British investigators dealing with last year’s sinking of a luxury yacht of British technology tycoon Mike Lynch On the Italian coast, they said on Thursday that the vessel was overturned by strong winds. According to the report of PA Media and DPA, TASR reports this.
Among the seven victims of the accident was a 59-year-old Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter. Yacht Bayesian sank on August 19, 2024 off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily. There were 22 persons on board – 12 passengers and ten crew members. The preliminary report on the misfortune of the British Naval Accident Investigation Office (MAIB) shows that the wind speed at that time reached a level that could lead to a vessel.
Investigator Maib Simon Graves said the technical specifications of the ship did not include the possible effects of wind on its stability. He noted that the sails were not raised and the ship was powered by the engine at the time of the accident. “This indicates a vulnerability (vessel) that the owner and crew did not know,” Graves said. Investigators claim that the wind speed at the time of the accident reached nearly 190 kilometers per hour. According to media coverage, this section of the coast was hit by a water whirlwind on a fateful morning.
However, the final report has not yet been published by British investigators, nor is it clear when they will do so. Maib states that the report is now based on a limited amount of evidence, as the Italian authorities that primarily investigate the accident have limited access to the wreck. Moreover, the process of pulling out on May 9. They stopped after one of the divers died on the spot. However, the work started again on Thursday morning, CNN said.
Lynch celebrated at the time of the misfortune on the boat with his family and friends the fact that the court in the United States has deprived him of the charges From fraud in connection with the sale of his software company Autonomy HEWlett-Packard for $ 11 billion. This transaction took place in 2011.
