TOUCH ME built in 2020 (4 years ago) is a vessel in the Yacht segment. Its IMO number is 9891658 and the current MMSI number is 247038280. The vessel has callsign IK6242. Gross tonnage is 394. Latest reported draught is 2.2 meters. TOUCH ME is sailing under the flag of Italy.
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Accommodation is for ten in five cabins with the owner taking a full-beam master suite on the forward part of the main deck and four other cabins provide overnight lodging for the eight guests. For crew, there are enough cabins to sleep up to seven. Unlike the first unit, which was fitted out at the owner’s request with an entertainment room, this unit has a full-beam private master suite with double bed, entered through the owner’s studio and small lounge. The layout is completed by a roomy walk-in wardrobe and a big bathroom. Luxury finishes and furnishings have not been left out on this build either. Touch Me also features the finest materials and furniture produced by top luxury designers, including longtime Pershing partner P oltrona Frau, Minotti, Artemide, Roche Bobois, Molteni and Fontana Arte .
Touch Me is capable of a staggering 38-knots at the top-end and fast cruising at 35-knots. This performance is provided by not two but four MTU engines. The 42.98-meter vessel has a beam of 8.5-meters. The Ferretti Group will be showing off this new vessel next month at a private showing at the Monaco Yacht Club. The Pershing 140 series doesn't end with Touch Me as there is a third hull presently under construction at the Ancona shipyard with launching expected in 2021. For more information: Pershing Yachts Via Ansaldo, 5/7 Zona Industriale Villa Selva 47122 Forlì - Italy www.****************** ***
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Where is the current position of touch me presently vessel touch me is a yacht ship sailing under the flag of italy . her imo number is 9891658 and mmsi number is 247038280. main ship particulars are length of 44 m and beam of 8 m. maps show the following voyage data - present location, next port, estimated (eta) and predicted time of arrival (pta), speed, course, draught, photos, videos, local time, utc time..
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TOUCH ME current position is received by AIS. Ship info reports, fleet analysis, company analyses, address analyses, technical specifications, tonnages, management details, addresses, classification society data and all other relevant statistics are derived from Marine Vessel Traffic database. The data is for informational purposes only and Marine Vessel Traffic is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness and reliability of data reported above herein.
Yacht, IMO 9891658
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The current position of TOUCH ME is at West Mediterranean reported 24 hours ago by AIS. The vessel arrived at the port of Loano, Italy on Aug 25, 19:10 UTC. The vessel TOUCH ME (IMO 9891658, MMSI 247038280) is a Yacht built in 2020 (4 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Italy .
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IK6242
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Italy
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44 / 8 m
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9891658
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TOUCH ME
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TOUCH YACHT CHARTER
36.58m / 120' louisbourg 2004 / 2022.
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Special Features:
Opulent interior styling
8-person Jacuzzi on the aft deck
Swarovski crystal accents in the staterooms
Outdoor stereo system
Wide selection of water toys
Replete with highly modern features, superyacht TOUCH provides an unforgettable charter experience
The 36.58m/120' motor yacht 'Touch' by shipyard Louisbourg offers flexible accommodation for up to 8 guests in 4 cabins and features interior styling by Danielle Vignault.
Motor yacht Touch boasts a wealth of convivial spaces, perfect for luxury yacht charters with families of friends, offering ample opportunities to kick back and relax, or enjoy the water on the yacht's array of water toys, the choice is yours. She has sensational features such as underwater lights, beach club and gym.
Guest Accommodation
Built in 2004, Touch offers guest accommodation for up to 8 guests in 4 suites comprising a master suite and three double cabins. There are 4 beds in total, including 4 king. She is also capable of carrying up to 7 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
Onboard Comfort & Entertainment
On your charter, you'll find plenty to keep you busy and entertained such as a beach club for you to relax on the edge of the water. You can visit the well-equipped gym so that you can keep up with your fitness routine at sea plus retreat to the deck jacuzzi and soak up the scenery.
Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you such as the underwater lights, adding spectacle and style after dark. Whether you want to work, use social media or stream movies on board this yacht, you can with Wi-Fi connectivity plus guests will experience complete comfort while chartering thanks to air conditioning.
Performance & Range
Built with a aluminium hull and aluminium superstructure, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 10 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 13 knots with a range of up to 1,300 nautical miles from her 20,498 litre fuel tanks at 11 knots. An on board stabilization system ensures comfort when underway.
Touch has aboard a plentiful range of water toys and accessories ready to entertain you and your guests whilst on charter. Principle among these are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If you enjoy diving you'll appreciate the diving equipment and the PADI certified professionals on board. Another excellent feature are SEABOBs, that allow you to skim along the surface or steer under the crystal water and experience life swimming with the fish. If that isn't enough Touch also features wakeboards, kayaks, fishing equipment, inflatable water toys, kneeboards. Touch features two tenders, but leading the pack is a 8.84m/29' Century Tender to transport you in style.
