'It seems a bit strange': Former Bayesian crew member left bewildered how luxury superyacht could sink while moored off the coast after withstanding choppiest of seas as it crossed the Atlantic By Emily Jane Davies Published: 07:44, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 07:46, 20 August 2024 e-mail View comments A former Bayesian crew member has been left bewildered about how the luxury superyacht could sink as it has withstood choppy seas in the Atlantic previously. When guests were celebrating the acquittal of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch aboard the £30million Bayesian, the 183ft yacht tragically sank off the coast of Italy . It had been moored offshore from Porticello, having sailed from the seaside village of Cefalu, when it was hit by a freak waterspout caused by bad weather and sank near Palermo.
Investigations are underway as to why the Bayesian sank when others in the vicinity remained afloat when disaster struck just before 5am on Monday. The yacht's former chief stewardess Monica Jensen, 48, said it is 'a bit strange' because she's crossed the Atlantic on the boat and it withstood bad weather 'all over'. Last night, Mr Lynch – once dubbed the British Bill Gates and worth an estimated £852million and his daughter Hannah, 18 - who completed her A-levels this summer and has a place to read English at Oxford University – were among six missing and feared dead.
The body of one man, thought to be an onboard chef, has been found, while specialist divers fear those unacco.