Hull colour white, Coloured stripe on hull, Dark Blue |
8 hull windows (fixed) |
Cast iron keel as deep keel, Emergency tiller |
Twin Rudder System |
2 steering pedestals and steering wheels covered with leather |
Helmsman seat,Compass on cockpit table |
Sport rig, Backstay adjuster,Windex, 2 winch handles |
Mainsail in dacron, offshore-quality, for sportrig |
Furling jib in dacron, offshore-quality, UV-protection |
4 Deck ventilator, Twin mainsheet system |
Cockpit floor, Pulpit, pushpit, Bow fitting with anchor roller |
Side deck and coach roof with non slip structure |
6 Aluminium cleats, Guardrail opening on both sides |
Electric windlass incl. remote control |
Cockpit table with foldable wings and storage box |
Box for gas bottles, self drained, Teak on cockpit seats |
Cockpit-shower with cold and warm water |
Rodkicker |
Bathing ladder stainless steel |
Bathing platform electric lowerable with teak |
2 x Lewmar Evo aluminium halyard winches, 2-gear, self-tailing (50) |
2 x Lewmar Evo aluminium genoa winches, 2-gear, self-tailing (55) |
3 cabins |
Cabinet in foreship and aft cabin |
Mattresses fabric "Light grey" |
Blinds on cabins and Bathrooms windows |
Interior in solid wood and veneer, standardin mahogany |
Floor in Oak |
Fabric covered headlining panels |
Saloon with settee incl. relax edges, Saloon table |
Sideboards, shelves and cabinets |
Handholds in saloon and at companion way |
Storage space with drawers and flaps |
Upholstery "VELA” with relax edges (Comfort) |
Companion way door with perspex-insert |
Blinds on hatches, Mosquito screen on hatches |
2 burnergas cook top with oven,3 Fire extinguishers |
Cooler with compressor 147liter (2C-optional) |
Fridge with compressor 110liter (only 2C Version) |
Double stainless steel sink |
“Pure White” laminate Worktop |
Pump-toilet, large 38cm with holding tank disposal via seacock and deck suction for each toilet |
Shower in aft Bathroom with shower room separation port |
Shower in foreship (only 3C-version) |
Electric pressurised water pump with filter |
Water heater 40 l operated via engine-cooling circuit and shore power |
Two circuitcooling with seawater filter |
Engine hour meter and rev meter, Fuel indicator |
2 separated battery circuits for engine and service |
Main power supply with circuit breaker and control lamps |
AC-outlet package (1 per cabin and 3 in galley) |
12 V outlet at switch board, 3 AGM board batteries, 95 Ah |
Shore power 230 V (shore power 110 V as anoption) |
Batterycharger, 40 A (3-channel), 2 USB Outlets |
Chart table with instrument console |
Navigation lights (LED), deck light |
Chart table seat |
CE-Certificationcategory A and B |
GL CE-Yacht certification |
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Asking price: €2,240,000.
Last updated Aug 8, 2024
Sailboat Bavaria Cruiser 51 provides excellent conditions for vacation cruise. With 131-131 m2 of sail area you can sail safe and fast. You can fill the diesel tank with 280-280 litres and in tank with water it goes even 560-560 litres. With engines 75 HP you can navigate really fast.
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The CRUISER 51 is one of our largest sailing yachts. But you hardly notice this when she is sailing, so unbelievably easy does this boat handle. Designed to accommodate up to ten crew members, the standard version comes with three cabins. However, at the owner’s request this could be changed to five cabins – to meet every need.
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The Bavaria Cruiser 51 Style debuted at the 2015 Boat Show in Annapolis. The design of the vessel was carried out by the shipyard's design bureau, together with the design studios Farr Yacht Design and Design Unlimited UK. The hull of the yacht is made of tempered fiberglass with carbon fiber elements, which led to a decrease in the weight of the yacht and significantly increased its controllability. The yacht cabins were decorated in Italian style, as evidenced by the light colors of the trim, a large amount of natural light and two-meter ceilings. The customer can choose from several trim materials: teak, oak, chestnut or mahogany.
