch, 18-year-old daughter of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, was the only person still unaccounted for;
• Tributes have flooded in for the teenager, including from her older sister Esme Lynch; 
• Oxford University, where Hannah was set to start studying English next month, also sent condolences;
• Authorities will now switch to a methodical and meticulous  "investigation mode", marine investigator James Wilkes told Sky News;
• He also said it was "unfair" to start blaming the crew of the Bayesian for its sinking before facts could be established;
• Italian authorities are expected to reveal further information about their investigation tomorrow morning in a news conference.

Italian authorities are expected to reveal further information about their investigation tomorrow in a news conference.

Prosecutors in the town of Termini Imerese, near where the Bayesian superyacht went down, will begin the news conference at 9am UK time.

Search and rescue teams finished their task of searching for those uncounted for from the Bayesian's sinking today.

Divers have spent all week searching the shipwreck, looking for six people missing after the vessel foundered on Monday morning.

Of those six, all but one had been found by this morning. At around 11am UK time, the final body, believed to be that of 18-year-old Hannah Lynch, was discovered.

It was brought to shore shortly after, signalling an end to five days of intense search operations.

Below, we have a look at some images from the operation today as it unfolded:

The speed at which the Bayesian sunk is "puzzling" and testimony from the crew will be "absolutely fundamental" in understanding how it happened, says the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Sailing Technology.

Dr Jean-Baptise Souppez, an expert in mechanical, biomedical and design engineering, told Sky News a vessel like the Bayesian "shouldn't sink that fast".

"For a ship that size to go down in a matter of minutes is particularly puzzling," he said.

"I think it's important to remember that all these vessels are built to very strong rules and regulations. And one of the reasons this is so puzzling is because those rules should ensure that this doesn't happen."

Investigations into the ship's foundering are already beginning to get underway, where the evidence supplied by survivors will be crucial, according to Dr Souppez.

"A lot of the job will be to try to establish a timeline of what happened prior to the events, in terms of the storm warning and what measures were taken on the vessel," he adds. 

"What happened during the crucial minute? From the moment the ship started to lean on its side up until it sank. For this, the accounts from the survivors and the crew will be absolutely fundamental.

"But it will also be a lot of physical evidence from the wreck that the divers have been able to collect, and more that they will be able to observe in the future."

A maritime investigator says the first priority of the Bayesian's crew would likely have been to prepare the ship for the oncoming storm, rather than wake all sleeping passengers.

James Wilkes said the watchkeeper on the yacht "might have considered" waking captain James Cutfield, who he "imagines would have been asleep" at the time.

"He would go down, wake him up, explain what he's got," Mr Wilkes told Sky News. 

"The master then would take over. He would make the decisions about raising the rest of the crew, if they're going to lift the anchor and start the engines, motor the vessel out pointed into the weather, that would require all the crew. 

"And I should imagine they would have also briefed some or all of the passengers. But their first priority would have been to get the vessel ready to take on the weather that was approaching."

Mr Wilkes added that those steps were likely taken but "by the sounds of it", the Bayesian was overwhelmed by the weather incredibly quickly.

British technology tycoon Mike Lynch was among the people who died following the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht on Monday morning.

The vessel had arrived off the coast of Sicily on Sunday, remaining at anchor 500m from the port of Porticello overnight.

At around 3.50am local time, a violent storm sent chairs and tables into the wind on the shore, while a mini-tornado known as a waterspout is believed to have ripped through the Bayesian.

Fifteen passengers and crew members made it onto a life raft and were picked up by a nearby boat, with seven people unaccounted for from the initial 22 on the ship's manifest.

All seven were found and recovered over the following days. They are believed to be:

Divers confirmed the entrepreneur's body had been recovered yesterday.

Dubbed the "British Bill Gates", Mr Lynch has been in the headlines in recent months over a high-profile fraud case related to the £8.64bn sale of his company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 2011.

HP accused him of deliberately overstating the value of the company before it was acquired by the American technology firm. Mr Lynch denied any wrongdoing. In June, a US jury  cleared him of all charges .

Hannah Lynch

Mr Lynch's 18-year-old daughter was also on board. A body believed to be that of the teenager was found and recovered from the wreckage today.

