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SKYFALL Yacht – Alluring $33M Superyacht

The SKYFALL yacht is Trinity Yacht’s custom motor yacht built in 2010 and fully refitted in 2018. Her modern styling and superb upkeep make her one of the best charter yachts to have a lavish cruise experience. 

She offers a perfect get-away with lots of on-water activities and a luxe atmosphere for relaxation.

This 57.91m beauty is cleverly designed to maximize all living spaces where guests can enjoy the best of alfresco living. 

On top of that, she is also wheelchair friendly equipped with a beautiful utility elevator accessible from the common deck to the sky lounge. 

There is no doubt that she is a hybrid of the latest marine technology and exquisite styling.

SKYFALL yacht interior

This archetypical yacht owes its luxurious interior design to Patrick Knowles .

The urban contemporary styling highlights huge, illuminated spaces with an intricate blend of wood designs from Honduran mahogany, European maple burl, Australian lacewood, Wenge, and exquisitely etched glasses. 

As you enter from the aft to the main deck salon, guests will be greeted with a unique foyer pseudo wine cellar that leads directly to the spacious entertainment room with comfortable seating and a formal dining room for a dozen people. 

She is also equipped with a sky lounge that is packed with large windows for panoramic viewing, a 60-inch flat-screen television, a game table, and a Tiger’s eye bar. 

She is defined by her luxurious fittings, generous layouts, and exceptional attention to detail.

Specifications

The SKYFALL yacht is 59.71m long with a 2.59m beam and 2.59m draft. She is powered by 2 Caterpillar engines with 3384 horsepower each.

She has a cruising speed of 13.5 knots and can go up to 21 knots at maximum speed. At normal cruise speed, she has a range of 4600 nautical miles. 

SKYFALL also boasts an advanced stabilization system with anchor stabilizers that gives onboard comfort whether at anchor or on rough waters. 

Accommodation

The SKYFALL yacht can accommodate 12 guests in her six lavish staterooms and an additional 13 cabin crews to make sure every guest’s need is catered.

The master staterooms are designed to be split-level. The lower spaces house the lounge, private study, and Jacuzzis, while the loft space is where guests can comfortably rest in the VIP beds opposite the large windows that offer ambient light and a 270-degree viewing experience. 

Her amenities include tenders, wave runners, sea bobs, paddleboards, pedalboards, a swimming pool with jellyfish net, water skis, wakeboard, inflatable toys, a trampoline, and snorkeling gears, among others.

This all-aluminum unique SKYFALL yacht is designed to have a shallow draft allowing her to wade in shallow waters. 

Her outdoor living spaces showcase an exquisite sun deck where guests can enjoy the panoramic view while relaxing.

She is also equipped with a hot tub, splash pool, and luxurious sun pads. 

She was bought for $36.95 million and was listed for sale again in October 2014 for $36.5 million.

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SKYFALL Yacht for Charter

Contemporary styling and a host of luxurious amenities, both on and off the water, make the 190-foot (57m) Trinity charter yacht SKYFALL a top choice for guests seeking the ultimate on-water retreat and a holiday filled with luxury, fun and relaxation.

Charter guests will enjoy the best of alfresco living with the yacht’s expansive 3,707 square feet of outdoor living space. Guests will fall in love with SKYFALL’s copious sundeck. In addition to panoramic sea views, guests can enjoy not only a Jacuzzi, but also a plunge pool, sunbathing on the sun pads, socializing on the couches, enjoying their favorite concoction at the bar and alfresco dining. Charter guests can also challenge their friends in a game of basketball on the sundeck aft. Additionally, the sundeck also has a touch-and-go helipad for a stylish arrival and departure. On the skylounge aft, guests can enjoy alfresco meals prepared by the chef then enjoy after-dinner drinks at the lounge space aft. An additional lounge area is found on the main deck aft. The superyacht also features a large selection of water toys that guests can enjoy off the yacht’s swim platform — if guests wish to keep a workout routine while aboard, they can work up a sweat with motivational ocean views in the beach club.

The iconic charter yacht SKYFALL showcases a striking interior with an urban contemporary styling and a dynamic, well-thought-out layout. The space is adorned with blends of Honduran mahogany, European maple burl, Australian Lacewood and Wenge to give a luxurious feel. The charter yacht’s main deck aft is home to the wine cellar and custom humidors. This beautiful space is ripe for entertaining, perhaps with a lovely afternoon wine tasting.

The charter yacht’s contemporary style of the skylounge makes it a favorite space for guests onboard. It is comfortable and offers a 60-inch flat-screen TV, perfect for evening movies or post up at the six-person game table for a rousing round of cards. The skylounge has beautiful panoramic views with large windows. A wheelchair-friendly elevator allows guests to easily access all three decks.

The superyacht features accommodations for 12 guests and is staffed with a five-star crew to ensure everyone aboard has the holiday of a lifetime. SKYFALL has a total of six resplendent staterooms that allow guests to rest up for the next day ahead. SKYFALL’s offers a spectacular split-level master. On the lower level is a lounge, private study and his-and-her en-suite bathrooms with a large shower and Jacuzzi tub. On the upper level is a plush king-size bed where guests will wake up to 270-degree views of the cruising destination. The superyacht’s VIP stateroom is as luxurious as the master. The full-beam stateroom features a king-size bed, sofa with a coffee table, vanity and en-suite bath with double sinks. The charter yacht’s additional staterooms include two king-bed, a wheelchair-friendly queen-bed stateroom and a twin-bed stateroom. An en-suite bath accompanies all staterooms.