For relaxation, there are sun loungers on the roof of the superstructure, as well as a dining area in the cockpit with a U-shaped sofa and a folding table, directly from which you can go to the folding transom with a hydraulic drive, allowing safe access to water. Two helms allow the skipper to take a position with the best visibility and comfortably steer the yacht regardless of the tack. The living room has a dining area, a small workplace, as well as a kitchen with a gas stove, fridge, double sink, grill, oven and a place to store food supplies. Three, four or five double guest cabins are available to choose from. The owner’s cabin received a large double bed, a wardrobe with a built-in safe and a separate bathroom with a full shower. In total, the yacht, including the crew, can accommodate up to 10 people.
For the driving performance of the yacht meets a diesel engine from Volvo, with a capacity of 75 hp. The tank for fresh water holds 560 liters, and the fuel tank is designed for 280 liters of fuel.
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2021 BAVARIA CRUISER 51 / 3 CABINS 3 HEAD/SHOWER-LEADING FEATURES:Gen set-Fischer Panda & AC & Water maker (FSM) & 2 x 495 KW Solar panels with control unit / Diesel Heater / 6x Gel AGM Batteries / B&G ZEUS x 2 Chartplotters & Remote for autopilot / Total 6 Winches / 3 Electric / 2 auto sail trim controls Lewmar R 65 - R 55 for easy handling / Carbon Rudders / Fans in all cabins-Single Handed Cruising capability-Wide Cockpit and interior spaces&n... click to view more ...
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2021 bavaria cruiser 51 / 3 cabins 3 head/shower, -leading features: gen set-fischer panda & ac & water maker (fsm) & 2 x 495 kw solar panels with control unit / diesel heater / 6x gel agm batteries / b&g zeus x 2 chartplotters & remote for autopilot / total 6 winches / 3 electric / 2 auto sail trim controls lewmar r 65 - r 55 for easy handling / carbon rudders / fans in all cabins -single handed cruising capability -wide cockpit and interior spaces -privately used by family -3 cozy cabins and in master cabin you have a separate dressing closet and shower-head -2 drawer type fridges 1 conventional & dishwasher -summer and winter cockpit closures -electric aft platform with remote -underwater lights -adjustable back stay -35 kg ultra anchor with 100 m chain hull type: monohull length (loa): 15.57 m / 51 ft 1 in model length : 15.5448 m / 51 ft beam (width) :4.67 m / 15 ft 4 in displacement :14,100 kg / 31,085 lbs headroom in saloon :2.11 m / 6 ft 11 in sail area :131 m2 / 1,410 ft2 deep (depth): deep keel, 2.1 m primary fuel tank capacity : 303 l / 80 gallons water capacity :1 x 720 l / 1 x 190 gallons engine make + drive :volvo-penta / saildrive engine size : 75 hp / 55 kw (730 hrs - 03.02.2024) no. of engines : 1 the cruiser 51 is one of our largest sailing yachts. but you hardly notice this when she is sailing, so unbelievably easy does this boat handle. designed to accommodate up to ten crew members, the standard version comes with three cabins. however, at the owner’s request this could be changed to five cabins – to meet every need. the bavaria cruiser 51. impressive style, impressive space, impressive performance. this is a magnificent 51-foot yacht with blue-water cruising satisfaction guaranteed. she offers outstanding, uncomplicated sailing and is a sheer pleasure to sail. a perfect mixture of fun and comfort, practicality and luxury aboard this 51-foot yacht. enormous amounts of space above and below deck, a fresh practical layout and superb sailing performance are just some of her key attributes. she is perfect for families sailing together on short cruises but also offers true blue-water passage capability. for a larger yacht, she is surp risingly easy to sail. the roller furling genoa sheets back to electric winches on the side deck through cars on the coach roof which gives tighter upwind sailing angles. there is an automatic tracking system comes with the boat as an option for ultimate ease in jib trimming. (with lewmar r65 & r 55 reversible winches) , full specification.