Based in the magical waters of the Caribbean all year round Touch is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Touch Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Caribbean.
As you can see, luxury motor yacht Touch offers guests the very best onboard experience, from its sun-kissed top deck down to its standout waterside beach club promising truly memorable vacations that you"ll want to repeat again and again.
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Length
36.58m / 120'
Beam
7.62m / 25'
Draft
2.9m / 9'6
Gross Tonnage
260 GT
Cruising Speed
10 Knots
Built
| (Refitted)
Builder
Louisbourg
Model
Custom
Exterior Designer
Jean-Pierre Bolduc
Interior Design
Danielle Vignault
Amenities & Entertainment
For your relaxation and entertainment Touch has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.
Touch is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:
8.84m / 29' Century Tender Yamaha
15m / 49'3 Novurania inflatable Semi-Rigid Tender
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PADI CERTIFIED TRAINING CENTRE
Your family and friends could learn to scuba dive on your charter vacation onboard this luxury charter yacht. Motor Yacht Touch is a certified PADI Dive Centre yacht so you could obtain your PADI diving card .
'Touch' Charter Rates & Destinations
Summer Season
May - September
$85,000 p/week + expenses
High Season
Cruising Regions
Caribbean Bahamas
Winter Season
October - April
$90,000 p/week + expenses
Caribbean Antigua, Bahamas, Saint Martin, St Barts
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TOUCH THE SUN
TOUCH THE SUN is a 24.57 m Motor Yacht, built in the United States of America by Lazzara and delivered in 2004. She is one of 20 80 SL models.
Her top speed is 27.0 kn, her cruising speed is 24.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 1570.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 8 guests in 3 staterooms, with 3 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 109.0 GT and a 5.82 m beam.
She was designed by Lazzara , who also completed the naval architecture. Lazzara has designed 85 yachts and created the naval architecture for 85 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.
Her interior was designed by Christine Delashmutt , who has 60 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a GRP and Teak deck, a GRP hull, and GRP superstructure.
TOUCH THE SUN is one of 5877 motor yachts in the 24-30m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her cruising speed is 1.81 kn above the average, and her top speed 0.5 kn above the average.
Specifications
Name: TOUCH THE SUN
Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
Yacht Subtype: Semi-displacement
Model: 80 SL
Builder: Lazzara
Naval Architect: Lazzara
Exterior Designer: Lazzara
Interior Designer: Christine Delashmutt
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TOUCH ME (IMO: 9891658) is a Yacht registered and sailing under the flag of Italy . Her gross tonnage is 394 and deadweight is 0 . TOUCH ME was built in 2020 . TOUCH ME length overall (LOA) is 44 m, beam is 8 m. Her container capacity is 0 TEU. The ship is operated by OWNER UNKNOWN .
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IMO
9891658
Callsign
IK6242
Flag (Registration)
Italy
Gross Tonnage
394
Deadweight (t)
0
Length (m)
44
Beam (m)
8
TEU
0
Built (year)
2020
Builder
N/A
Yard
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Tragic sinking of superyacht Bayesian; Italian prosecutors investigate
Heather Prentice
August 29, 2024
The sinking of the Bayesian superyacht in reportedly only 16 minutes and the tragic loss of seven lives has sent a shudder through the sailing community and beyond.
Italian prosecutors are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the 56m Perini Navi sloop in the early morning of 19 August when a violent storm struck the yacht off the fishing village of Porticello, on the northern coast of Sicily.
Karsten Borner, the captain of a nearby sailboat that was the first to assist, described the storm as ‘very, very violent’ to reporters. ‘I have never seen a vessel of this size go down so quickly. Within a few minutes, there was nothing left.’
Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group that owns Perini Navi, told the BBC there were 16 minutes between the power going out on the ship at 0356 – when water flooded areas with electrical circuits – and the GPS signal being lost, indicating the time the yacht sank.
A four-person team from the British government’s Marine Accident and Investigation Branch has flown to Italy to join their Italian counterparts – the Bayesian was sailing under a UK flag.
The prosecutors from Termini Imerese in Sicily have placed Bayesian captain James Cutfield and two British crew members, ship engineer Tim Parker-Eaton and sailor Matthew Griffiths, under investigation, Italian news outlets reported.
The men are being probed on charges of suspected multiple negligent manslaughter and causing a shipwreck. There is no indication of guilt at this stage and formal charges may not necessarily follow.
