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Christensen launches 43m Custom Series Missing Link

Christensen Shipyards has announced the launch of Missing Link , the first in its 43 metre Custom Series.

Christensen signed the contract the new custom 43 metre series superyacht in March 2012. It was a deal brokered by Tom George of Tom George Yacht Group between the Vancouver yard and a US client.

“We are excited to see Missing Link sitting in the water perfectly on its lines as designed", says Christensen CEO Joe Foggio. "The hull is flawless in its finish and really strikes the attention of anyone who sees it. We are appreciative of the owners who chose Christensen to build with.”

The interior, designed by Carol Williamson and Associates, has five staterooms, a full beam skylounge and an elevator through all the decks including the sun deck. Missing Link also has a helicopter touch-and-go facility. Within the nine metre beam, the boat boasts a capacious interior. The interior design features satin finished walnut cabinetry, accented by dark high gloss furniture and inlay stone floors. Notable within the design is the use of space and large windows, bringing natural light into the interior and showing off the dark gloss to its full effect. The dining table can seat 10 people.

Outdoor spaces are also integral to the guest experience on Missing Link , with three decks and a large sundeck up top, with plenty of room for sunloungers, despite having to make room for the heli-pad. A crew of eight will look after the guests on board.

She is powered by twin MTU 12V 4000 diesel engines, which Christensen predict would give her a 16-knot top speed and a range of 3,500 nautical miles. Classified and certified to ABS Commercial Yachting Services classification & MCA-LY2 Large Commercial Yacht Code Compliant, Missing Link is due to undergo sea trials and commissioning in time for a February delivery.

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Missing Link Luxury Motor Yacht by Christensen

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Missing link (formerly project buzz) is a 43.20m motor yacht, custom built in 2015 by christensen. this luxury vessel's sophisticated exterior design and engineering are the work of christensen. her exterior is styled by the christensen team who are also responsible for the entire engineering package..

Missing Link yacht has a composite hull with a composite superstructure.

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The current position of MISSING LINK is at West Mediterranean reported 2 days ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to DYT SHIP , and expected to arrive there on Aug 29, 06:00 . The vessel MISSING LINK (IMO 9707936, MMSI 319077100) is a Yacht built in 2015 (9 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Cayman Islands .

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The prominent US builder, Christensen Shipyards , has launched the brand new 43m Custom Series motor yacht Missing Link . Set to be delivered later this month, luxury superyacht Missing Link boasts beautiful interior design by Carol Williamson & Associates .

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Christensen super yacht Missing Link provides lovely and comfortable accommodation in five well appointed staterooms. There is also a full-beam skylounge, an elevator connecting all decks including sundeck, as well as helicopter touch and go supported by a crew of 8 members.

Fully classified and certified to ABS Commercial Yachting Services classification as well as MCA-LY2 Large Commercial Yacht Code Compliant, the 43m Custom Series luxury yacht Missing Link is powered by twin MTU 12V 4000 diesel engines, expected to reach a top speed of 16 knots.

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Luxury yacht builder, Christensen Shipyards , has announced the successful launch of the 43 metre Custom Series yacht Missing Link.

Christensen’s latest Custom Series vessel combines flawless American craftsmanship with the latest technologies to produce a yacht of unequaled quality. The 143’ M/Y Missing Link boasts a massive 480 GRT for maximum interior space for the size, including five staterooms, full beam sky lounge, elevator through all decks including sundeck, and helicopter touch and go, supported by a crew of 8.Her sophisticated, modern exterior and exquisite luxury interior come together to make one of the finest yachts built by Christensen.

“We are excited to see Missing Link sitting in the water perfectly on its lines as designed. The hull is flawless in its finish and really strikes the attention of anyone who sees it. We are appreciative of the owners who chose Christensen to build with.” states Joe Foggia, CEO Christensen.

The interior, designed by Carol Williamson and Associates, offers an exquisite palate of contemporary décor. Satin finished raised panel Walnut cabinetry accented by dark high gloss furniture, and inlay stone floors grace the interior punctuating the high level of quality and detail Christensen has become renowned for.

Missing Link was brokered and owner managed by Tom George of Tom George Yacht Group. Mr. George’s experience and professionalism was an integral part of the design and construction of this vessel.

Fully classified & certified to ABS Commercial Yachting Services classification & MCA-LY2 Large Commercial Yacht Code Compliant, Missing Link will complete trials and commissioning and deliver in February. For a closer look at the Christensen code of construction, click here for an in-depth video highlighting what goes on at the Vancouver yard.

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Yard : Christensen
Type : Motor yacht
Guests : 10
Crew : 8
Cabins : 5
Length : 43.3 m / 142′1″
Beam : 9 m / 29′7″
Draft : 2.4 m / 7′11″
Year of build : 2015
Displacement : Full displacement
Type of engine : Diesel
Brand : MTU
Model : 12V 4000 M93
Engine power : 1950 hp
Total power : 3900 hp
Maximum speed : 16 knots
Cruising speed : 14 knots
Range : 3500 nm
Gross tonage : 480
Hull : GRP
Superstructure : GRP
Decking : Teak
Decks : 4

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The 43.3m/142'1" motor yacht 'Missing Link' was built by Christensen in the United States at their Vancouver shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Carol Williamson & Associates and she was delivered to her owner in April 2015. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Christensen.

