Bayesian (yacht)

Bayesian at Milazzo, Sicily in 2024
History
Name
  • 2008–2014: Salute[2]
  • 2014–2024: Bayesian[2]
NamesakeBayesian inference[3]
Owner
  • 2008: Eric Albada Jelgersma[2]
  • 2008–2014: John Groenewoud[2]
  • 2014–2024: Revtom Ltd (Angela Bacares)[2]
Operator2022–2024: Camper & Nicholsons International[2]
Port of registry
  • 2008–2010, 2013–2014 Netherlands
  • 2010–2013 Malta Valletta
  • 2014–2024: United Kingdom London
BuilderPerini Navi, Viareggio, Italy[2]
Cost£30m[2]
Completed2008[2]
Out of service19 August 2024
Refit2020[2]
Identification
FateSank in a storm off Porticello, Sicily
General characteristics
Class and typeSuperyacht; flybridge sloop[5]
Tonnage473 GT[6]
Displacement543 t (534 long tons)[6]
Length56.0 m (184 ft)[2]
Beam11.5 m (38 ft)[7]
HeightMast 72 m (236 ft) above DWL[2]
Draught4 m (13 ft); 10 m (33 ft) with retractable keel fully extended[4][5]
Installed powerMTU (8V 2000 M72) 8-cylinder 965hp[7] 1,440 kW (1,930 hp)[5]
PropulsionSingle shaft; fixed pitch propeller
Sail planCutter rig; 2,900 m2 (31,000 sq ft)[5]
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (cruising)[6]
Range3,600 nm @ 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)[2]
Boats & landing
craft carried		Two tenders[5]
Capacity12 guests[2]
Crew10[6]
NotesAluminium hull, superstructure[7] and mast; tallest ever mast at launch[4] Ballast: retractable keel 60 tonnes; fixed keel box 140 tonnes[8] Fuel: 49,700 litres (10,900 imp gal) / 58,700 litres (12,900 imp gal);[5]a fresh water: 10,900 litres (2,400 imp gal) / 15,500 litres (3,400 imp gal)[5]a

Bayesian was a 56-metre (184 ft) sailing superyacht, built as Salute by Perini Navi at Viareggio, Italy, and delivered in 2008.[9] It had a 72-metre (237 ft) mast, one of the tallest in the world. The yacht was last refitted in 2020.[10] It was in the legal ownership of Angela Bacares, wife of the technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch.[11][12] It was at anchor off the northern coast of Sicily near Porticello on 19 August 2024, when it was struck shortly before dawn by a powerful storm and sank.[13]

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  4. ^ a b "What caused the fatal sinking of the superyacht Bayesian?". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "S/Y 56m BAYESIAN formerly Salute". Perini Navi. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Lynch, Niamh (23 August 2024). "What we know about the Bayesian superyacht that sank". Sky News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Bayesian yacht". Yacht Charter Fleet. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Two More Crewmembers of Sunken Yacht Bayesian Are Under Investigation". Maritime Executive. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ Damborsky, Katia; Margerrison, Holly (19 August 2024). "Latest: British tech giant Mike Lynch among those missing after 56m Perini Navi sailing yacht Bayesian sinks in Italy". Boat International. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  10. ^ Vagnoni, Giselda (21 August 2024). "Four bodies retrieved from Mike Lynch's sunken yacht in Sicily". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  11. ^ Grierson, Jamie; Weaver, Matthew; Tondo, Lorenzo (22 August 2024). "Mike Lynch confirmed dead after yacht sank off Sicily coast during storm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Il Veliero Bayesian, Una Nave Super Lusso con l'Albero in Alluminio Più Grande del Mondo" [The Bayesian Sailing Ship, A Super Luxury Ship With The World's Largest Aluminum Mast]. TgCom24. 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  13. ^ Lowen, Mark. Seddon, Sean (ed.). "Bayesian yacht Sicily latest: UK tycoon Mike Lynch, 18-year-old daughter, and chef among missing after yacht sinks". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.