• Continuous refits and investment into SKYFALL has kept her at the highest standard
• Six staterooms comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests, perfect for families or friends
• Opulent entry foyer flanked by floor to ceiling wine cellar
• Split-level master stateroom with 270-degree panoramic views
• Large elevator from lower deck guest staterooms to skylounge
• Over 3,000 square feet of exterior deck spaces offer guests multiple options for alfresco dining or relaxing
• Her sundeck features not only a Jacuzzi, but also a splash pool and a basketball net, perfect for active adults and children alike
• SKYFALL’s extensive water toy selection, including a towed tender, will keep guests entertained on the water

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• Stabilizers
• Wine Cellar

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SKYFALL yacht For sale

Motor YACHT SKYFALL

The SKYFALL yacht is a 190' (57.91m) luxury yacht, launched and delivered to her original owner by the leading yacht builder TRINITY yachts in 2010, and refit in 2020 .

The brilliantly appointed interior accommodations has a 6 stateroom layout, which accommodates 12 guests, and crew accommodations for up to 14 crew.

Her hull is made of aluminum, with a beam of 33' (10.06m), a draft of 8' 6" (2.59m), measuring in at a total of 771 gross tons.

The Motor Yacht SKYFALL is currently located in Florida, with an asking price of $29,500,000

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SPECIFICATIONS

Skyfall Yacht Features

​Delivering the utmost opulence within wide, open spaces and meticulous detail, the SKYFALL yacht for sale is an unexpected superyacht that overdelivers. Accommodating 12 guests in 6 generously sized staterooms, her amenities match the level of 5-star resorts.

A contemporarily styled interior features select materials and plush furnishings, while giving guests an array of areas to gather, relax, dine, and entertain. Her 3,707 square feet of exterior deck spaces give way to the ultimate enjoyment at sea, with a vast sun deck, al fresco dining options and panoramic views that stretch beyond the imagination.

• 12 guests in 6 generously sized staterooms
• 3,707 square feet of exterior deck spaces
• Master suite with 180-degree views 
• Sun deck with a Jacuzzi and a separate plunge pool
• Touch & Go Helipad
• Basketball court
• Full-beam swim platform

Skyfall Yacht Interior

A blend of woods including Honduran mahogany, European maple burl, Australian Lacewood and Wenge come together to create an atmosphere of warmth and richness. Fine details such as a humidor and wine cellar assure that every taste is met. Ideal for entertaining, the main deck salon features a grouping of sofas and armchairs ideal for conversation, while just forward is a formal dining area with a long, rectangular table. Opposite this wall is the galley, where the chef prepares bespoke plates and from which the crew deliver easy service.

To starboard of the galley lies a grand foyer with a masterful staircase that leads up or down. Exquisite detail can be seen on the banister and the book-matched marble flooring in this area that was created with care. Moving all the way forward is the private master stateroom. One level up, the skylounge is the perfect respite from the outdoors, and is a welcoming space with a sofa, games table, and large bar.

Skyfall Yacht Accommodations

Located on the main deck forward, the master suite offers a level privacy only matched by the incredible 180-degree views that can be taken in from the bed. A separate lounge area features a large sofa, and a private office boasts a large window. His-and-hers en suites are generous, with marble accents throughout, a walk-in shower and a large spa tub.

The remainder of the staterooms are located on the lower deck, and are made up of one VIP, three (3) queen cabins (one of which is wheelchair friendly), and a twin, which can be converted into a double. Each is graced with its own en suite and entertainment system and offer much storage for incidentals. An elevator services all decks, including the lower deck, where the accommodations are located.

Skyfall Yacht Sundeck

The sun deck is a playful area with a Jacuzzi and a separate plunge pool that is ideal for sunbathing. Sunpads for lounging, sofas for socializing, a bar, built-in BBQ grill, and a large table for light dining make up the generous space that is topped off by a touch-and-go helipad that doubles as a basketball court. The bar sits under coverage and offers stools to sit and sip drinks. The raised Jacuzzi is surrounded by sunpads, and forward of the plunge pool, an intimate seating area is perfect for enjoying a cocktail and taking in the sweeping views.

The upper deck is a vast area where aft, many al fresco meals are taken and enjoyed in a panoramic setting. A gathering of loose furnishings here makes up the ideal spot for an after-dinner cocktail and some conversation. All the way forward on this deck is a large seating area where guests can take in the views while underway. From the main deck aft, which boasts a collection of seating options, guests can access the full-beam swim platform.

Watertoys & Tenders

The superyacht boasts a large array of water toys for guest enjoyment from the oversized swim platform. At present, there is a working space in the lazarette, with the potential to be converted into either a beach club or a gym by the new owner. A Williams Jet Tender is great for quickly ushering guests to shore or to a secluded bay. The array of toys includes Sea-Doo’s, an electric surfboard, paddle boards, water skis, a trampoline, inflatables, and so much more.

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Skyfall Yacht for Charter

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Key specifications

• Length 57.91m (190ft)
• Year 2010 / 2020
• Builder Trinity Yachts

With a refit in 2018, this suave superyacht lives up to its James Bond-inspired name and offers a luxurious charter experience, accessible for all

Whether you’re looking for somewhere to socialise, recline, or create a hub of activity, there’s no shortage of things to do during a SKYFALL yacht charter.

You could spread yourself across the multiple socialising spaces on this luxury superyacht, lounge in the large deck spaces under the sun, keep active with a basketball game, or go into the blue under the watch of an RYA-approved water sports centre.

The 57.91m 2010 SKYFALL motor yacht from Trinity Yachts is a fantastic charter yacht whether you like entertaining or prefer to go undercover.