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Missing Link has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 8 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Her features include an elevator and air conditioning.

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Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, with teak decks, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin diesel MTU (12V 4000 M53) 12-cylinder 1,851hp engines running at 1800rpm, she comfortably cruises at 14 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots with a range of up to 3,500 nautical miles from her 45,420 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. Missing Link features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels. Her water tanks store around 12,869 Litres of fresh water. She was built to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Commercial Yachting Service, ✠AMS classification society rules, and is MCA LY2 Compliant.

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Mike Lynch, one of the UK’s best-known tech entrepreneurs, is among those missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in bad weather.

Lynch, the former chief executive of Autonomy, was acquitted of criminal charges by a jury in San Francisco in June, vindicating the 59-year-old entrepreneur after a 12-year legal battle over the software group’s $11bn sale to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.

Among the passengers on Lynch’s 56-metre yacht Bayesian were members of his legal team and their families, who had been invited on the trip to celebrate the courtroom victory.

Jonathan Bloomer, chair of insurance group Hiscox and Morgan Stanley International, who appeared at the trial as a witness for the defence, was also on board and is one of those missing, according to local Italian authorities and people familiar with the matter.

Hiscox chief executive Aki Hussain said the company was “deeply shocked and saddened” by events. “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.”

Christopher Morvillo of law firm Clifford Chance, who represented Lynch, is also missing. Six guests in total are missing and one member of the crew is confirmed dead.

Another Clifford Chance lawyer, Ayla Ronald, was among 15 of the 22 guests and crew who the authorities said were rescued from the stricken vessel.

Lynch ’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah is also missing while his wife Angela Bacares was rescued.

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The search operation near Palermo following the sinking of the yacht Bayesian

The yacht incident came on the same day as the death was confirmed of Lynch’s co-defendant in the US fraud case, Stephen Chamberlain, who was hit by a car in Cambridgeshire.

Gary Lincenberg, an attorney who represented Chamberlain in the case, said Autonomy’s former vice-president of finance, whom he described as a “courageous man with unparalleled integrity”, had been fatally struck by a car while out running on Saturday.

Following the courtroom verdict, Lynch had said he was “elated” and was “looking forward to returning to the UK and getting back to what I love most: my family and innovating in my field”.

David Yelland, a communications adviser who worked with Lynch, said: “To think Mike Lynch might have lost his life just as he began to rebuild it is devastating for all those that know him. His entire life is one of beating the odds in the most extraordinary of situations, we must pray he does so again.” 

A spokesperson for Lynch declined to comment.

The Italian coast guard said Bayesian sank to a depth of approximately 50 metres off the coast of Palermo.

Health workers carry a body bag on the pier as rescue operation continues for the missing people who were on board a sailboat that sank in Palermo

Giuseppe D’Agostino, mayor of Santa Flavia, a village on the coast close to where the vessel sank, said the search had not stopped. “The community is shaken. Everyone is helping,” he told the Financial Times.

“I spoke to some survivors. They are shocked. They didn’t have the strength to speak,” he added.

Another survivor was Charlotte Golunski, a partner at Lynch’s venture firm Invoke Capital, along with her husband James Emsilie and one-year-old daughter. She told Italian media that her family had left their cabin during the storm and headed for the deck.

Records indicate that Lynch’s family-owned the yacht. Bayesian is owned by Isle of Man-registered company Revtom Limited, according to shipping database Equasis. Isle of Man filings show that Bacares is the sole shareholder of Revtom.

The Sunday Times rich list estimated Lynch’s family fortune at £500mn earlier this year.

Bayesian, left, pictured at anchor off the village of Porticello on Sunday evening

The name Bayesian is likely to be a reference to the 18th-century English statistician Thomas Bayes, whose theory of statistics informed the search technology behind Autonomy’s software.

The yacht had been anchored at the small Italian island of Panarea, according to MarineTraffic, a boat tracking site. It then passed through the Aeolian Islands on its way to Palermo before being hit by what has been described as a “tornado”.

Luca Cari, a spokesperson for the Italian fire department, said divers and other rescue workers had been working at the scene since Monday morning.

“We arrived when the ship had already sunk,” he said, adding that the operation was complicated by the depth to which the boat had sunk. Cari said the body had been recovered outside the shipwreck. He declined to identify the victim.

The UK’s Department for Transport said the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch was deploying a team of four inspectors to Palermo to conduct a “preliminary assessment into the foundering”. The UK will lead the investigation because the vessel was flying the British flag.

