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ARTHUR'S WAY YACHT CHARTER

36.88m  /  121'   benetti   2008 / 2018.

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Special Features:

• Interior Refresh & Hull Repaint in 2015
• Zero Speed Stabilizers
• Flexible Accommodation
• Light, Open-Plan Interior

Lap up the natural splendor of your surroundings in the utmost comfort onboard motor yacht Arthur's Way

The 36.58m/120' 'Arthur's Way' motor yacht built by the Italian shipyard Benetti is available for charter for up to 10 guests in 5 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by Geraldine Darlington.

Built in 2008, Arthur's Way offers beautifully proportioned decks for exquisite indoor/outdoor living during a luxury yacht charter .

Guest Accommodation

Arthur's Way offers guest accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 suites comprising a master suite located on the main deck, two VIP cabins and two twin cabins. There are 7 beds in total, including 1 king, 2 queen and 4 singles. She is also capable of carrying up to 7 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

A charter on Arthur's Way is comfortable and convenient thanks to the provided amenities, particularly a gym with all the latest equipment to maintain your fitness routine. Soak up the bubbles in style in the deck jacuzzi.

Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you, particularly Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. You can stay comfortable on board whatever the weather, with air conditioning during your charter.

Performance & Range

Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin Caterpillar engines, she comfortably cruises at 11 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots with a range of up to 3,300 nautical miles from her 42,000 litre fuel tanks at cruising speed. An advanced stabilisation system on board reduces the side-to-side roll of the yacht and promises guests exceptional comfort levels at anchor or when underway.

Arthur's Way has aboard a plentiful range of water toys and accessories ready to entertain you and your guests whilst on charter. Principle among these are waterslides for hours of fun for all ages. Guests can feel the wind in their hair and jump the waves on one of the two Yamaha Ex WaveRunners. Also there are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If that isn't enough Arthur's Way also features a seabob, wakeboards, fishing equipment, inflatable water toys, kneeboards. When it comes to Tenders, Arthur's Way has you covered - with two tenders, including a 11.3m/37'1" SeaHunter Tender.

Based in the magical waters of the Caribbean all year round Arthur's Way is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Arthur's Way Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Caribbean.

Motor yacht Arthur's Way boasts an impressive array of outstanding amenities for truly out-of-this-world charter vacations that you’ll never forget.

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Amenities & Entertainment

For your relaxation and entertainment Arthur's Way has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

Arthur's Way is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

• 1 x 11.3m  /  37'1 SeaHunter Towed Tender
• 1 x 3.7m  /  12'2 Axis RIB

For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

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'Arthur's Way' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

$95,000 p/week + expenses

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Caribbean Bahamas

Winter Season

October - April

$105,000 p/week + expenses

Caribbean Antigua, Bahamas, Saint Martin, St Barts

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M2 is a 117.0 m Motor Yacht, built in Romania by Severnav and delivered in 2002.

Her top speed is 17.0 kn and her cruising speed is 15.0 kn and her power comes from a MAK diesel engine. She can accommodate up to 220 guests in 100 staterooms, with 52 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 7404.0 GT and a 17.6 m beam.

M2 is in the top 5% by LOA in the world. She is one of 70 motor yachts longer than 100m, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her volume is 266.92 GT above the average.

M2 is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1414 yachts registered. She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near Albania. For more information regarding M2's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

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• Previous Names: ARANUI 3
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Displacement , Support Ship
• Builder: Severnav

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What we know about the Bayesian superyacht that sank

The Bayesian, which capsized in the early hours of Monday, was an award-winning yacht with the second-tallest mast in the world.

News reporter @niamhielynch

Friday 23 August 2024 12:37, UK

The Bayesian, an award-winning superyacht, sank during bad weather off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday.

On Thursday, authorities confirmed divers had found the bodies of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, Morgan Stanley International boss Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy, and one of Mr Lynch's lawyers Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda.

Recaldo Thomas, the on-board chef, was the first to be confirmed dead earlier this week.

Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, was rescued along with 14 others - including Charlotte Golunski, a mother who told la Repubblica she held her one-year-old baby above the waves to save her from drowning.

Mr Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah is missing, but believed to be the seventh body recovered from the wreckage on Friday.

But what do we know about the ship?

The British-flagged 56-metre ship - previously called the Salute - was built in 2008 by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, and refitted in 2020.

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Its 72-metre mast was the world's tallest aluminium mast, and the second-tallest overall. The yacht could reach a maximum speed of 15 knots and weighed 543 tonnes.

The French design house Remi Tessier fitted out the Japanese-style interior decor, with touches of light and dark beige and dark wood furnishings, as well as a teak deck.

It won the best exterior styling at The World Superyacht Awards in 2009, and best interior at the International Superyacht Society Awards 2008.