The yacht SKYFALL was designed by Geoff Van Aller, with classic, light-filled interiors by Patrick Knowles. SKYFALL yacht underwent a full refit in 2018 giving her the appearance of a brand-new yacht.

As you enter the main salon there are temperature-controlled wine cabinets on either side, leading to the elegant lounge with formal dining for 12 beyond.

The sky lounge provides a second indoor option for socialising, with a games table, an L-shaped sofa opposite a large TV screen and a gleaming curved sit-up bar, perfect for ordering those shaken-not-stirred martinis.

A SKYFALL yacht charter can accommodate 12 guests across six cabins, including a split-level master suite, which comes with an office, vanity space, his ‘n’ her bathroom and panoramic views from its king-size bed. SKYFALL also has a wheelchair-friendly VIP cabin, while an elevator provides access from the accommodation deck to the sky lounge.

Out on deck, the Owner of superyacht Skyfall seems to have thought of everything – there are two large aft deck spaces, with lots of seating and al fresco options, while the sun deck is undoubtedly the hub of outdoor socialising, with both a plunge pool and a hot tub, right next to the bar. There’s also a shaded dining area here, plus a basketball net on the mast should you fancy a quick game, and even space to land a helicopter.

In addition, there’s a beach club and an approved RYA water sports centre, for when you want to play at being James Bond yourself.

SKYFALL yacht has a top speed of 21 knots and cruises at 13.5 knots and she has stabilisers both at anchor and underway.

Interior Design & Engineering

Designed by Patrick Knowles, the interior of the SKYFALL motor yacht is a harmony of bright rooms with wood panelling and light furnishings. She offers multiple spaces for socialising across her main salon and sky lounge, which boasts a games table, an L-shaped sofa opposite a large screen TV and a gleaming curved sit-up bar, perfect for ordering those shaken-not-stirred martinis.

Twelve guests are accommodated on the SKYFALL yacht across six cabins. The split-level owner’s suite offers panoramic views from its king-size bed and its accompanying office, a vanity space, and his and her bathrooms. The other guests will sleep in one VIP suite, three doubles, two twins and one Pullman. One of the double rooms is wheelchair-friendly, while an elevator can transport guests between the accommodation deck and the sky lounge.

Yacht facilities & Entertainment

Designed to entertain, this luxury superyacht is an ideal host for luxurious dinner parties. Her formal interior dining table seats 12, and she’s got a temperature-controlled wine cabinet to keep your vino in perfect condition. If you prefer to dine al fresco, the table on her main deck aft is a luring space.

Amongst the many facilities on board the SKYFALL yacht, it’s the sun deck that’s sure to become the hub during your charter. Here, you’ll find a hot tub and plunge pool beside the bar, with a further shaded dining area. There’s even a basketball net on the mast for a quick game.

There’s also a beach club on board the SKYFALL motor yacht. It’s home to an RYA-approved water sports centre filled with toys to help you play out your starring role as James Bond.

Toys and Crew

SKYFALL is attended by a crew of 14.

She’s an approved RYA water sports centre, which means there are plenty of ways to enjoy the ocean. You could fly across the waves on the two-person waverunners, Seabobs, water skis, and wakeboard, bounce on the inflatable trampoline, or enjoy floating in the jellyfish-free in-water swimming pool. You could also explore the marine life with SKYFALL’s snorkelling gear or take out the paddle boards and pedal boards.

It’s easy to pop ashore on her 11.3m Intrepid tender or 5.8m Williams jet tender, where you can head off the beaten track on the two Gocycle E-bikes.

• Split-level master suite
• Wheelchair-friendly VIP cabin
• Hot tub and plunge pool
• Large wine cellar

Skyfall comes with the following list of facilities. To enquire about the full list or to request further information, please speak to your yacht broker or contact us.

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SKYFALL is a 57.91 m Motor Yacht, built in the United States of America by Trinity Yachts and delivered in 2010.

Her top speed is 18.5 kn, her cruising speed is 17.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 4000.0 nm at 13.0 kn, with power coming from two Caterpillar diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 14 guests in 6 staterooms, with 14 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 771.0 GT and a 10.2 m beam.

She was designed by Geoff Van Aller , who has designed 29 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database.

The naval architecture was developed by Trinity Yachts , who has architected 47 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database, and the interior of the yacht was designed by Patrick Knowles , who has 34 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Teak deck, a Aluminium hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

SKYFALL is in the top 5% by LOA in the world. She is one of 151 motor yachts in the 55-60m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her cruising speed is 3.05 kn above the average, and her top speed 1.99 kn above the average.

SKYFALL is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1414 yachts registered. She is currently located at the Derecktor refit yard, in United States of America, where she has been located for 1 week. For more information regarding SKYFALL's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

Specifications

• Name: SKYFALL
• Previous Names: MI SUENO
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Semi-displacement
• Builder: Trinity Yachts
• Naval Architect: Trinity Yachts
• Exterior Designer: Geoff Van Aller
• Interior Designer: Patrick Knowles
• Refits: 2019,2022,2023,2023

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The SKYFALL yacht is a 190ft / 57.9m luxury yacht built and launched by yacht builder Trinity . Delivered to a proud yacht owner in 2010 and refit in 2015, this luxury yacht sleeps up to 17 guests in 7 staterooms and has accommodations for 14 crew. She has a beam of 33ft / 10.1m, a draft of 8ft / 2.4m, and she measures in at 771 gross tons. Her hull is aluminum and her decks are teak. Her max speed is 22.6 knots and cruising speed is 14 knots. She is propelled by Caterpillar engines at 3,384 hp each.

