Bayesian superyacht sinking wasn't caused by catastrophic storm
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- A British tech billionaire Mike Lynch’s luxury superyacht sank off Sicily on August 19, 2024, killing Lynch, his teenage daughter, and five others; experts found the sinking was due to crew errors rather than a catastrophic storm.
- Italian prosecutors' investigation revealed the storm was manageable, and the crew underestimated its strength, failed to take proper actions, and lacked necessary safety devices, leading to the tragedy.
- Captain James Cutfield, chief engineer Timothy Parker Eaton, and deckhand Matthew Griffiths face potential criminal charges including negligent shipwreck and manslaughter for their roles in the incident.
- The $37 million yacht, touted as "unsinkable," capsized rapidly in under 16 minutes after a sudden violent wind shift knocked it 90 degrees, shutting down its generators and causing chaos onboard.
- Lynch’s widow, Angela Bacares, survived the sinking but faces bankruptcy after a $1.2 billion court order from a prior lawsuit related to Lynch’s fraudulent inflation of his software company's value before its sale to Hewlett-Packard.
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