Additional reporting by Michael Acton, Robert Wright, Robert Smith, Joshua Franklin, Jim Pickard and Ian Smith

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    Missing Link is a custom motor yacht launched in 2015 by Christensen, in the United States. Christensen Shipyard has earned itself a position amongst the world's composite fibreglass construction leaders with its renowned custom and semi-custom superyachts. With a current fleet of yachts from 35 to 48m, the American company prides itself on ...

  10. Christensen launches 43m Custom Series Missing Link

    Christensen Shipyards has announced the launch of Missing Link, the first in its 43 metre Custom Series.. Christensen signed the contract the new custom 43 metre series superyacht in March 2012. It was a deal brokered by Tom George of Tom George Yacht Group between the Vancouver yard and a US client.

  11. Yacht Missing Link • Christensen • 2015 • Photos & Video

    Yacht » Missing Link » Photos. Yacht Missing Link Photos & Video. Yacht Owner Photos Location For Sale & Charter News. Name: Missing Link: Length: 43m (142ft) Builder: Christensen: Year: 2015: Price: US$ 25 million: Owner: Jack Link: Our Amazing Photo Gallery. SuperYachtFan.

  12. Missing Link

    Motor Yacht Missing Link Missing Link (formerly Project Buzz) is a 43.20m motor yacht, custom built in 2015 by Christensen. This luxury vessel's sophisticated exterior design and engineering are the work of Christensen. Her exterior is styled by the Christensen team who are also responsible for the entire engineering package.

  13. MISSING LINK, Yacht

    The current position of MISSING LINK is at West Mediterranean reported 25 hours ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to DYT SHIP, and expected to arrive there on Aug 29, 06:00.The vessel MISSING LINK (IMO 9707936, MMSI 319077100) is a Yacht built in 2015 (9 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Cayman Islands.

  14. Ship MISSING LINK (Yacht) Registered in Cayman Is

    Vessel MISSING LINK is a Yacht, Registered in Cayman Is. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. Get the details of the current Voyage of MISSING LINK including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 9707936, MMSI 319077100, Call sign ZGEQ3

  15. Yacht MISSING LINK, a Christensen Superyacht

    The bridge aft deck provides a large dining table for al fresco dining with drop-down air conditioning. Built in composite, the 43-metre luxury yacht MISSING LINK (Project Buzz, hull 039) can achieve a top speed of 16 knots, thanks to her twin MTU 12V 4000 diesels. ABS classed as well as MCA compliant, she features a beam of 9m (29'53'') and a ...

  16. New 43m Custom Series motor yacht MISSING LINK launched by Christensen

    Fully classified and certified to ABS Commercial Yachting Services classification as well as MCA-LY2 Large Commercial Yacht Code Compliant, the 43m Custom Series luxury yacht Missing Link is powered by twin MTU 12V 4000 diesel engines, expected to reach a top speed of 16 knots. Below is a choice of the beautiful charter yachts built by Christensen.

  17. Missing Link Spotted At Christensen Yachts

    06 Feb 2015. Luxury yacht builder, Christensen Shipyards, has announced the successful launch of the 43 metre Custom Series yacht Missing Link. Christensen's latest Custom Series vessel combines flawless American craftsmanship with the latest technologies to produce a yacht of unequaled quality. The 143' M/Y Missing Link boasts a massive ...

  18. MISSING LINK Yacht Photos

    The luxury motor yacht Missing Link is displayed on this page merely for informational purposes and she is not necessarily available for yacht charter or for sale, nor is she represented or marketed in anyway by Trident Media Ltd. This document is not contractual. The yacht particulars displayed in the results above are displayed in good faith ...

  19. Bayesian yacht sinking: Who is missing and who has been rescued?

    Among the 15 people who were rescued are nine members of the yacht's crew. This means every member of the crew is accounted for minus the chef, who local authorities say has died. Eight of the 15 ...

  20. Motor yacht Missing Link

    Missing Link is a 43.3 m / 142′1″ luxury motor yacht. She was built by Christensen in 2015. With a beam of 9 m and a draft of 2.4 m, she has a GRP hull and GRP superstructure. This adds up to a gross tonnage of 480 tons. She is powered by MTU engines of 1950 hp each giving her a maximum speed of 16 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots. Missing Link's maximum range is estimated at 3500 ...

  21. MISSING LINK Yacht Charter Brochure

    Sleeps 10 overnight. The 43.3m/142'1" motor yacht 'Missing Link' was built by Christensen in the United States at their Vancouver shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Carol Williamson & Associates and she was delivered to her owner in April 2015. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Christensen.

  22. Five bodies recovered in wreckage of superyacht that sank off Sicily

    The ship was violently rocked by a storm around 4 a.m. local time Monday while it was anchored near the Sicilian port of Porticello.

  23. Morgan Stanley's Bloomer Missing After Lynch Yacht Tragedy

    Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer is among those missing, along with UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, as Italian authorities continue to search the wreckage of the luxury ...

  24. Mike Lynch among missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

    Six guests in total are missing and one member of the crew is confirmed dead. Another Clifford Chance lawyer, Ayla Ronald, was among 15 of the 22 guests and crew who the authorities said were ...