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CABINS: 6 | GUESTS: 12 | CREW: 14

The exceptional contemporary styling and a plethora of luxurious amenities, both on and off the water, make the 190-foot (57m) Trinity charter yacht Skyfall a top choice for guests seeking the ultimate on-water retreat and a holiday filled with luxury, fun and relaxation.

Charter guests of Skyfall superyacht will enjoy the best of alfresco living with the yacht’s expansive 3,707 square feet of outdoor living space. Guests will fall in love with Skyfall’s copious sundeck. In addition to panoramic sea views, guests can enjoy not only a Jacuzzi, but also a plunge pool, sunbathing on the sun pads, socializing on the couches, enjoying their favorite concoction at the bar and alfresco dining. Charter guests can also challenge their friends in a game of basketball on the sundeck aft. Additionally, the sundeck also has a touch-and-go helipad for a stylish arrival and departure. On the skylounge aft, guests can enjoy alfresco meals prepared by the chef then enjoy after-dinner drinks at the lounge space aft. An additional lounge area is found on the main deck aft. Skyfall superyacht also features a large selection of water toys that guests can enjoy off the yacht’s swim platform — if guests wish to keep a workout routine while aboard, they can work up a sweat with motivational ocean views in the beach club.

The iconic charter yacht Skyfall showcases a striking interior with an urban contemporary styling and a dynamic, well-thought-out layout. The space is adorned with blends of Honduran mahogany, European maple burl, Australian Lacewood and Wenge to give a luxurious feel. The charter yacht’s main deck aft is home to the wine cellar and custom humidors. This beautiful space is ripe for entertaining, perhaps with a lovely afternoon wine tasting.

The charter yacht’s contemporary style of the skylounge makes it a favorite space for guests onboard. It is comfortable and offers a 60-inch flat-screen TV, perfect for evening movies or post up at the six-person game table for a rousing round of cards. The skylounge has beautiful panoramic views with large windows. A wheelchair-friendly elevator allows guests of Skyfall yacht to easily access all three decks.

Skyfall superyacht features accommodations for 12 guests and is staffed with a five-star crew to ensure everyone aboard has the holiday of a lifetime. Skyfall yacht has a total of six resplendent staterooms that allow guests to rest up for the next day ahead. Skyfall  offers a spectacular split-level master. On the lower level is a lounge, private study and his-and-her en-suite bathrooms with a large shower and Jacuzzi tub. On the upper level is a plush king-size bed where guests will wake up to 270-degree views of the cruising destination. The superyacht’s VIP stateroom is as luxurious as the master. The full-beam stateroom features a king-size bed, sofa with a coffee table, vanity and en-suite bath with double sinks. The charter yacht’s additional staterooms include two king-bed, a wheelchair-friendly queen-bed stateroom and a twin-bed stateroom. An en-suite bath accompanies all staterooms.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Length: 57.91 metres (190' 0")

Beam: 10.19 metres (33' 5")

Draft: 2.6 metres (8' 6")

Number of Guests: 12

Number of Crew: 14

Built: 2010

Refit: 2020

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Sicily Yacht Tragedy: Captain of Mike Lynch’s Boat Under Investigation for Manslaughter

James cutfield, the captain of the bayesian superyacht, is currently under investigation in italy after seven people died when the ship sunk, including british tech mogul mike lynch and his daughter..

Next steps are being taken following the yacht sinking in Sicily .

The captain of the Bayesian superyacht James Cutfield is under investigation after seven of the 22 people aboard—including six passengers and the ship’s chef— died after a waterspout struck and sunk the ship, as confirmed by prosecutors during a press conference Aug. 24 .

The New Zealander’s lawyer Giovanni Rizzuti confirmed to NBC News that a multiple manslaughter investigation has been launched into his client, alongside an investigation for causing a shipwreck. Rizzuti also confirmed Cutfield will be questioned again by prosecutors in Sicily on Aug. 27.

E! News has reached out to Rizzuti for comment but has not yet heard back.

However, that does not mean he will face charges. As NBC News noted, being placed under investigation in Italy does not imply guilt and does not guarantee formal charges will follow. Instead, notices need to be sent to people under investigation before authorities can carry out autopsies.

Authorities have not yet confirmed whether any of the other crew members will be put under investigation alongside Cutfield.

The news of the investigation comes after all six of the missing guests aboard the Bayesian were confirmed dead when the last body was found on Aug. 23 .

The seven victims have previously been confirmed—by news outlets or their places of employment—as British tech mogul Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah , Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy Bloomer and lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo . The body of the ship’s cook Recaldo Thomas was found shortly after the incident.

Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares was among the 15 people aboard the Bayesian who were rescued by a nearby vessel and then brought to shore by the Coast Guard after the boat capsized.  

The accident occurred on Aug. 19 when a violent storm struck suddenly off the coast of Sicily. Director of Sicily's Civil Protection Agency Salvatore Cocina previously shared that it was likely a waterborne tornado—known as a waterspout—that sunk the 180-foot vessel, noting that the yacht was "in the wrong place at the wrong time."

One of the 15 surviving passengers Charlotte Golunski , who survived alongside her partner James Emsley and her 12-month-old daughter Sophie , previously detailed the terrifying moment the ship was hit by the storm.

"For two seconds, I lost my daughter in the sea, then quickly hugged her amid the fury of the waves," she told Italian newspaper La Repubblica Aug. 20 , per the BBC . "It was all dark. In the water I couldn't keep my eyes open. I screamed for help but all I could hear around me was the screams of others."

