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Super yacht King Baby

King Baby - the rock'n'roll-inspired yacht from IAG

Bold and slightly provocative, the made-in-America King Baby jewellery and style of Mitchell Binder served as inspiration for this Chinese-built, U.S.-flagged new King Baby . Her owners took a big step with their 42.67 metre built at IAG Yachts in Zhuhai. She is beamy and tall, and at 497 gross tons is the largest composite motor yacht delivered in China to date.

King Baby is also the manifestation of owners unwilling to settle and a builder and project manager determined to meet their high expectations. Toward the end of the build IAG, a relative newcomer to the world of yacht building (the yard launched its first big boat in 2010), had new owners. Sunbird, a conglomerate with five shipyards, including a large commercial facility, added IAG to its varied portfolio. Sunbird was not in the picture during most of the construction of the IAG flagship but for the yacht to make a great impression at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show was a nice step in the right direction. Sunbird’s goals include developing the U.S. market with a full-range of quality yachts, in composite and metal.

King Baby  is also the embodiment of a friendship many years in the making. The yacht’s owners (not musicians or jewellery makers) did not want to be the story, preferring to let friend and King Baby founder Binder do the talking. Binder has created unusual pieces for the greatest names in the rock ’n’ roll and movie worlds — from Elizabeth Taylor to Taylor Swift, as he says.

The edgy jewellery he made for bikers under the name King Baby began to attract, in his words, “wannabe musicians” who became big — think Aerosmith — and others who liked the look and feel of these pieces crafted in America.

The yacht owner “was a customer who got my number somehow; he called me out of the blue and introduced himself,” says Binder. “At the time, he was building a Cigarette boat. He loves my jewellery, he’s a big fan, loves the name and asked my permission to use it. We hit it off. This was eighteen years ago.” After the Cigarette came a 20.72 metre    Sunseeker , a 30.78 metre    Hargrave  and now this new opus to King Baby and its rebel spirit.

During the creation of this new boat, Binder introduced the owners to one of his friends, Rocco Laudizio, founder of Chicago-based Slick Design, a firm that designs interiors for hotels, restaurants and nightclubs. Laudizio got involved roughly a year-and-a-half into the project, working with King Baby studio on the rock iconography. “The owners wanted something unique that really captured a bit of who they are,” he says. “We spent months curating the classic rock photography collection.” The images are presented in custom-designed frames illuminated with LED light panels.

Stepping into the saloon, the first impression is a “wow” that has a lot to do with the space and height that a mirror on the ceiling amplifies. And then, it’s the vintage rock photos, framed in black alligator leather, and what looks like a photograph of a turntable behind the dining room table that steal the show. It’s really a glass etching. “I was blown away by the technique and the time. It’s kind of realism but it’s an art piece,” says Binder.

Show-stopping rock iconography is found throughout King Baby . “It’s funny because these are my clients,” says Binder. In the skylounge, a younger Keith Richards is sprawled across two doors that open onto one of six electronic racks that support the yacht’s top-notch entertainment system.

It was designed and installed by Palladium Technologies, which also provided the latest in monitoring, entertainment and lighting technology and the IT backbone to support it all. With an 84-inch-wide 4K-capable TV screen (one of 24 on board), mega sound system and deep Brentano couch, King Baby ’s skylounge is a great substitute for a concert venue, offering what Kevin Bubier, head of project management at Palladium, calls “the audiophile’s ultimate experience.”

The glass-top coffee table in front of the sofa is part display case, part conversation piece and all-around very special. Inside are odd-shaped, yet familiar items. “There are all vintage hood ornaments, which we sanded down and refinished in our shop in Santa Monica,” says Binder, whose studio also created the custom accessories, carved in leather found throughout. The authentic Fender Stratocaster guitar dipped in chrome against the wall is a contribution from Slick Design.

“There are only two guitars in the world made like that. Those are real working guitars; they were taken apart, chrome-plated and they work,” says Laudizio. A guitar and amplifier presented in another glass table in the main salon received a similar treatment. Why chrome? “I am a chrome freak and [the owners] loved it, and it goes with rock ’n’ roll.”

The rock décor is a collaborative effort between yacht designer Evan K. Marshall , King Baby and Slick Design, but the overall design is Evan K. Marshall. Initially, the yard turned to Marshall to add his touch to the boat’s exterior styling. Then, the owners reached out to him on a few important points regarding the general arrangements and eventually awarded him the entire interior design package and key features outdoors.

“I liked the whole idea, the rock ’n’ roll iconography as well,” says Marshall, who worked on creating a modern backdrop that uses high-gloss dark walnut, light-hued Majilite, walnut and onyx floors and wool carpets. Mirrors, stainless steel and shagreen accents, marine leather on most doors and Cantalupi lighting play off the rock theme and take full advantage of the more than seven feet in height.

