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'Dry Drowning' Blamed in Superyacht Deaths

Autopsies on 4 individuals suggest they found an air bubble, eventually asphyxiated

(Newser) - Initial autopsies performed on four of the seven people who lost their lives in the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily indicate they didn't drown , at least not in the usual way. Chris and Neda Morvillo and Jonathan and Anne Bloomer had no water in their...

HP Isn't Halting Lawsuit After Billionaire Dies in Yacht Sinking

Mike Lynch's widow, who survived the accident, could be on the hook for $4B civil fraud complaint

(Newser) - As billionaire Mike Lynch's family continues to grieve his death, and that of six others, after his superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily on Aug. 19, they have another ongoing issue to contend with. People reports that Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which had sued Lynch for fraud after...

June Post From Lawyer Who Died on Yacht Is a Tough Read

'They all lived happily ever after,' Chris Morvillo posted 2 months ago

(Newser) - As the investigation into the sinking of Mike Lynch's superyacht off Sicily continues, the Guardian reports a judicial source has told it that two more crew members are being looked at. James Cutfield, the boat's 51-year-old captain, is already under investigation for manslaughter and shipwreck, and the source...

Superyacht Captain Is Under Investigation

Lawyers say Bayesian captain is being investigated for possible manslaughter charge

(Newser) - The captain of the Bayesian, one of nine crew members who survived the sinking of the superyacht last week, is officially under investigation, his lawyers have confirmed. Prosecutors earlier said they had filed a dossier "alleging the crime of negligent shipwreck and manslaughter," but they did not name...

Yacht Sinking Is Now a Manslaughter Investigation

Prosecutors are looking into what the crew did or didn't do

(Newser) - With the last of the seven bodies recovered from a sunken superyacht in Italy, prosecutors have opened an investigation that could lead to criminal charges—even manslaughter, reports the BBC . One main line of inquiry appears to be why the crew didn't better prepare for an oncoming storm and...

Final Body Recovered From Sunken Superyacht

Billionaire Mike Lynch's teen daughter was only person still unaccounted for

(Newser) - Italian rescuers have brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. The woman's body was detected on Friday, the Coast Guard said. She has not been officially identified, but Hannah Lynch, the 18-year-old daughter of British...

Superyacht Maker's CEO Says 'Incredible Mistake' Was Made

Bayesian's crew should have prepared for storm, he says

(Newser) - The CEO of Italian ship manufacturer Perini, maker of the doomed Bayesian superyacht , spoke out on the yacht's sinking Thursday after authorities confirmed the body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch was one of four recovered from the vessel Wednesday, leaving Lynch's daughter, Hannah, the only passenger still...

5 Bodies Located Inside Billionaire's Sunken Yacht

Few details have been provided

(Newser) - Divers have located five bodies within the yacht that sank off Sicily on Monday with British tech magnate Mike Lynch aboard . Reuters' sources said one of the bodies was that of a "heavily built man," and the BBC cites La Repubblica as reporting two of the bodies were...

Superyacht's Chef Is Confirmed to Have Died in Sinking

6 others who are still missing are feared dead

(Newser) - The person confirmed dead after a luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily is believed to be chef Recaldo Thomas, one of 10 crew members aboard the vessel. The Canadian-Antiguan national was a kind person beloved by those who knew him, a friend tells the BBC , adding that Thomas...

Strange Twist Related to CEO Missing in Yacht Sinking

Mike Lynch's former business partner, Stephen Chamberlain, was fatally struck by a car

(Newser) - The timing is equal parts tragic and bizarre. As of Tuesday morning, British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch remains missing after the superyacht he was on sank off the coast of Italy. Just two days before the vessel sank, Lynch's former business partner—and fraud co-defendant—was fatally struck by...

Divers Can't Get to Sunken Superyacht's Cabins

Debris is blocking their path amid search for 6 people missing some 165 feet below the waves

(Newser) - Divers are continuing to search the superyacht that sank Monday off the coast of Porticello, Sicily, but have yet to find any of the six people still missing from the luxury vessel. After five dives on Monday, dive teams were back in the water early Tuesday, per the BBC . Officials...