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What we know about the Bayesian superyacht that sank

The Bayesian, which capsized in the early hours of Monday, was an award-winning yacht with the second-tallest mast in the world.

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The Bayesian, an award-winning superyacht, sank during bad weather off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday.

On Thursday, authorities confirmed divers had found the bodies of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, Morgan Stanley International boss Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy, and one of Mr Lynch's lawyers Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda.

Recaldo Thomas, the on-board chef, was the first to be confirmed dead earlier this week.

Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, was rescued along with 14 others - including Charlotte Golunski, a mother who told la Repubblica she held her one-year-old baby above the waves to save her from drowning.

Mr Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah is missing, but believed to be the seventh body recovered from the wreckage on Friday.

But what do we know about the ship?

The British-flagged 56-metre ship - previously called the Salute - was built in 2008 by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, and refitted in 2020.

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Its 72-metre mast was the world's tallest aluminium mast, and the second-tallest overall. The yacht could reach a maximum speed of 15 knots and weighed 543 tonnes.

The French design house Remi Tessier fitted out the Japanese-style interior decor, with touches of light and dark beige and dark wood furnishings, as well as a teak deck.

It won the best exterior styling at The World Superyacht Awards in 2009, and best interior at the International Superyacht Society Awards 2008.

It had six guest bedrooms - one master, three doubles, and two twins - holding 12 people, and could carry another 10 crew members.

Pictures show air conditioning units in several of the bedrooms, which could counter expert claims open windows may have caused water to rush in and tip the boat over faster.

Shipspotting.com says it was owned by a firm called Revtom Limited. Mike Lynch's wife, Ms Bacares, is named as the sole shareholder of the firm on company documents.

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The yacht's name would resonate with Mr Lynch because his PhD thesis and the software that made his fortune involved a statistical method known as Bayesian inference, based on an 18th-century theory, which helps forecasters predict outcomes more reliably.

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Lynch Yacht Sinking Off Sicily Proves as Baffling as It Is Tragic

As bodies were recovered, the authorities and experts wondered how a $40 million, stable and secure vessel could have sunk so quickly.

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By Emma Bubola and Michael J. de la Merced

Emma Bubola reported from Porticello, Italy, and Michael J. de la Merced from London.

Two months after being cleared in a bruising legal battle over fraud charges, the British tech mogul Mike Lynch celebrated his freedom with a cruise. He invited his family, friends and part of his legal team on board his luxury sailing yacht, a majestic 180-foot vessel named Bayesian after the mathematical theorem around which he had built his empire.

On Sunday night, after a tour of the Gulf of Naples, including Capri, and volcanic islands in the Eolian archipelago, the boat anchored half a mile off the Sicilian coast in Porticello, Italy. It chose a stretch of water favored by the Phoenicians thousands of years ago for its protection from the mistral wind and, in more recent times, by the yachts of tech billionaires. The boat was lit “like a Christmas tree,” local residents said, standing out against the full moon.

But about 4 a.m., calamity unfolded. A violent and fast storm hit the area with some of the strongest winds locals said they had ever felt. Fabio Cefalù, a fisherman, said he saw a flare pierce the darkness shortly after 4.

Minutes later, the yacht was underwater. Only dozens of cushions from the boat’s deck and a gigantic radar from its mast floated on the surface of the sea, fishermen said.

In all, 22 people were on board, 15 of whom were rescued. Six bodies — five passengers and the ship’s cook — had been recovered by Thursday afternoon, including that of Mr. Lynch, an Italian government official said, adding that the search was continuing for his daughter.

It was a tragic and mystifying turn of events for Mr. Lynch, 59, who had spent years seeking to clear his name and was finally inaugurating a new chapter in his life. Experts wondered how a $40 million yacht, so robust and stable could have been sunk by a storm near a port within minutes.

“It drives me insane,” said Giovanni Costantino, the chief executive of the Italian Sea Group, which in 2022 bought the company, Perini, that made the Bayesian. “Following all the proper procedures, that boat is unsinkable.”

The aura of misfortune only deepened when it emerged that Stephen Chamberlain, 52, a former vice president of finance for Mr. Lynch’s former company and a co-defendant in the fraud case, was killed two days earlier, when he was hit by a car while jogging near his house in England.

Since June, the two men had been in a jubilant mood. A jury in San Francisco had acquitted both on fraud charges that could have sent them to prison for two decades. There were hugs and tears, and they and their legal teams went for a celebratory dinner party at a restaurant in the city, said Gary S. Lincenberg, a lawyer for Mr. Chamberlain.

The sea excursion was meant as a thank-you by Mr. Lynch to those who had helped him in his legal travails. Among the guests was Christopher J. Morvillo, 59, a scion of a prominent New York family of lawyers who had represented Mr. Lynch for 12 years. He and his wife, Neda, 57, were among the missing.

So, too, was Jonathan Bloomer, 70, a veteran British insurance executive who chaired Morgan Stanley International and the insurer Hiscox.

The body of the ship’s cook, Recaldo Thomas, was recovered. All the other crew members survived. Among them was Leo Eppel, 19, of South Africa, who was on his first yacht voyage working as a deck steward, said a friend, who asked not to be identified.

Since the sinking, the recovery effort and investigation have turned the tiny port town of Porticello, a quiet enclave where older men sit bare-chested on balconies, into what feels like the set of a movie.

Helicopters have flown overhead. Ambulances have sped by with the sirens blaring. The Coast Guard has patrolled the waters off shore, within sight of a cordoned-off dock that had been turned into an emergency headquarters.

On Wednesday afternoon, a church bell tolled after the first body bag was loaded into an ambulance, a crowd watching in silence.