It had six guest bedrooms - one master, three doubles, and two twins - holding 12 people, and could carry another 10 crew members.

Pictures show air conditioning units in several of the bedrooms, which could counter expert claims open windows may have caused water to rush in and tip the boat over faster.

Shipspotting.com says it was owned by a firm called Revtom Limited. Mike Lynch's wife, Ms Bacares, is named as the sole shareholder of the firm on company documents.

Read more from Sky News: Lynch's co-defendant dies after being hit by car We can learn from Lynch's unsuccessful prosecution

The yacht's name would resonate with Mr Lynch because his PhD thesis and the software that made his fortune involved a statistical method known as Bayesian inference, based on an 18th-century theory, which helps forecasters predict outcomes more reliably.

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It was listed for rent for up to €195,000 (£166,000) a week, according to online charter sites.

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Luxury superyacht ARTHUR'S WAY (M2, Beverley, Banyan III, Romanza, Catching Moments) is a 2008-built, 36.88 m (121') Benetti luxury motor yacht featuring exterior lines drawn by Stefano Righini with interior design by Francois Zuretti and interior decoration by Geraldine Darlington. A richly elegant and welcoming interior compliments a fantastically spacious yacht with well-designed social areas both inside and out. She has a striking black hull. Five cabins accommodate up to 10 charter guests, while looked after by a professional crew of 7.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF ARTHUR'S WAY: Modern open plan salon and dining ~ Skylounge ~ On deck master stateroom ~ Great exterior living ideal for entertaining ~ Jacuzzi ~At anchor and underway stabilisers ~Air conditioning ~ WiFi

ARTHUR'S WAY is decorated in a contemporary style yet in keeping with her classical look she has expensive dark wood furniture, warm colour fabrics and an appealing contrast of black and white with splashes of colours depending on the decks and cabins.

Her fabrics are a mixture of silk, cotton and leather, some with clin d'oeil prints like the dining chairs which are off-white with black silhouetted people. Her floors are in parquet with inserted carpets in the sitting areas, on the top deck we have a round carpet and a round coffee table with the sofas and armchairs gathered around.

ARTHUR'S WAY Specifications

This Benetti 37 m classic offers a lovely master cabin with silk, off-white, and black leather headboard.

Her outside furniture is in a contemporary rich brown and the colours of the fabrics are still the same black, off-white burnt orange and red.

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Master with King on the main deck , two double cabins with queen size beds plus two twins. The boat is decorated in a contemporary style yet in keeping with her classical look as far as the paneling, with expensive dark wood furniture, warm colour fabrics and an appealing contract of black and white with splashes of colours depending on the decks and cabins. It will be elegant but still comfortable and welcoming. The fabrics are a mixture of silk, cotton and leather, some with clin d'oeil prints like the dining chairs which are off white with black silhouetted people. The floors on the 2 main deck will be in parquet with inserted carpets in the sitting areas, on the top deck we have a round carpet and a round coffee table with the sofas and armchairs gathered around. The master cabin will be in black and off white with a touch of Parma , with quite a lot of silk and off white and black leather ( headboard in black leather). The outside furniture is in a contemporary dark brown and the colours of the fabrics are still the same black, off white burnt orange and red. The teak furniture will also be dark.

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Tenders & Toys: ~ 37' (11.3m) SeaHunter towed tender ~ 12' (3.7m) Axis RIB ~ 2 x 2-seater Yamaha EX waverunners ~ 2 x Sea Bobs ~ Waterslide ~ Inflatable Pool with jellyfish net & two loungers ~ 2 x Rigid Paddleboards Stand up ~ Kneeboard ~ Water-Ski ~ Wake Board ~ Fishing Equipment (2x Penn 30 reels and 2x Penn 50 reels, with a selection of lures) ~ Snorkeling Equipment ~ Doughnut ~ Transom Driving range ~ Beach setup ///Audio Visual equipment: ~Smart TV ~WiFi connection

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Five bodies found inside superyacht that sank off Sicily

PORTICELLO, Sicily — Divers recovered four bodies Wednesday from inside a superyacht that sank in a sudden storm off Sicily , Salvatore Cocina, director of the island's Civil Protection Agency, confirmed to NBC News.

Cocina later confirmed to Sky News that a fifth body had been found and was being brought to shore. One passenger remains missing.

The identities of the bodies were not immediately released. Their recovery follows a dayslong search in the deep waters off Italy where British tech tycoon Mike Lynch  and several others were believed to be trapped in the hull. Fifteen of the 22 people aboard survived.

The rest had been missing since early Monday, when the Bayesian was caught in the storm anchored off the coast of Porticello, a village near the Sicilian capital city, Palermo.

The body of the ship’s cook, identified as Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian Antiguan national, was recovered Monday. 

