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Bayesian superyacht’s ‘tallest mast in world’ doomed £14m vessel as it was caught by the storm, says expert
By James Halpin,
9 hours ago
THE BAYESIAN superyacht’s own gigantic mast doomed the £14m boat when it was caught in a storm, an expert claims.
The luxury vessel had the tallest aluminium mast in the world which went a whopping 75m high.
The Bayesian has the tallest aluminium mast on the world EPA Witnesses said the mast snapped in half when it was struck by the tornado EPA Divers are now searching for the missing passengers Reuters The inside of the luxury superyacht Yacht Charter Fleet Italian divers returned to the scene on Tuesday AP The Bayesian is understood to be owned by Lynch’s wife Yacht Charter Fleet
Luca Mercalli, president of the Italian Meteorological Society, said 200kmh winds could be felt over Sunday through Monday.
He described the weather as: “A so-called funnel cloud forms, generating winds of up to 200kmh which can create a water spout at sea by sucking water into the air.
“The event can be restricted to a few hundred metres and be over in ten minutes.”
Waterspouts form when warm air from the surface of the water mixes with cold air from higher in the atmosphere.
When they mix it creates a vortex that picks up water from the sea and spins it at up to 80kph.
On average they last about five to ten minutes with the largest being able to grow to a hundred metres wide.
WHO WERE THE PASSENGERS?
In a bizarre twist of fate, it was revealed yesterday that Lynch’s ex-colleague and fraud trial co-defendant Stephen Chamberlain died days before the yacht tragedy.
The majority of passengers were understood to be from the UK.
Citizens from New Zealand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Canada, the US and two dual British-French nationals were also on board.
Eight of those rescued were receiving treatment in hospital last night, according to the Italian Coastguard. None was thought to be in a serious condition.
Among the injured are the Kiwis lawyer Ayla Ronald and captain James Catfield, 51; Sasha Murray, 29, of Ireland; and Myin Kyaw Htun, 39, from Myanmar.
Who are the six still missing from the Bayesian yacht tragedy?
By Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter
THE BAYESIAN superyacht was hosting a lavish party for 12 guests, with 10 crew also onboard.
After 15 people were rescued from the water on Monday, six people remain missing and one has been found dead.
Italian authorities said the man recovered near the yacht wreckage was the chef working onboard.
Four of the missing are British and two are American.
Mike Lynch, 59, and his daughter Hannah, 18, are among the four Brits lost at sea.
International chairman of bank giant Morgan Stanley, Brit Jonathan Bloomer, 70, is also missing along with his wife Judy.
As is top New York lawyer Chris Morvillo, a solicitor at major firm Clifford Chance who worked for Mike Lynch, and his wife Neda.
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