A shining point of King Baby is the elaborate pattern in the teak decks that Marshall designed. He also created a three-tier waterfall cascading from a custom-built Jacuzzi clad in mosaics and surrounded by a stylish bar. “It was one of the most fun projects I worked on,” says Marshall, who, with everyone else behind the scenes, recognises the owners’ important contributions. Very involved, the owners never took no for an answer. “Every detail was analysed, thought about, and that kept us on our toes.”

Making it happen at the yard was the responsibility of Tim Kings, the experienced project manager who has overseen many builds from American to Asian yards, and the yacht’s captain, Bryan Carter. Specialists, including plumbing and electrical contractors, complemented the team.

Kings, who lived on site three months at a time for the better part of three years, was in the eye of the storm a few days before the yacht’s boat show debut in Fort Lauderdale, when I caught up with the vessel. He was managing a long list of priorities, occasionally breaking into Chinese to address his crew. IAG had dispatched a staff of 11 people to Fort Lauderdale for final commissioning. Several were busy sanding the eye-catching teak decks, which were built in-house. “The teak is from trees bigger than I can put my arms around,” says Kings.

He points out the yacht’s logo, designed into the decking, and a drain cover in sparkling stainless, which he and a colleague created around the symbol of Yin and Yang. They also sketched the design for the synthetic teak decking chosen for the foredeck area.

The owners’ drive to achieve more suited him fine and he says their decisions were spot on. One example is in the galley on the main deck of King Baby . In keeping with the rest of the yacht, it is large, open and has state-of-the-art equipment. The owners had a direct hand in modifying the counter, making it higher and longer to allow for easier plating and serving. Freezers, fridges, wine coolers, even a humidor (located off the main deck), all support the purpose of this boat as an entertainment venue. The owners intend to put the yacht in charter service at some point, says Captain Carter. With her U.S. flag, she will be an interesting option for charters up and down the U.S. East Coast.

The four guest cabins below have extra beds so flexibility is built right in. The crew area, accessed through a hidden door from the guest quarters, has a clever sliding door system that provides the crew with a private and well-lit work space to handle laundry.

You can follow the veneer with a finger along the bulkheads; the walnut wood used in this area, which is ample for nine, is matched all around.The captain’s cabin also received special treatment. Adjacent to the bridge, it has a large bathroom with a tub, while the engineer has his own space close to the engine room, an area that shines with stainless diamond plates and beautifully done cupronickel piping.

“This is his my kind of place,” quips Binder, who loves big and bold motorcycles. The cupronickel pipes have matching crimped fittings, common in Germany and other top yachtbuilding European countries but not that widely used in Asian yards, according to Doug Hoogs, who represents IAG in the U.S.

King Baby can actually plane, and Kings says she reached 19.5 knots on sea trials off Fort Lauderdale. Captain Carter is happy with the way the boat performs but admits that, given the top-end fuel consumption, he will rarely run the yacht at that speed, only when he has to. Her two MTU engines with 2,600-horsepower each are able to lift this massive composite vessel, but are also efficient at a speed closer to displacement vessels, at around 12 knots.  King Baby ’s estimated range at this speed is 3,000 nautical miles. HydroTec worked with the yard on achieving this combination of power and efficiency.

“The [yard] had no idea that the owner was so determined to create such an exceptional boat, but they really wanted to make it happen,” says Marshall, who is working with IAG on other projects. It seems that, inspired by the owners’ tenacity, everyone did. “We had a client who demanded the best in a fun way. He was so enthusiastic to create something special.”

King Baby is true to her inspiration.

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KING BABY YACHT CHARTER

43.89m  /  144'   iag yachts   2016 / 2020.

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Special Features:

  • Unique rock ‘n’ roll-themed interior
  • Waterfall Jacuzzi with swim-up bar
  • Large onyx bar on sundeck
  • Well suited for entertaining and socialising
  • Classic rock photography
Superyacht ‘King Baby’ promises unforgettable luxury yacht charters thanks to her unique yet sophisticated rock ‘n’ roll interior and fabulous deck spaces

The 43.89m/144' 'King Baby' motor yacht built by shipyard IAG Yachts is available for charter for up to 10 guests in 5 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by British designer Evan K Marshall.

Boasting an array of sumptuous living areas laid out invitingly to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere onboard, motor yacht King Baby is the perfect luxury charter yacht for friends and family.

Guest Accommodation

Built in 2016, King Baby offers guest accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 9 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

King Baby benefits from some excellent features to improve your charter, particularly an elevator, making any part of the yacht quickly and easily accessible.

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 MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 20 knots with a range of up to 3,000 nautical miles from her 33,690 litre fuel tanks at cruising speed.

King Baby knows a thing or two about fun on the water, with an extensive selection of action packed water toys and accessories for you and your guests to enjoy whilst on charter. Principle among these are Zapata Flyboards, experience flying in and out of the water with the latest in high adrenaline watersport. Also there is a waterslide bringing a sense of fun that all the family can enjoy. Guests can feel the wind in their hair and jump the waves on one of the two Yamaha WaveRunners. If that isn't enough King Baby also features towable toys, waterskis, a Kite Surfer, scuba diving equipment, a seabob and much more. King Baby features two tenders, but leading the pack is a 11.8m/38'9" Nortech 390 Tender to transport you in style.