She had been on holiday with her parents, having secured a place to study English at the University of Oxford.

Her older sister, Esme Lynch, said her younger sibling was "endlessly caring, passionately mad, unintentionally hilarious and the most amazing, supportive and joyful sister and best friend to me".

Chris Morvillo

US lawyer Chris Morvillo was among those found dead by divers yesterday.

The father-of-two worked on Mr Lynch's US fraud trial and was a partner of law firm Clifford Chance's US branch.

He was also assistant attorney for the Southern District of New York between 1995 and 2005 and worked on the terrorist investigation into the 9/11 attacks.

Neda Morvillo

Mr Morvillo's wife Neda died in the disaster alongside her husband.

The 57-year-old had a luxury jewellery brand, which she ran under her maiden name Neda Nassiri.

Recaldo Thomas

The yacht's on-board chef Recaldo Thomas died in the sinking. He was Canadian-Antiguan and part of the crew of the Bayesian.

His body was the first to be recovered from the wreckage.

Jonathan Bloomer

Jonathan Bloomer, the chairman of investment bank Morgan Stanley International, was confirmed dead yesterday.

According to the Financial Times, Mr Bloomer appeared as a defence witness for Mr Lynch during his US criminal trial, and the pair were good friends. He also chaired Autonomy's audit committee.

The 70-year-old was the chief executive of UK-Hong Kong insurer Prudential until he was ousted by the board in 2005.

He was also chairman of the insurance provider Hiscox.

Judy Bloomer

Mr Bloomer's wife Judy was on the yacht trip with her husband. Divers confirmed they found her body yesterday.

Mrs Bloomer was a former board member at The Eve Appeal charity, which focuses on gynaecological cancers.

The charity described her as a "brilliant champion for women's health and medical research... an incredible supporter, committee member, and trustee of our charity for over 20 years".

More tributes have come in now for Mike Lynch, whose body was recovered from the Bayesian yesterday.

Close friend of the Lynch family Albert Read called him "warm, funny, brilliant, loyal and exceptionally brave".

"I've never met anyone like Mike - a searing intellect, a steel that would transform the world around him, an instinct for family and friends - organising children's treasure hunts, big gatherings of neighbours in Suffolk. 

"And, with Angela, a determination to light up the worlds of art and science for his two beloved daughters.

"Warm, funny, brilliant, loyal and exceptionally brave, with a heart as big as his brain."

The final body has now been retrieved from the wreckage of the Bayesian, leaving every person accounted for who was on the ship at the time of its foundering.

The captain of the yacht, 51-year-old James Cutfield, has reportedly already been questioned by Italian authorities for two hours.

He managed to survive the sinking along with 14 other passengers and crew members - including Mike Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares.

Mr Cutfield previously told Italian media "we didn't see it coming" when asked about the extreme weather that sunk the vessel.

His brother Mark said he was a "well respected" mariner who had captained luxury yachts for eight years and previously worked for a Turkish billionaire.

He told the New Zealand Herald he'd been involved in building yachts for 30 years and also raced dinghies competitively in his youth.

A maritime investigator says it is "unfair" to start blaming the crew of the Bayesian for its sinking.

Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which owns a firm which makes and sells vessels like Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht, told Sky News they "are absolutely safe", suggesting human error was behind the boat going down.

He said the "event" that capsized the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian off the coast of Porticello, Sicily, on Monday "could have been managed with an average amount of attention".

No official cause has been given for why the boat sank and James Wilkes, a marine investigator, says it's "premature" to start casting blame around before the facts are established.

"It's not uncommon to blame seafarers and the crew when a vessel has suffered a casualty of this magnitude," he tells Sky News.

"There were a lot of people who are understandably upset about this incident. And of course, the builders of this vessel potentially have their reputations on the line, their brand on the line. 

"You can imagine why they would be so forceful in their assertions and speculation at the moment. 

"But no, I don't think it's fair right now to jump to the conclusion that the crew must have done something wrong, because we simply do not know that as a matter of fact."

He added: "None of us were there at the time when it happened, it was only those 15 survivors on board who can tell us what happened.

"They were undoubtedly doing what they possibly could to keep that ship and the passengers safe. 

