Mike Lynch yacht was “weak points”, discovering the UK probe

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A preliminary British investigation found that UK drives Mike Lynch fateful from the left was the “weaknesses” that made it exposed to the movement of strong winds.

The 56 -meter ship, which the originator once described as “non -constructed”, sank, while withdrawing its anchor off the Sicily coast last year after it was shocked by the winds of the Hurricane Hurricane. Lynch, his daughter, died four friends and a crew member, while 15 survivors, including Lynch’s wife, were rescued.

The UK maritime investigation branch (MAIB) said on Thursday that Baysia-known for its 72-meter-long-length-long-length-turning off-turning after he was expelled and poured water inside. The results are based on the evidence collected before the start of the debris this month.

In the early hours of August 19, the report said that Baysi “exceeded 90 degrees to the meal” within 15 seconds. He added that there was no sign of the floods in advance, “until the water entered over the bars, and within seconds, the internal spaces entered the stairs” – apparently excluding previous theories that the flood started through an open opening.

Both the towering mast of yacht and the fact that her modified model was in the high situation reduced its stability and left it especially weak in the strong winds.

“The results indicate that the strong winds of Baysi were sufficient to hit the yacht,” said Andrew Mall, the chief of the marine accident, “The results indicate that the strong winds of Baysi were sufficient to strike the yacht,” “Once a yacht exceeded an angle of 70 degrees, the situation was not refundable.”

Sir Robert Baden Powell, the oldest marina, is much older, near the same storm, but he remained standing on his feet. Its crew saved the survivors of Baysi.

The MAIB part of its conclusions was based on the study of the University of Southampton, using the “stability information booklet” of the yacht. The report indicated that Baysi’s weakness with the raised crossbar was not included in the booklet, and therefore it was not “unknown to the owner or crew.” He found that wind speeds exceed 63.4 knots on the package – from the side – were sufficient to worry about the yacht.

MAIB did not issue any safety recommendations and said that its conclusions may change with the emergence of more evidence. The Italian Sea Group, which acquired Bayesi Bernie Navi in ​​2022, refused to comment.

The investigation of the resumption of rescue efforts continues in the wake of the accidental death last week from Dutch diver who is working to separate the mast from the temple. The authorities hope to restore the debris, and now it is 50 meters underwater and a half miles from the Saqiliya coast, in the next few weeks to collect more evidence.

Italian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into three crew members, including the captain, shortly after the tragedy, although no one was charged. At that time, the Italian Sea group denied any design defects and suggested human errors, such as leaving the main open doors, caused drowning.

However, Mayb’s account of the crew’s efforts to varying the bowl and evacuating the passengers concludes that the weak yacht in the strong winds was central to its rapid coup in the sudden storm and violence.