The survivors were sheltering in a sprawling resort near Porticello, with a view of the shipwreck spot, and had so far declined to comment.

Attilio Di Diodato, director of the Italian Air Force’s Center for Aerospace Meteorology and Climatology, said that the yacht had most likely been hit by a fierce “down burst” — when air generated within a thunderstorm descends rapidly — or by a waterspout , similar to a tornado over water.

He added that his agency had put out rough-sea warnings the previous evening, alerting sailors about storms and strong winds. Locals said the winds “felt like an earthquake.”

Mr. Costantino, the boat executive, said the yacht had been specifically designed for having a tall mast — the second-tallest aluminum mast in the world. He said the Bayesian was an extremely safe and secure boat that could list even to 75 degrees without capsizing.

But he said that if some of the hatches on the side and in the stern, or some of the deck doors, had been open, the boat could have taken on water and sunk. Standard procedure in such storms, he said, is to switch on the engine, lift the anchor and turn the boat into the wind, lowering the keel for extra stability, closing doors and gathering the guests in the main hall inside the deck.

12 guests occupied the yacht’s six cabins. There were also 10 crew members.

Open hatches, doors and cabin windows could have let in water during a storm, according to the manufacturer.

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The New York Times attempted to reach the captain, James Cutfield, who had survived, for comment through social media, his brother and the management company of the yacht (which did not hire the crew), but did not make contact.

So far none of the surviving crew members have made a public statement about what happened that night.

Fabio Genco, the director of Palermo’s emergency services, who treated some of the survivors, said that the victims had recounted feeling as if the boat was being lifted, then suddenly dropped, with objects from the cabins falling on them.

The Italian Coast Guard said it had deployed a remotely operated vehicle that can prowl underwater for up to seven hours at a depth of more than 980 feet and record videos and images that they hoped would help them reconstruct the dynamics of the sinking. Such devices were used during the search and rescue operations of the Titan vessel that is believed to have imploded last summer near the wreckage of the Titanic.

After rescuers broke inside the yacht, they struggled to navigate the ropes and many pieces of furniture cluttering the vessel, said Luca Cari, a spokesman for Italy’s national firefighter corps.

Finally, as of Thursday morning, they had managed to retrieve all but one of the missing bodies, and hopes of finding the missing person alive were thin. “Can a human being be underwater for two days?” Mr. Cari asked.

What was certain was that Mr. Lynch’s death was yet another cruel twist of fate for a man who had spent years seeking to clear his name.

He earned a fortune in technology and was nicknamed Britain’s Bill Gates. But for more than a decade, he had been treated as anything but a respected tech leader.

He was accused by Hewlett-Packard, the American technological pioneer that had bought his software company, Autonomy, for $11 billion, of misleading it about his company’s worth. (Hewlett-Packard wrote down the value of the transaction by about $8.8 billion, and critics called it one of the worst deals of all time .) He had been increasingly shunned by the British establishment that he sought to break into after growing up working-class outside London.

He was extradited to San Francisco to face criminal charges, and confined to house arrest and 24-hour surveillance on his dime. In a townhouse in the Pacific Heights neighborhood — with security people he jokingly told associates were his “roommates” — he spent his mornings talking with researchers whom he funded personally on new applications for artificial intelligence. Afterward, he devoted hours to discussing legal strategy with his team.

Despite his persistent claims of innocence, even those close to Mr. Lynch had believed his odds of victory were slim. Autonomy’s chief financial officer, Sushovan Hussain, was convicted in 2018 of similar fraud charges and spent five years in prison.

During Mr. Lynch’s house arrest, his brother and mother died. His wife, Angela Bacares, frequently flew over from England, and she became a constant presence in the San Francisco courtroom during the trial.

After he was finally acquitted, Mr. Lynch had his eye on the future. “I am looking forward to returning to the U.K. and getting back to what I love most: my family and innovating in my field,” he said.

Elisabetta Povoledo contributed reporting from Pallanza, Italy.

Emma Bubola is a Times reporter based in Rome. More about Emma Bubola

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What Is Known About the Sinking of a Luxury Yacht off the Coast of Sicily and Those Aboard

Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts are searching for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was slammed by a powerful storm and swiftly sank off Sicily

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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)

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was slammed by a powerful storm and swiftly sank off Sicily.

The sleek yacht, named the Bayesian, was carrying a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers when it suddenly sank near the Mediterranean island that is part of Italy at about 4 a.m. on Monday. One body has been recovered and 15 people survived.

Fire rescue officials have said the six believed to remain in the sailboat's hull will be considered missing until they are located in the wreckage.

Here's what we know so far about the sinking and those who were on board.

What happened?

Italian civil protection officials believe a sudden and fierce storm that battered the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday whipped up a waterspout in the exact spot where the 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged Bayesian was moored.

Karsten Borner, the captain of another yacht moored nearby, said he saw the Bayesian during the storm but when the wild weather passed it was gone and he saw only a red flare lighting the night sky, the Italian news agency ANSA and the Giornale di Sicilia newspaper reported.

Borner and one of his crew boarded their tender and found a lifeboat carrying 15 people, some of them injured. They took them aboard their yacht and alerted the coast guard.

Rescue authorities said the wreck was resting at a depth of 50 meters (163 feet) about a half mile offshore of the picturesque fishing village of Porticello.

Who was on board?

Among the missing is 59-year-old tech tycoon Mike Lynch , sometimes described as the British Bill Gates. Lynch was acquitted in June of all charges in a U.S. fraud trial linked to the $11 billion sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.

