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21 August 2024
MEDITERRANEAN CROSSINGS: MEDIA ATTENTION: Sinking of English Tycoon's Luxury Yacht with 12 Passengers vs THOUSANDS OF MIGRANT DEATHS
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Bayesian yacht's tragic final voyage:
How Mike Lynch's luxury vessel sailed from Rotterdam before passing Gibraltar on its way to Mediterranean before her doomed final stop in Sicilian port
- Mike Lynch's superyacht sailed across Europe on its way to Sicily
- It passed France, the UK, Morocco and Algeria while travelling to the Med
- It sunk early on Monday following a tornado near Porticello
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's award-winning luxury superyacht roamed around Europe's warm waters for days on its way to her doomed final stop in Sicily.
The £30million Bayesian, formerly known as the Salute, was being sailed in celebration of the 59-year-old recent acquittal of criminal fraud charges in the US.
He had invited his family, along with his legal team and guests from his venture capital firm Invoke, to join him on the yacht to toast to his 'second life' after almost a year under house arrest.
The yacht had sailed from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, making its way past several European countries including Belgium, France, the UK, Spain and Portugal before passing through the Strait of Gibraltar last week, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Passing by Morocco's most northern major city, Tangiers, as it went from the north Atlantic to the Alboran Sea, the Bayesian, a 56m long vessel built in Viareggio, Tuscany, by luxury shipmaker Perini Navi in 2008, then passed Algeria, Tunisia and the Italian island of Sardiania before heading towards Sicily.
The £30million Bayesian, formerly known as the Salute, (pictured) was being sailed in celebration of Mike Lynch's recent acquittal of criminal fraud charges in the US
The yacht had sailed from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, (pictured) making its way past several European countries
The Bayesian and its crew passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on its way to Sicily
It docked in Sicily's Milazzo (pictured) to restock and refuel
Mike Lynch (pictured) had invited his family, along with his legal team and guests from his venture capital firm Invoke, to join him on the yacht to toast to his 'second life' after almost a year under house arrest.
The last port it docked in before it sank on Monday was in Milazzo, on the east of the island of Sicily.
The Bayesian reached Milazzo, often used as a hub for travelling to the idyllic Aeolian Islands, the day before Ferragosto, a public holiday on August 15 with roots in the Roman Empire.
Ferragosto, established by the Roman emperor Augustus in 18 BC, celebrates the end of weeks of what would've been arduous work in fields. Italians typically do not work, an instead head to the beach to cool off in the height of summer.
During this period of national rest, the Bayesian sat in port waiting to be refuelled and restocked.
The vessel then meandered down Sicily's northern coast, inching closer and closer to its final destination of Porticello.
The yacht sank as a fierce storm battered the area overnight on Sunday. . ."
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