The 503-metre luxury superyacht which sank off Sicily last summer, killing its British owner, the tycoon Mike Lynch, and six others, has been declared a total loss. It was vulnerable to high winds and was probably overturned by winds of more than 117 kilometres per hour, according to a preliminary report released Thursday in the United Kingdom. Last August, the Bayesian was anchored off Porticiello, near Palermo, when it was hit by a very strong downwind which caused it to turn on its side and begin to put The Commission is also proposing to extend the scope of the directive to cover the whole of the European Union. The builders of the superyacht described it as almost unsinkable. And yet the Bayesian sank in almost 18 minutes after being hit by gusts of wind causing it to tilt 90 degrees. The investigation concluded that when the carina of this sailing vessel, which accumulates, was lifted, winds exceeding 117 km/h are capable of overturning it. The report notes that the yacht could be vulnerable to lower wind speeds. These ship’s weaknesses were not recorded in the stability information book that was on the yacht, and were therefore unknown to both the owner and the crew. “The findings suggest that the strong winds that hit the Bayesian were enough to overturn it. Moreover, once the vessel had tilted more than 70 degrees, the situation was irreversible”, explains Andrew Moll, chief inspector of marine accidents. According to the report, the metal fabric of the 72-metre-high vessel, the world’s tallest, increased its vulnerability and accounted for half the force that pushed it to tilt on its side. The sinking of the luxury yacht has caused shock to the local community and those who travel in European waters. Lynch, one of Britain’s best-known tech entrepreneurs, was celebrating his acquittal by a San Francisco court on fraud charges in June 2024. With him on the yacht were members of his family and friends, who supported him in his trial in the United States, including his lawyer and a banker, Jonathan Bloomer. Lynch’s daughter is among the dead. 15 DEUTHEROLEPT. The following table gives the number of days of the week during which the test is to be carried out: The report states that a sudden increase in wind speed caused the yacht to tilt to 90 degrees in less than 15 seconds. The water passed through the rails on the right side of the boat and within seconds entered the boat through the stairs, the report notes.