Parker-Eaton is being investigated for possibly failing to activate security systems to close the boat’s hatches and doors, which could have caused the engine room to flood, provoking a black out and contributing to the shipwreck, Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing investigative sources.
Griffiths, who was on night watch in the cockpit, allegedly should have warned about the arrival of the violent weather event that led to the ship sinking, ANSA reported.
The investigators will also look at the design, stability and operation of the vessel, which has a 72-metre aluminium mast, the tallest in the world, and a lifting keel as well as the effects of the severe weather conditions, including a downburst, and the role of the New Zealand captain and the eight other crew.
The bodies of UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah Lynch, Jonathan Bloomer, the chairman of Morgan Stanley International and his wife, Judy and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife, Neda, were recovered from the yacht’s interior by divers several days later.
The body of the yacht’s chef, Recaldo Thomas, was located shortly after the vessel sank.
The 15 survivors, who were rescued from a life raft, were Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares and five guests, including a one-year-old, as well as Cutfield and the crew.
Suddenly the healing increased
‘A crew member has reported that the weather deteriorated and they (the crew) were on deck securing everything moveable (cushions, doors, etc) and the boat was heeling about 20° to starboard in the strong wind,’ ANSA reported. ‘Suddenly the heeling increased and they were in the water. This sounds like sudden massive downflooding.’
ANSA also reported that the retractable keel with a large pivoting centre board was normally only deployed when sailing and was retracted at night to reduce noise.
The yacht sank on her starboard side in 50 metres of water.
A downburst hit
Italian prosecutors said they believed that a downburst had hit the ship, contradicting early reports of a tornado or waterspout. In a downburst, air shoots down from the base of the cloud producing wind speeds of more than 100 mph (160km/h) before spreading out unpredictably on hitting the surface.
Thunderstorms are reasonably common in Europe during the late summer and widespread low pressure in August is thought to have increased the severity of the storms.
The International Centre for Waterspout Research confirmed 18 waterspouts off the coast of Italy on 19 August.
Unusually warm seas may also have increased the severity of the storms, with the Mediterranean hitting a record high sea temperature of 28.9° on 15 August.
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Yacht Touch Me
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Specifications
Yard :
Pershing
Type :
Motor yacht
Guests :
10
Crew :
7
Cabins :
5
Length :
43.3 m / 142′1″
Beam :
8.55 m / 28′1″
Draft :
2.02 m / 6′8″
Year of build :
2020
Classification :
RINA
Displacement :
Planning
Model :
Pershing 140
Type of engine :
Diesel
Brand :
MTU
Model :
16V 2000 M96
Engine power :
2600 hp
Total power :
10400 hp
Maximum speed :
38 knots
Cruising speed :
35 knots
Range :
1400 nm
Gross tonage :
394
Hull :
Aluminium
Superstructure :
Aluminium
Decking :
Teak
Decks :
2
Interior designer :
Fulvio de Simoni
Exterior designer :
Fulvio de Simoni
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The seven victims who died after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily have been formally identified.
At a press conference on Saturday, Aug. 24, Termini Imerese prosecutor, Ambrogio Cartosio, shared more information on the tragedy and named the bodies that had been recovered. That included chef Recaldo Thomas and the six other victims recovered in the days after the yacht sank on Aug. 19. He also confirmed that the final body recovered on Friday, Aug. 23 was that of Hannah Lynch , daughter of the British tech entrepreneur, Mike Lynch .
"On the 22nd [of August] we recovered the body of Michael Lynch, and on the 23rd we recovered the body of his 18-year-old daughter. Michael Lynch's daughter is a young girl, who really affected everybody. It’s a very serious tragedy," Cartosio said.
He also said that on Aug, 22, authorities recovered the bodies of prominent New York City attorney Christopher Morvillo and his wife, Neda , and Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy .
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Girolamo Bentivoglio Fiandra, head of the Palermo Fire Bridgade, spoke at the press conference and shared details of the final moments of some of the victims and where they were recovered.
“It was quite clear that people were trying to hide in the cabins. In the left-hand side we found the first 5 bodies in the left-hand side cabins, and the final body on the right-hand side. We found them on the highest part of the ship which was closer to the surface. The vessel had three cabins on each side.”
He also said that the five who "took refuge in the cabins on the left side of the sailboat," had been "searching for air pockets."
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Lynch, 59, was acquitted of fraud and conspiracy charges just two months before he went missing. Morvillo, also 59, worked on the case, and Bloomer, 70, was a close friend to Lynch.
A source close to the survivors tells PEOPLE passengers on the yacht were celebrating Lynch’s recent acquittal when the storm hit.
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Morvillo had previously worked as a federal prosecutor and "assisted in the criminal investigation arising out of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks," among other trials, according to his biography on the Clifford Chance website. His wife was said to be a fine jewelry designer.