Lynch still faced a potentially huge bill stemming from a civil case in London that HP mostly won during 2022. Damages haven’t been determined in that case, but HP is seeking $4 billion. Lynch made more than $800 million from the Autonomy sale.

A Cambridge-educated mathematician, Lynch made his name running Autonomy, which made a search engine that could pore through emails and other internal business documents to help companies find vital information more quickly.

Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah was reportedly among the missing. His wife, Angela Bacares, and 14 other people survived.

Among others still missing Tuesday, according to the civil protection agency, were one of Lynch’s U.S. lawyers, Christopher Morvillo of Clifford Chance, and Morvillo’s wife, Neda. Morvillo was regarded as an elite defense lawyer and was also a federal prosecutor in New York after 9/11.

Also missing was Jonathan Bloomer, the non-executive chairman of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife, Judy. He is the former head of the Autonomy audit committee and testified for the defense at Lynch’s trial.

Bloomer was also chair of the Hiscox Group, an insurer that does business on the Lloyd’s of London market.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event,” Hiscox CEO Aki Hussain said in a statement.

Among the survivors was Charlotte Golunski, who said she momentarily lost hold of her 1-year-old daughter Sofia in the water, but then managed to grab her and hold her up over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were both pulled to safety, ANSA reported. The father, identified by ANSA as James Emslie, also survived.

The Dutch foreign ministry said a Dutch man survived. The ministry, citing privacy, did not release his identity.

One body was recovered on Monday, identified as the on-board chef.

What is the Bayesian?

The Bayesian was a luxury yacht built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Nav. It was known for its single 75-meter (246-feet) aluminum mast — one of the world’s tallest. Online charter sites listed it for rent for up to 195,000 euros (about $215,000) a week.

Its registered owner is listed as Revtom Ltd., based on the Isle of Man, according to online maritime database Equasis. Lynch’s wife is listed as Revtom’s sole owner, according to corporate registration documents from the Isle of Man.

The yacht's name is an apparent reference to “Bayesian inference,” one of the two main approaches to statistical machine learning and the one that was used by Autonomy.

What is a waterspout?

Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water and can happen when a storm moves across warm water.

According to the U.S. National Ocean Service, there are two types of waterspouts — fair-weather and tornadic.

Tornadic waterspouts “have the same characteristics as a land tornado. They are associated with severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by high winds and seas, large hail, and frequent dangerous lightning,” the service says on its website.

While scientists haven’t attributed the specific event to climate change, average monthly surface temperatures have been at record highs for months . Hotter air can hold more moisture, making heavier storms more likely.

Sicily has been baking under intense heat this summer , and the United Nations’ panel of climate change experts notes the Mediterranean Sea is particularly vulnerable to climate change, with warming rates roughly 20% higher than the global average.

How rare is it for a huge sailboat like this to capsize?

Experts say it is extraordinarily rare for a luxury sailboat of this size to capsize due to weather events.

“This just doesn’t happen. You know, boats sink because things like keels fall off, or they run aground and breach the hull ... whereas just from a weather angle, a boat that big being pushed over on its side is absolutely extraordinary,” said Skip Novak, a lifelong sailor who has taken part in multiple round the world yacht races and written books about sailing.

Novak said he believed that strong gusts likely pushed the yacht over 90 degrees to its side, and the vessel did not recover because of the weight of the huge mast and because it was anchored. He suggested that internal doors were likely not closed, and water quickly poured in to sink the vessel.

“When you’re at anchor, even if it’s blowing with a storm in the Mediterranean, you rarely shut the whole boat down because nobody expects something like this to happen," Novak told The Associated Press. “So if the boat wasn’t completely watertight at the deck, you’d have flooding going in. It would take a couple minutes and that would be it."

What happens next?

As the search for the missing continues, authorities already have begun trying to piece together exactly what happened.

Prosecutors from the Sicilian town of Termini Imerese have opened an investigation, as is normal in such events even when no suspects are identified. To date, they have not commented publicly.

The British Marine Accident Investigation Branch said four of its inspectors were being deployed to Palermo.

Corder reported from The Hague, Netherlands. Associated Press writer Sylvia Hui in London contributed to this report.

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The Captain of Mike Lynch’s Super Yacht Shipwreck in Sicily Is Under Investigation 

T he captain of a super yacht that underwent a shipwreck in Sicily last week killing seven people, including the owner of the yacht, British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, is now under investigation. 

James Cutfield, 51, is being investigated for manslaughter and shipwreck, according to reports by local Italian news outlets. Charges have not officially been filed against him for the accident involving the 184-foot luxury yacht, named the Bayesian. However, investigators decided to look into Cutfield after interrogating him for a second time in a week, Italian news agency Ansa reports . 

A total of 22 people were on board the luxury yacht when the incident occurred, 15 of whom were rescued after the deadly wreck Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah Lynch, along with ​​Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer, Jonathan’s wife Judith Bloomer, lawyer Christopher Morvillo, Christopher’s wife Neda Morvillo, and Recaldo Thomas, a chef on the Bayesian, were also killed. Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, survived.

It took authorities days to locate the bodies of the deceased, but they confirmed that most of the dead were found in the same part of the ship, indicating they have been trapped, according to investigators.

Officers initially thought the shipwreck was caused by the ship being struck by a tornado. But Termini Imerese prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said that investigations indicated that the accident occurred rather quickly after the yacht was impacted by a downburst, a powerful downdraft from a thunderstorm. Notably, however, a nearby sailboat was largely unharmed by the same downburst.

“For me, it is probable that offenses were committed, that it could be a case of manslaughter, but we can only establish that if you give us the time to investigate," Cartosio previously said. 

