RORY ROSS: The vessels that were once the byword for elegance after the Bayesian disaster By Rory Ross Published: 00:40, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 00:43, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments It was often said that a Perini yacht was the ultimate ocean-going extravagance, a byword for seafaring elegance. Not any more. After several bodies were recovered from the wreck of the 183ft Bayesian, which sank within five minutes of being struck by a tornado, other owners of these multi-million-pound status symbols must be wondering if they are in possession of a floating coffin.
Glimpse a Perini and you won't forget her. They are giant sailing yachts – from 150ft long to more than 260ft. They're very scarce: Only some 60 have been built since the first around 40 years ago.
Launched in 2008, Bayesian was originally named Salute (the Italian for 'Health') before being bought in 2014 by a company owned by Angela Bacares, Mike Lynch's wife. Pictured, a Perini Navi Bayesian Yacht. Several bodies were recovered from the wreckage of a yacht owned by British entrepeneur Mike Lynch The Bayesian (pictured) overturned during a severe thunderstorm on Monday morning Read More Divers finally gain access to master cabin on sunken £30m superyacht The yacht was renamed Bayesian, after the method of statistical analysis that was of key importance to the multi-billion-dollar company HP Autonomy, founded by Dr Lynch.
While the exact cause and circumstances of Bayesian's sinking remain unclear, she has .