On Wednesday, NBC News witnessed what appeared to be at least three body bags being lifted from fire department boats after they pulled into port at Porticello. It was unclear whose bodies they were. Some were later transferred to ambulances and driven away from the dock.

Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah; Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy; and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife, Neda, are also missing. 

The Bayesian is owned by a firm linked to Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, who was among the survivors rescued by a nearby vessel after they got into a lifeboat.

Built by the Italian shipbuilder Perini Navi in 2008, the U.K.-registered yacht could carry 12 guests and a crew of up to 10, according to online specialist boating sites. Its nearly 250-foot mast is the tallest aluminum sailing mast in the world, according to CharterWorld Luxury Yacht Charters.  

Regularly described in U.K. media as “Britain’s Bill Gates,” Lynch was  acquitted of fraud by a San Francisco jury this year, stemming from the sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion in 2011.

The Mediterranean sailing vacation was designed to be a celebration for Lynch, who brought Bloomer, who testified in his defense, and Morvillo, one of his U.S. lawyers, on the trip.

Lynch's co-defendant Stephen Chamberlain was not aboard the Bayesian, but in what appears to be a tragic coincidence, a  car struck and killed  him Saturday as he was jogging in a village about 68 miles north of London, local police said.

Claudio Lavanga and Claudia Rizzo reported from Porticello. Henry Austin reported from London.

Claudio Lavanga is Rome-based foreign correspondent for NBC News.

Claudia Rizzo is an Italy based journalist.

Henry Austin is a senior editor for NBC News Digital based in London.

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Who Was on the Sunken Yacht? Tech Mogul Mike Lynch, His Family and Friends.

Mr. Lynch, the former chief executive of the software firm Autonomy, who was acquitted on fraud charges in June, was with friends and family when the yacht went down in a severe storm.

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By Michael J. de la Merced

Michael de la Merced reported on Mike Lynch’s career and legal battles over the course of 13 years across two continents.

A cruise on the Mediterranean Sea aboard a superyacht was supposed to be a celebratory event for the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch , who was acquitted in June of fraud charges tied to the sale of his company, Autonomy, to the tech giant Hewlett-Packard.

Instead, it turned into a disaster after the yacht, a 180-foot boat called the Bayesian, sank off the coast of Sicily in a violent storm. Of the 22 people aboard, 15 were rescued and seven others died . Search operations ended on Friday after the final body was recovered from the site of the sunken yacht .

Here’s what we know about the passengers.

Mike Lynch and his family

Mr. Lynch, 59, is a British software entrepreneur who had once been described as his country’s Bill Gates. He founded the software firm Autonomy, which analyzed clients’ unorganized data, and turned it into one of the most prominent British technology companies of its time. He became a widely known corporate leader, who advised David Cameron, the British prime minister at the time, and joined the board of the BBC.

In 2011, Mr. Lynch sold Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion, which was far above its market value, earning him hundreds of millions. But HP investors almost immediately soured on the transaction, and the American tech giant quickly fired its chief executive — and then Mr. Lynch.

HP later accused Mr. Lynch of misleading it about the state of Autonomy’s business, setting off a decade-long legal ordeal for the British executive, who denied the accusations. U.S. prosecutors charged him and other executives with fraud, and Autonomy’s chief financial officer was convicted in 2018.

Despite appeals to the British government, Mr. Lynch was extradited to the United States last year and was confined to a townhouse in San Francisco ahead of his criminal trial, which began in March. Facing the possibility of decades in prison if convicted, Mr. Lynch and another colleague were instead acquitted of all charges.

An official in Palermo, Sicily’s capital, said on Thursday that Mr. Lynch’s body had been recovered. His wife, Angela Bacares, 57, accompanied him on the yacht, and she was rescued on Monday when it sank. She was a consistent presence at his trial in the United States. Records show that she controlled Revtom, the company listed as the owner of the Bayesian.

The body of Hannah Lynch , Mr. Lynch and Ms. Bacares’s 18-year-old daughter, was thought to be recovered on Friday.

The other guests

Jonathan Bloomer, 70, chair of Morgan Stanley’s international arm and the chairman of Hiscox, an insurance provider that trades on the London Stock Exchange, was on the yacht when it sank, along with his wife, Judy Bloomer, 71. Their bodies are thought to be among those recovered, but Italian authorities have not identified them.

Christopher J. Morvillo, 59, a New York-based partner at the international law firm Clifford Chance, was also on the yacht. A former federal prosecutor who comes from a family of prominent lawyers, Mr. Morvillo represented Mr. Lynch during his criminal trial in San Francisco. His wife, Neda, 57, was with him on the yacht. Their bodies are also assumed to be among those recovered.

“We are in shock and deeply saddened by this tragic incident,” a representative of Clifford Chance said in a statement.

