Bayesian yacht sinking latest: Ship captain describes terrifying moment boat sunk ahead of Mike Lynch’s inquest

Captain of nearby boat recalls seeing ‘big, black triangle’ going down in lightening

Captain of neighbouring ship describes moment Bayesian sank

The captain of a boat near the Bayesian has described the terrifying moment he believes he saw the superyacht sink in Sicily.

In a new ITV documentary airing tonight, Karsten Borner, captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, said: “In the lightening, I saw a big, black triangle – and this might have been the moment when the ship sank ... We were looking at the radars and she was gone.”

It comes ahead of the inquests into the deaths of those who lost their lives in the 19 August tragedy.

British technology tycoon Mike Lynch, 59, died in the freak storm off the coast of the Italian island, along with his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, four other passengers and the vessel’s chef.

Inquests into the deaths of Dr Lynch, Hannah, Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, 70, and his 71-year-old wife Judy Bloomer are set to open at Suffolk Coroner’s Court on Friday morning.

Meanwhile, prosecutors in Sicily are investigating three crew members as they continue to probe the fatal incident.

A photograph of the Bayesian, which was taken by a passenger on board a neighbouring yacht 14 minutes before the disaster, is being broadcast in the new programme. It appears to show a door in the superyacht’s hull was closed, contradicting allegations crew mistakenly left it open and enabled water to flood the 56-metre yacht.

The film also recounted how Dr Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares described her ordeal as “terrifying” to local media after managing to survive the sinking.

Key Points

• Captain of ship near Bayesian describes terrifying moment boat sunk
• Rescue diver discloses why Hannah Lynch’s body was found last
• New documentary on Bayesian disaster begins on ITV
• Chilling final picture of Bayesian superyacht reveals key clues
• Inquests to open into deaths of Mike Lynch, daughter Hannah and two others

[3 October 2024 18:53 · Tara Cobham]

Inquests to open into deaths of Mike Lynch, daughter Hannah and two others

The inquests into the deaths of British technology tycoon Mike Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter are set to open on Friday morning.

Inquests into the deaths of Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, 70, and his 71-year-old wife Judy Bloomer are also due to open at Suffolk Coroner’s Court.

Seven people died on 19 August after the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily.

The inquests into the deaths of British technology tycoon Mike Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter are set to open on Friday morning (Tancredi)

[3 October 2024 18:50 · Tara Cobham]

Chilling final picture of Bayesian superyacht reveals key clues

A chilling final picture of the Bayesian superyacht moments before it sank in Sicily reveals key clues on the sinking ahead of the inquests into the deaths of those who lost their lives in the tragedy.

In what ended up being one of the last photographs taken of the luxury vessel before it went down, a door in its hull appears to be closed, contradicting allegations crew mistakenly left it open and enabled water to flood the 56-metre yacht.

The image, which will be shown alongside another in an ITV documentary broadcast on Thursday evening, was snapped by a passenger on board a neighbouring yacht 14 minutes before the fatal incident on 19 August.

Prosecutors in Sicily launched are investigating three crew members as they continue to probe the disaster.

A chilling final picture of the Bayesian superyacht moments before it sank in Sicily reveals key clues on the sinking ahead of the inquests into the deaths of those who lost their lives in the tragedy (ITV)