"We are in shock and deeply saddened by this tragic incident," a spokesperson for the lawfirm says in a statement to PEOPLE.
"Our thoughts are with our Partner, Christopher Morvillo, and his wife Neda who are among the missing, and with their families," the spokesperson adds.
The Italian coast guard previously said 22 people were on the Bayesian , including 12 passengers and 10 crew, when the ship sank. Fifteen people were rescued, including Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares.
Eight people were reportedly taken to local hospitals after they were rescued.
Local news reports stated the body of a chef , Thomas, was found near the boat shortly after the storm subsided.
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PORTICELLO, Italy — Survivors of a storm that sank a superyacht off Sicily recounted their ordeal to one of the doctors who rushed to their aid, with some saying it took mere minutes for the 180-foot ship to go down.
Dr. Fabio Genco, head of the Palermo Emergency Medical Services, told NBC News on the phone Thursday that he arrived in the seaside village of Porticello before dawn Monday, about an hour after the $40 million Bayesian sank in the violent and sudden storm.
Of the 22 people onboard, 15 survived despite storm conditions and darkness, climbing onto a lifeboat before being rescued by a nearby sailboat. The crew members have made no public statements so far, though some have been interviewed by investigators.
“They told me that it was all dark, that the yacht hoisted itself up and then went down,” Genco said, recounting what the survivors told him. “All the objects were falling on them. That’s why I immediately made sure, by asking them questions, if they had any internal injuries,” he said.
It appears they had just minutes to abandon the sinking ship, Genco said.
“They told me that suddenly they found themselves catapulted into the water without even understanding how they had got there,” he said, “And that the whole thing seems to have lasted from 3 to 5 minutes.”
Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which owns Perini Navi, the Bayesian's shipbuilder, told Sky News that there were no flaws with the design or construction of the yacht. He said their structure and keel made boats like that “unsinkable bodies.”
In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, he disavowed responsibility, blaming instead the actions of the crew. “Mistakes were made,” he said.
Genco said one of his colleagues who arrived at the scene before him initially thought that only three people survived, but the coast guard reported there were other survivors and more emergency services were called in.
When Genco arrived, he found scenes of panic and despair.
“Unfortunately, we are used to such panic scenes because we are used to the shipwrecks that happen on Lampedusa ,” Genco said, referring to the island southwest of Sicily, where the wreckage of boats carrying migrants on the sea journey from North Africa to Italy are often found .
Six of the passengers were declared missing Monday, and by Thursday, the bodies of five had been recovered from the wreck , some 160 feet underwater.
Among those who survived is Angela Bacares, wife of the British tech mogul Mike Lynch , whose body was recovered Thursday.
Another survivor has been identified as Charlotte Emsley, 35. She told the Italian news agency ANSA that she had momentarily lost hold of her year-old daughter, Sofia, in the water but managed to retrieve her and hold her over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were pulled into safety.
Dr. Domenico Cipolla at the Di Cristina Children’s Hospital in Palermo is also part of a team of medical professionals treating the shipwreck survivors. He told the BBC on Wednesday that Emsley and her daughter, as well as the father of the child, who Cipolla said also survived, are continuing to receive psychological help.
“Psychological support was constant and is constant even today, because basically it is the wounds of the soul that are the most in need of healing in these cases,” Cipolla said.
Genco also told NBC News that he was especially concerned about the child. “She did not understand anything. She was soaking wet and cold,” he said.
Karsten Borner, the Dutch captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, a yacht that was anchored near the Bayesian, said by phone Wednesday that he saw a thunderstorm come in at around 4 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET) Monday, followed by what looked like a waterspout, a type of tornado that forms over water.
The International Centre for Waterspout Research noted on X that there was a “waterspout outbreak” off Italy on Monday, the day the Bayesian sank.
“I turned on the engine and made maneuvers so that we wouldn’t collide with the Bayesian, which was anchored about 100 meters from us,” Borner said. “Then all of a sudden it disappeared. Then the wind calmed down, we looked around and saw a red flare.”
Borner said he got into his boat’s tender and saw a life raft with 15 people on it. Members of the crew were administering first aid.
“I don’t know why it sank so quickly, but it may have something to do with the mast which was incredibly long,” he said. Questions have been raised about whether the mast was to blame for the accident as tall masts, even with the sails down, have more surface area exposed to the wind, which can contribute to tipping a vessel in a storm.
The CCTV footage that emerged Tuesday showed the yacht’s 250-foot mast, believed to be one of the tallest aluminum sailing masts in the world, lashed by the storm as it appears to tilt to one side before disappearing.
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