BRAND | BAVARIA |
MODEL | CRUISER 51 |
BUILD YEAR | 2021 |
HULL MATERIAL | GRP |
CATEGORY | SAIL |
BOAT TYPE | MONOHULL |
HULL TYPE | CRUISER |
KLAS | CE-A |
FLAG | TR |
LOCATION | DOMESTIC |
LENGTH | 14.99 M |
BEAM | 4.67 M |
Draft | 2.10 M |
Weight | 14.1 Ton |
FUEL | 303 L |
Black Water | |
Water | 720 L |
Grey Water | |
Other Information |
ENGINE BRAND | VOLVO |
ENGINE POWER | 75 HP |
ENGINE PCS | 1 |
ENGINE HOURS | 730 |
FUEL | DIESEL |
DRIVE SYSTEM | SAIL DRIVE |
CONTROL SYSTEM | |
REMOTE CONTROLLER | |
Milage | |
CRUISING TYPE / MAX SPEED | 7 / 9 KNOTS |
STABILISER | |
Electric | 12-220 |
Generator | Fischer Panda 8000 I (6.4KW) |
Generator | |
Generator | |
Generator | |
Solar Panel | 2x495 Watts |
Wind Power | |
Other Information | |
CABINS | 3 |
DOUBLE BED | 3 |
SINGLE BED | |
HEAD / SHOWER | 3 |
ACCESS TO CREW CABIN | |
CREW CABIN | |
CREW BED | |
CREW HEAD & SHOWER | |
WASHING MACHINE | |
DRYER | |
TV | 1 |
SATELLITE DISH | |
SOUND SYSTEM | |
Other Information | |
OVEN | 3 Burner |
STOVE | |
MICROWAVE | Bosch |
DISHWASHER | |
FULL SIZE FRIDGE | |
FRIDGE | x3 ( 2 fridges ISOTHERM, 1 Freezer) |
MOBILE FREEZER | |
ICE MAKER | |
WATER MAKER | FSN |
WATER MAKER | |
WATER MAKER | |
WATER MAKER | |
Other Information |
LIFE RAFT PCS | |
ELECTRIC WINDLASS | QUICK |
HYDRAULIC WINDLASS | |
Other Information | |
CHARTPLOTTER | 2xB&G ZEUS 3 |
Radar | |
NIGHT VISION | |
FISH FINDER | |
AUTOPILOT | B&G |
REMOTE AUTPILOT | B&G |
VHF | B&G/ B60 |
DEPTH SOUNDER | B&G |
WIND GAUGE | B&G |
TRIDATA | B&G |
NAVTEX | |
AIS | RECIEVER |
Other Information |
MAIN SAIL TYPE | FURLING - Single Handed Auto Trim |
Genoa SAIL TYPE | FURLING - Single Handed Auto Trim |
STAY SAIL TYPE | |
KEEL TYPE | FİN |
MAST LENGTH | |
MAST MATERIAL | |
SYMETRICAL GENNAKER | |
ASYMETRICAL GENNAKER | |
CODE ZERO | |
MAIN SAIL WINCHES | 2 X LEWMAR (1 REV 55, 1 MANUAL) |
ELECTRIC WINCHES | 4 (3 electric, 3 manuals ) |
GENOA WINCHES | 2 (LEWMAR REV 65) |
Other Information | |
There is no king without a kingdom. The Bavaria cruiser 51 yacht ensures that there is enough space for a king to bring along as many people from his kingdom as he wishes and that there are enough functionalities to serve them all.
Fun for the advanced sailor. Very good sailing properties and a comfortable handling perfect the day of sailing with the CRUISER 51. Maximum comfort. Maximum fun. Perhaps it is because of German engineering. Or being 100% Made in Germany. Or our attention to detail – with high‐quality materials and first‐class design. Or maybe it is all of this that makes the CRUISER 51 one of the most popular privately owned yachts from BAVARIA. She embodies outstanding, uncomplicated sailing characteristics, as well as the ultimate in comfort – her exterior and interior alike are pure luxury. And if that is not enough, the owner can incorporate personal wishes into the design. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Once you are here, you won’t want to leave. Pure luxury, a lot of comfort and even more functionality. The CRUISER 51 offers everything. A great space for great gatherings. Upon entering the saloon on the BAVARIA CRUISER 51, only one of two words comes to mind – “wow and gigantic‟ ! This is an impressive space – impressive in its size, impressive in its ambience. It has, for example, dimmable indirect LED lighting and plenty of natural light. You have the option to personalize the look with numerous exclusive wood colours and floors – entirely according to your own personal taste. Classy galley for this class. A galley this size is what you might expect from a kitchen in an apartment. This makes it the no. 1 in this boat class. It has a double stainless steel sink, a 147‐litre cooler with compressor and a 110‐litre refrigerator with compressor. In short, it leaves nothing to be desired for a comfortable journey. That’s a promise. Step inside and be prepared to be amazed. As owner of the BAVARIA CRUISER 51, you deserve a very special luxury – the suite in the bow. Large and stylishly designed, it is full of conveniences. For example – a private bathroom with separate shower on the port side and a huge closet to starboard. And if you like, you can conjure up two cabins from this suite with the innovative flexible bulkhead system.
