The maker of Mike Lynch's yacht says it took 16 minutes to sink and the crew should have had time to rescue passengers

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 10:10

An emergency service boat is surrounded by sea off the coast of Sicily. — Italian emergency services are searching the area where Mike Lynch's superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily.
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Mike Lynch and six others are dead after his superyacht sank off Sicily.
The Bayesian sank during a storm. The Italian Sea Group CEO said the yacht took 16 minutes to sink.
Giovanni Costantino told the Financial Times the ship was "designed to be absolutely stable."

The maker of Mike Lynch's doomed superyacht said the luxury sailing vessel was "absolutely stable" and never should have sank as he blamed the crew for an "incredible mistake."