Surviving passengers rescued from the yacht include Charlotte Golunski, a partner at Mr. Lynch’s venture firm, Invoke Capital; Ms. Golunski’s husband, James Emslie; and their one-year-old daughter Sophie. Also rescued were Ayla Ronald, a lawyer at Clifford Chance, and her partner, Matthew Fletcher.

The yacht had a crew of 10, and nine were rescued. The body of the chef, Recaldo Thomas, was recovered from the water, the Sicilian Civil Protection Department said.

Elisabetta Povoledo contributed reporting, and Kitty Bennett and Susan Campbell Beachy contributed research.

Michael J. de la Merced has covered global business and finance news for The Times since 2006. More about Michael J. de la Merced

Body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch recovered from yacht, Italian official says, as divers search for his daughter

T he body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered from the sunken Bayesian superyacht, Italian interior ministry official Massimo Mariani told Reuters Thursday.

Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah is still missing, Mariani said, and divers are still searching the area where the vessel sank.

Earlier Thursday, a fifth body was brought to shore from the wreck of the boat, which sank earlier in the week. A CNN team on the ground saw Italian authorities move the body from a rescue boat to ambulances at the Sicilian port of Porticello.

The British-flagged vessel, with 22 passengers and crew members on board, rapidly sank after its mast, one of the world’s tallest, broke in half during a violent storm. Fifteen people were rescued on Monday and one body was recovered – thought to be that of the onboard chef Recaldo Thomas. Six others were initially reported missing.

As investigators probe the cause of the wreck, the CEO of the firm that owns the vessel’s manufacturer has detailed how a litany of avoidable “mistakes” may have contributed to the ship sinking.

Once they became aware of the bad weather, the ship’s crew should have locked down the hull, closed all doors and hatches and made all guests congregate in the ship’s assembly point, Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

“Instead it took on water with the guests still in the cabin. All it took was a 40-degree tilt and those in the cabin found themselves with the door above. Can you imagine a 60-70 year old man climbing out?” he said.

In a separate interview with Sky News, Costantino said vessels like the Bayesian are “safest in the most absolute sense” ought to have been “unsinkable.”

“First of all, because they have very little surface compared to a yacht facing into the wind. Second, with the structure of the drift keel, they become unsinkable bodies,” he said.

Constantino said he was in a state of “sadness and disbelief” since learning that the Bayesian – built in 2008 by the Italian company Perini Navi, which was acquired by The Italian Sea Group in 2021 – sank early Monday.

The six individuals reported missing were Lynch and his daughter; Morgan Stanley International director Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy Bloomer; prominent American lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife, Neda Morvillo.

Italian authorities are not yet disclosing the names of all those whose bodies have been brought ashore. This is likely because in Italy, a person close to the deceased must formally identify the body, before a coroner or the prosecutor’s office confirms this.

Given that the sinking of the Bayesian is under criminal investigation, formal identifications will likely come from the prosecutor’s office. Italy’s civil protection agencies do not have the authority to confirm victims’ identities.

Since the boat sank, emergency crews have battled difficult conditions to enter the wreck, which is around 50 meters underwater (approximately 150 feet.) Divers have had around only 12 minutes to reach and explore the site before having to resurface.

Initial reports suggest a small  waterspout , which developed over the area the boat was in Siciliy on Monday morning, could have been behind the yacht’s sinking.

Four days in, Italian authorities are still trying to understand how the 56-meter (184-foot) yacht sank so quickly. Separately, the United Kingdom’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has also opened an investigation, saying on Wednesday that it would deploy a team of four inspectors to Palermo to conduct a preliminary assessment of the scene.

CCTV shows footage of sinking

Waterspouts, a type of tornado, are spinning columns of air that form over water, or move from land out to water. They are often accompanied by  high winds, high seas, hail and dangerous lightning . While they are most common over tropical oceans, they can form almost anywhere. Waterspouts in Sicily, however are rare.

Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, stressed that there was no indication that the design or construction of the boat was at fault in the ship’s sinking. “This episode sounds like an unbelievable story, both technically and as a fact,” he said.

Unverified security camera footage released on Wednesday appears to have shown the moments that the tornado sank the yacht. As rain pelted down on the port, a grainy video shows the boat being battered by the storm, rocking violently from side to side before capsizing.

One witness, the owner of a villa looking out to where the Bayesian was anchored, said that after news of the sinking yacht emerged, he watched back his CCTV footage, where the boat could be seen sinking.

“In just 60 seconds, you can see the ship disappear,” he told Italian outlet ANSA. “You can see clearly what’s happening. There was nothing that could be done for the vessel. It disappeared in a very short time.”

This story has been updated with additional information.

CNN’s Christian Edwards contributed reporting.

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