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Tver Oblast is a region in Central Russia , which borders Smolensk Oblast to the southwest, Pskov Oblast to the west, Novgorod Oblast to the north, Vologda Oblast to the northeast, Yaroslavl Oblast to the east, and Moscow Oblast to the southeast.
Russian is the principal language in all aspects of life in the region. However, English is now taught regularly in most Russian schools, and more and more Russians nationals can speak English, some quite fluently.
There is a still vivid Karelian minority (1 %, 6.7 % in 1897), who originally moved here following the Treaty of Stolbova 1617. People in the conceded areas would have to convert to Lutheranism, which was the only legal religion in Sweden – and pay heavy taxes – and many chose to move to land still Russian. There is also a Ukrainian minority (1,5 %).
Tver does have an international airport (Migalovo), but most travelers arrive via the well-traveled railroad running between Saint Petersburg and nearby Moscow .
Within the city limits of Tver, there are several small shuttle vans available and a dated, but generally reliable, electric trolley system, at nominal cost. Commercial taxicabs should be avoided, however, as they can be very expensive, especially if the driver discovers that the passengers are foreigners. There is also a bus service connecting Tver with Moscow. There is also rail service as Tver is a major stop on the regular trains that operate between Moscow and St Petersburg.
Fast food restaurants have taken root in Tver, including fast-food chicken and hamburger outlets. Prices are reasonable in most cases. Some of the independent restaurants tend to be a bit pricey and intentional overcharges often occur, especially if foreigners are the customers.
There are a few nightclubs and restaurants that serve liquor in Tver; however, some of them has cover charges.
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The capital city of Tver oblast: Tver .
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, part of the Central Federal District. Tver is the capital city of the region.
The population of Tver Oblast is about 1,230,200 (2022), the area - 84,201 sq. km.
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According to archaeological excavations, the first permanent settlement on the territory of the present Tver region existed in the 9th-10th centuries. In the 1130s-1140s, during the struggle of Rostov-Suzdal princes against Novgorod the Great, on the site of the former, unfortified settlement, a new fortress was built - Tver. It was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1208.
As an independent state, the Tver principality was formed in the 1240s-1250s. This initially sparsely populated and relatively remote from the Horde region attracted numerous settlers. From the first decades of its existence, the Tver principality played an important role in the social and political life of the Russian lands.
In the 14th-15th centuries, Tver competed with Moscow for leadership in the unification of Russian lands. It was one of the main centers of handicraft production and international trade. An indicator of the breadth of foreign trade relations of the Tver principality was the famous trip of the Tver resident Afanasy Nikitin to India in 1466-1472.
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In 1485, the Tver principality became part of the Moscow state. The troops of Ivan III, after a three-day siege, captured Tver. In 1569, during the campaign of Ivan the Terrible against Veliky Novgorod, the town was looted by the oprichniks, and, in the Time of Troubles, Tver was burnt by the Poles.
In 1775, the Tver governorate was formed, in 1796 - the Tver guberniya (province). In the second half of the 19th century, the local industry began to develop rapidly facilitated by the construction of the Nikolayev (Oktyabrskaya) railway.
In 1931, Tver received a new name - Kalinin, in honor of Mikhail Kalinin - a Bolshevik revolutionary. In 1935, Kalinin oblast was established. During the Second World War, fierce battles took place on the territory of the region. During the fighting of the initial period of the war, Kalinin, as well as other towns in the region, were almost completely destroyed.
In the post-war period, this region became an important industrial center and transport hub with enterprises of chemical industry, weaving, heavy engineering. In 1990, the historical name was returned to the city, and the region was renamed Tver Oblast.
Tver Oblast scenery
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Tver Oblast landscape
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Field road in the Tver region
Tver Oblast, located in the west of the middle part of the East European Plain, stretches from north to south for 260 km, from west to east - for 450 km. It is one of the largest regions in the European part of Russia. The distance from Tver to Moscow is about 160 km.
The region is not rich in various natural resources: brown coal, peat, limestone, low-melting and refractory clay, quartz sand. Forests occupy slightly more than half of its territory. On the territory of the region there are more than 800 rivers with a total length of about 17,000 km. The main river is the Volga (685 km).
The climate is moderately continental. The average temperature in January ranges from minus 6 degrees Celsius in the south-west to minus 10 degrees Celsius in the northeast, in July - plus 17-19 degrees Celsius.