"So, I think at the moment we should wait to find out what the statements of the witnesses are, and then we can draw conclusions from that point forward. 

"It is definitely premature to start casting blame and spreading  aspersions around like that."

Hannah Lynch's older sister, Esme Lynch, has paid tribute to her late sibling after her body was recovered from the wreckage of the Bayesian.

The 18-year-old, who was due to start studying English at Oxford University next month, was the last person rescue divers were searching for in the wreckage.

Esme's statement says: "Hannah often burst into my bedroom and lay down with me.

"Sometimes beaming with a smile, sometimes cheeky, sometimes for advice. No matter what, she brought boundless love to me. 

"She was endlessly caring, passionately mad, unintentionally hilarious and the most amazing, supportive and joyful sister and best friend to me. 

"And on top of all this, she had even more love to give endlessly to all her friends and passion to give to her incredible studies and goals. 

"She is my little angel, my star."

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

Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat, in Porticello, southern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht Tuesday to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Salvatore Cavalli]

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.

Italian Firefighters scuba divers return to the harbor with a body bag, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in the Sicilian village of Porticello near Palermo, in southern Italy. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli

Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Salvatore Cavalli

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.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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The last 16 minutes of the ‘Bayesian’: a timeline of the sinking of the yacht in Sicily

Italy’s corriere della sera has obtained access to the final 16 minutes of the bayesian, with a detailed reconstruction of its tragic final moments from 3:50 a.m. to 4:06 a.m, when it sank..

On Friday, search teams located the body of the daughter of British tycoon Mike Lynch . Hannah Lynch was the last person missing from the wreck of the Bayesian , the yacht that sank last Monday off the coast of Palermo, Sicily.

The luxury vessel was carrying 22 people on that fateful night of August 19. Of those on board, 12 were passengers, while 10 were crew members. Although most survived, six people were reported missing in the aftermath : the previously mentioned British businessman Mike Lynch; his daughter, Hannah Lynch; Jonathan Bloomer, the director of Morgan Stanley International; his wife, Judy Bloomer; American lawyer Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda Morvillo. Over the past few days, their bodies have been found inside the Bayesian, at rest on the bottom of the sea at a depth of 160 feet.

Luxury yacht Bayesian sinks in storm

The luxurious 184-foot yacht, flying the British flag, was built at the Perini Navi Viareggio shipyard in February 2008. The yacht boasted the world’s tallest aluminium mast, measuring 246 feet.

In addition to the storm and the powerful gusts of wind that contributed to the vessel’s destabilization and sinking, experts have also pointed to human error as a possible cause of the Bayesian’s demise. There is talk of a chain of mistakes, including open hatches and windows, improper alignment of the vessel, and poor positioning of the keel, the counterweight to the soaring mast.

Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera (link in Italian) has obtained details of the final 16 minutes of the Bayesian , thanks to the AIS (Automatic Identification System) tracking system, which links a ship’s onboard instruments to coastal stations and accurately tracks the vessel.

Final moments of the Bayesian

In this case the final moments ran from 3:50 a.m. to 4:06 a.m., the time of its tragic end.

A waterspout strikes the Bayesian. Despite being anchored, the tracking system shows a path that visually resembles a scribble: the yacht moves forward and backward, then side to side, and then once more forward and backward.

The anchor gives way, leaving the yacht fully exposed to the storm.

By this time, the yacht is taking on so much water that it becomes unmanageable. The power goes out, indicating that water has reached either the generator area or the engine room.

At 4:03 a.m., there is another slight change in the yacht’s trajectory. By 4:05 a.m., it vanishes from the tracking system after drifting about 400 yards. Surveillance footage recorded from a villa near the Porticello harbor corroborates this moment.

At 4:06 a.m., the EPIRB (emergency position-indicating radio beacon), a type of GPS that acts as an emergency beacon, automatically sends a distress signal to the Cospas-Sarsat satellite station in Bari, managed by the Coast Guard. The yacht, as reported by the 15 survivors, went down bow-first in a vertical position before coming to rest on the seafloor, starboard side down.

During these 16 terrifying minutes, 15 people managed to escape. The cook, Recaldo Thomas, died trying to get out. The other six, who were reported missing and have now been found dead, fought for their lives until the very end.