'For Two Seconds, I Lost My Baby in the Sea'

Survivor recounts frantic moments after sinking of superyacht off the coast of Italy

(Newser) - As the search goes on for six people missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily, one of the 15 survivors is recounting her harrowing tale. Britain's Charlotte Golunski, 36, says she was aboard the Bayesian with her husband, James, and her 1-year-old daughter, Sofia, when she...

Tech Billionaire Among the Missing After Yacht Sinks
Tech Billionaire Among
the Missing After Yacht Sinks
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Tech Billionaire Among the Missing After Yacht Sinks

Britain's Mike Lynch is among 6 people who remain lost at sea in Italy

(Newser) - A prominent British tech entrepreneur is among six people missing after a luxury superyacht sank Monday off the coast of Sicily, reports the Wall Street Journal . Billionaire Mike Lynch was among 22 people aboard the vessel, which got caught in a surprise storm. One unidentified person has been confirmed dead....

Report: Egg Seized From Russian Yacht Was a 'Fauxbergé'

Experts agree find is unlikely to be lost imperial egg worth millions: 'WSJ'

(Newser) - Experts were understandably skeptical when the Justice Department announced in July that it had possibly found a Fabergé egg on a seized Russian yacht . Fifty-two jeweled Easter eggs were commissioned for the Russian Imperial family from 1885 to 1916, with 50 of those delivered before the monarchy was toppled in...

Russian Oligarch Is Officially Out of a Superyacht

Dmitry Pumpyansky's luxury boat was the first to be auctioned, for $37.5M, over Ukraine sanctions

(Newser) - Update: The luxury superyacht seized from Russian oligarch Dmitry Pumpyansky and put up for sale in the first auction of its kind related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine ended up selling for $37.5 million in an auction that garnered 63 bids, the Guardian reports. The buyer's identity...

Video of Superyacht's Sinking Released
Video Captures
Superyacht's
Last Moments
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Video Captures Superyacht's Last Moments

129-foot luxury vessel sank off the coast of Italy

(Newser) - A 129-foot superyacht valued at $7.8 million has joined countless other shipwrecks at the bottom of the Mediterranean—and video released by Italy's coast guard shows its final moments. The video shows the MY Saga struggling against waves in the Ionian Sea, which lies between Italy and Greece,...

Bezos' Superyacht Avoids an Egging
Bezos' Superyacht
Avoids an Egging

Bezos' Superyacht Avoids an Egging

Y721 moved before masts are added, meaning historic Dutch bridge remains in place

(Newser) - Dutch citizens have lost their reason for wishing to pelt Jeff Bezos and his superyacht with eggs . Though it was initially expected that a massive bridge in the city of Rotterdam would need to be dismantled to allow the billionaire's $500 million superyacht to reach the sea, the 417-foot...

Inside Seized Superyacht: an Alleged Faberge Egg
Inside Seized
Russian Yacht, an
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Inside Seized Russian Yacht, an 'Interesting' Find

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco says alleged Faberge egg was recovered

(Newser) - US law enforcement officials who seized a Russian oligarch's $300 million yacht found what could be considered the ultimate symbol of opulence inside: an alleged Fabergé egg. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday that the jeweled egg was one of the more "...

Russian Superyacht Arrives in Hawaii Flying US Flag

Amadea was seized after Fiji legal battle

(Newser) - A Russian-owned superyacht seized by the United States arrived in Honolulu Harbor on Thursday flying an American flag. The US last week won a legal battle in Fiji to take the $325 million vessel and immediately sailed it to Hawaii. The FBI has linked the Amadea to the Russian oligarch...

US Wins Round in Battle to Seize Superyacht
Fiji Superyacht Is
Now in US Custody
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Fiji Superyacht Is Now in US Custody

US sailed oligarch-linked Amadea away soon after top court ruled in its favor

(Newser) - Update: The United States won a legal battle on Tuesday to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the $325 million vessel and sailing it away from the South Pacific nation. Fiji's Supreme Court lifted a stay order which had prevented the...

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