The largest cities and towns of Tver Oblast are Tver (424,900), Rzhev (55,000), Vyshniy Volochyok (43,700), Torzhok (42,700), Kimry (41,200), Konakovo (34,200). The main industries: engineering, food, woodworking, production of building materials, chemical. Kalinin NPP and Konakovo GRES are the largest power plants in the region.
The region’s agriculture specializes in dairy and beef cattle breeding, flax growing. Pig breeding and poultry farming are developed too. Rye, oats, fodder crops, potatoes, and vegetables are grown.
Tver Oblast is crossed by two federal highways: M10 “Russia” and M9 “Baltia”. The Oktyabrskaya Railway, connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, passes through the region. The largest railway junction is located in Bologoye.
The largest nature protection facility is the Central Forest Reserve located on the territory of Nelidovo and Andreapolsky districts.
Today, Tver Oblast is one of the established tourist regions of Russia with a lot of attractions. This region with a unique cultural identity made a significant contribution to the priceless treasury of Russian culture.
There are eight tourist clusters:
In total, there are over 5,000 monuments of archeology and more than 9,000 monuments of history and culture. The most famous monuments are:
Through the territory of the Tver region there is a significant transit flow of excursion tourists to the neighboring regions - the towns of the Golden Ring, Veliky Novgorod and St. Petersburg. You can take horseback rides and trips near Staritsa village.
Annually about 40 major international, all-Russian and regional events are held in the Tver region, including the International Music Festival of I.S. Bach; International Festival of Slavic Poetry “Singing Letters”; Festival of Russian Opera of M.P. Mussorgsky; Festival of theaters of small towns of Russia; Festival of Arts “Musical evenings on Seliger” and others.
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Winter in the Tver region
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Village in Tver Oblast
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Wooden church in Tver Oblast
Picturesque church on the river bank in the Tver region
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Orthodox church in Tver Oblast
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As bodies were recovered, the authorities and experts wondered how a $40 million, stable and secure vessel could have sunk so quickly.
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
Michael J. de la Merced has covered global business and finance news for The Times since 2006. More about Michael J. de la Merced
T he captain of the luxury Bayesian yacht that sank near Porticello, off the coast of Sicily, last week will face an investigation into multiple counts of manslaughter and negligent shipwreck, the Italian prosecutor’s office announced Monday.
James Cutfield, 51, was the head of crew aboard the 184-foot sailing boat when it capsized in the throes of a ferocious storm last Monday, killing six passengers, including British tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah. The yacht’s chef Recaldo Thomas also likely died in the wreck.
The other victims were Morgan Stanley International director Jonathan Bloomer, prominent American lawyer Chris Morvillo, and both of their wives – Judy Bloomer and Neda Morvillo. Chris Morvillo, a partner at Clifford Chance, was involved in successfully defeating the U.S. fraud case against Lynch in June.
Cutfield and 14 other people survived the sinking, including Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares.
A weather phenomenon known as a waterspout – one of several types of tornadoes – is thought to have capsized the yacht. But Italian authorities are investigating whether the crew’s actions and their handling of the boat contributed to the deadly sinking.
New-Zealand born Cutfield is not in custody, according to Italian prosecutors, but he cannot leave the country while the investigation is ongoing.
Those killed were likely asleep at the time of the storm, a prosecutor said at the weekend, which is why they were unable to escape. On Saturday, the prosecutor and head of the fire brigade recovery team both said five bodies were found in the same room of the ship, which may have meant they were searching for an air pocket while the ship sank.
Investigators warned that the circumstances of the sinking remain largely unclear, including whether there was a black box onboard the ship, and if some of the ship’s hatches were left ajar – which would explain why it sank so rapidly.
Salvage crews are expected to raise the Bayesian – named after the statistical theory on which Lynch made his fortune – in the coming weeks. Under Italian law, the cost of raising and salvaging the ship falls on the ship’s owner.
As Bacares’ company owns the vessel, they must find a salvage company and raise the ship, which is then handed to Italian authorities as part of the investigation, the main prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said on Saturday.
After the yacht is raised, investigators will determine if the hatches were open during the storm, Cartosio added.
Italian prosecutors will also investigate whether the ship’s chief mate was on the bridge when the ship sunk, and if anyone tried to warn the passengers of imminent danger.
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