It’s unclear if other crew members are under investigation for the incident.

Lynch had been celebrating his acquittal from fraud charges with family and those who defended him during the trial when tragedy struck. 

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Experts puzzle over why Bayesian yacht sank. Was it a 'black swan event'?

The Bayesian set off on a leisurely cruise around Italy's southern coast on a sunny day in late July.

The luxurious super yacht − which boasted one of the largest masts in the world and carried a crew of business moguls, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his family and a chair of Morgan Stanley − set sail from the Amalfi Coast, bound for Sicily.

Less than a month later, the ship had sunk 160 feet under the water , leaving its cook dead and six of its passengers, including at least two Americans, missing and prompting a massive search that has drawn international attention.

Now, experts are trying to piece together why in the early hours Monday the Bayesian was quickly pulled under the waves amid a storm that saw at least one tornado spin up over the water.

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A perfect storm led to Bayesian sinking, experts say

The combination of unlikely factors that could have contributed to the ship's fate constituted a "black swan event," Matthew Schanck, chairman of the Maritime Search and Rescue Council, told USA TODAY.

The Bayesian was well-built: A 2008 product of Italian ship maker Perini, it was constructed in accordance with international maritime standards and commercially certified by the U.K.'s Maritime and Coastguard Agency, according to Schanck.

The bout of bad weather that swept the area when the ship went down was also out of the ordinary in the northern Mediterranean, "which isn't renowned for prolonged, significant stormy weather," he said.

"The fact that those two elements have then resulted in the foundering of a super yacht is pretty extraordinary," Schanck said. "These things don't happen every day."

After the ship sank just before 5 a.m. local time, 15 people, including a 1-year-old, were pulled from the water. Some were rescued from a life raft by the crew of a ship docked nearby.

Ricardo Thomas, the ship's cook and a native of Antigua, was found dead, according to authorities.

As of Tuesday, six people were missing, including Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter. Several missing passengers were involved in Lynch's trial on fraud charges, including Jonathan Bloomer, a Morgan Stanley chair who served as his character witness, and one of Lynch's attorneys. Lynch, accused of fraud after he sold his company to electronics giant Hewlett-Packard, was acquitted of all charges weeks ago.

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Tornado formed over unusually hot water

Storms in the area that night may have whipped up a water spout, a tornado over the water , according to local meteorologists.

It was likely triggered by the water's unusual warmth, said Rick Shema, a certified consulting meteorologist who served in the Navy.

"The water spout was an uncommon occurrence," he said. "But again, these things happen, especially in warmer water."

At 83.7 degrees, water in the area was more than 3 degrees hotter than average on the day the Bayesian sank, likely the result of climate change, Shema said.

"Hurricanes can form at 80 degrees. This was almost four degrees higher than that," he said.

The water spout may have spun up when cooler air dropped from mountainous places nearby onto the hot water, he said. "A water spout is a vortex, basically like a tornado, spinning real fast, sucking up water and moisture as the column rises," he said.

Although water spouts only reach around 120 mph, as compared with tornadoes on land, which can reach up to 300 mph, "you don't need 200 mph to sink a ship," he said.

"Even an average tornado, 120 miles an hour, that's a lot of wind," he said, "which would heel the boat over for sure."

Water spouts spring up suddenly, Shema said. Before they strike, winds can be slow, but "once the water spout comes over, bam, it's on," he said.

Before sunrise, the ship's crew may not have seen the water spout coming. "The visibility was probably a big factor," he said.

With the windows of the yacht opened, as they likely were in the hot weather, the water spout could have triggered water that flooded through the portholes, Shema said, causing the ship to sink.

Tragedy strikes: Scramble to find survivors after Bayesian yacht sinks off Sicily coast

Search continues, but shift to recovery phase approaches

Italian authorities said the Bayesian was probably at anchor when the storm struck, meaning it couldn't maneuver and ride the waves, according to Mitchell Stoller, a captain and maritime expert witness. Other ships in the area that turned on their engines rode out the storm, he said.

"When you're at anchor and you see weather, you start your engine and you put the wind on the bow. You don't let it get on the side," he said.

Schanck said another key question concerns the position of the keel, a heavy weight underneath the boat that acts as a counterbalance to keep it upright, when the ship sank. When lifted, "that's going to affect the stability of the vessel, because, obviously, you've now raised the center of gravity of that vessel," he said.

The Bayesian was floating over 160 feet of water at the time, deep enough that the keel would likely be deployed. But the fact that "the vessel heeled over so heavily makes me question that," Schanck said.

The cause of the disaster may not be known until the ship can be examined in more detail, experts say. Prosecutors in a nearby town have already opened an investigation.

Schanck said investigators will have plenty to work with once the operation moves into a recovery phase.

"The vessel is intact and in good condition on the seabed," he said. "There's a lot of eyewitness accounts from other vessels in the area and the shore."

As the search entered its second day on Tuesday, the rescue effort may shift in that direction soon. "I suspect, later on, today or tomorrow, we'll probably see some mention of a recovery operation being stated," Schanck said.

The decision to would depend on whether rescuers find signs of life in the ship and air pockets or survivable spaces, Schanck said. At this point, survivors on the water's surface looks unlikely. "My professional opinion is that the casualties will be located within the vessel," he said.

"There is a risk versus benefit in all maritime search and rescue incidents," he said. "Where we start transitioning to a recovery phase, that line shifts."

Contributing: Reuters

Cybele Mayes-Osterman is a breaking news reporter for USA Today. Reach her on email at [email protected]. Follow her on X @CybeleMO.

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