How the Bayesian yacht tragedy unfolded, slowly then suddenly
It was August 18, the last day of their holiday, and the guests on the luxurious Bayesian superyacht were preparing to go home.
Mike Lynch had gathered with family and friends to celebrate his acquittal in a fraud trial, but the mood had turned sombre after they found out Stephen Chamberlain, his co-defendant, had been hit by a car and was in a critical condition.
On Thursday, an interim report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch on the sinking of the superyacht provided the most detail yet about the final hours of the Bayesian. Seven people died, including Lynch and his teenage daughter, Hannah.
With winds increasing, the captain decided to motor from Cefalu to the more sheltered area of Porticello, a Sicilian fishing
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