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

Luxury motor yacht King Baby is one of a kind, offering world-class onboard amenities coupled with an overflowing toy box full of the latest water sports gear for unforgettable yacht charters wherever you are.

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Length 43.89m / 144'
Beam 9.45m / 31'
Draft 2.44m / 8'
Gross Tonnage 497 GT
Cruising Speed 12 Knots
Built | (Refitted)
Builder IAG Yachts
Model Custom
Exterior Designer Evan K Marshall
Interior Design Evan K Marshall

Amenities & Entertainment

For your relaxation and entertainment King Baby has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

King Baby is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

  • 1 x 11.8m  /  38'9 Nortech 390 2018 Tender with 3 x Mercury Verado 350 HP engines Dayhead.
  • 1 x 4.8m  /  15'9 Williams Jet Tender

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

King Baby Awards & Nominations

  • The ShowBoats Design Awards 2016 Interior Design Award – Motor Yacht below 500GT Finalist
  • The ShowBoats Design Awards 2016 Naval Architecture Award – Semi-Displacement Motor Yacht Finalist
  • The World Superyacht Awards 2016 Semi-Displacement or Three Deck Motor Yachts of 41m and above Finalist
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PADI CERTIFIED TRAINING CENTRE

Your family and friends could learn to scuba dive on your charter vacation onboard this luxury charter yacht. Motor Yacht King Baby is a certified PADI Dive Centre yacht so you could obtain your PADI diving card .

'King Baby' Charter Rates & Destinations

Caribbean Summer Cruising Region

Summer Season

May - September

$195,000 p/week + expenses

High Season

Cruising Regions

Caribbean Bahamas

Caribbean Winter Cruising Region

Winter Season

October - April

$210,000 p/week + expenses

Caribbean Antigua, Bahamas, Saint Martin, St Barts

HOT SPOTS:   Virgin Islands

Note: Not for charter to U.S. residents while in U.S. waters

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KING BABY Yacht for charter

  • 43.89 m / 144 ft
  • from: 195,000 USD/week
  • Custom-built Jacuzzi with a three-tiered waterfall
  • Amazing volume inside & out
  • Five beautifully designed exquisite Staterooms
  • Refitted in 2023

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The 43.89m (144′) yacht KING BABY for Charter accommodates 10 Guests in 5 Staterooms. Delivered in 2016 and refitted in 2023, she is one of the world’s finest 45-meter ocean-going Yachts.

Her interior has an amazing volume with beautiful art pieces. The Master Stateroom has expansive views, walk-around king size bed. On the lower deck there are 3 Guest Staterooms and 2 additional spacious VIP Staterooms that feature walk around king beds, ample closet space and a 48” entertainment system. The third Guest Stateroom features 2 twin beads, and 2 additional pullman beds that drop down from the ceiling.

KING BABY is a perfect luxury charter yacht with tremendous volume inside and out. Powered by MTU 16V – 2000, she cruises comfortably at 12.5 knots with a top speed of 15 knots.

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43.89 m / 144 ft Beam:9.45 m / 31 ft Draft:2.44 m / 8 ft Build:2016 Refit:2023 10 guests in 5 staterooms Guest cruising:12 Crew:9 crew Cruising speed:12 knots Maximum speed:15 knots

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  • Length 43.89m (144ft)
  • Year 2016 / 2023
  • Builder IAG Yachts

Party like a rockstar on the rock ‘n’ roll-themed yacht KING BABY, which boasts a Jacuzzi with a three-tier cascading waterfall and unique interiors.

From Keith Richards-inspired doors to guitars hung as works of art and a music system that sounds like you’re at a live gig, this luxury superyacht is a must-see for music fans.

Interior Design & Engineering

The interior of the IAG Yachts-built KING BABY motor yacht is designed by Evan K. Marshall, who had some assistance from the yacht’s namesake, the King Baby jewellery brand and Slick Design.

The result is something you’ve never seen on a luxury superyacht before. Expect to see vintage rock photography and quotes adorning the walls and famous rockstars on the doors.

Five cabins will accommodate 10 guests during your KING BABY yacht charter. The full-beam master suite comes with his ‘n’ hers en suite and a bathtub and shower. The rest of the party will sleep across three king-size cabins and a spacious twin cabin below deck.

Yacht Facilities & Entertainment

The sky lounge on the KING BABY yacht boasts a mega sound system and an 84-inch television to create the ultimate cinematic experience.

The open-plan main salon offers multiple zones for you to enjoy, from the relaxed sofas to the sit-up bar and the formal dining area. The large glass sliding doors connect it to the main deck aft, where you’ll find a covered alfresco dining table and an exterior lounge overlooking the stern.

The sun deck of the KING BABY is where you’ll probably spend the most time. You can sit at the bar or around the Jacuzzi while you sip a drink and take a dip when you want to relax further. Head forward to enjoy a more casual meal at the table and take your coffee to the forward sofas to savour it while you absorb the views. When you want to sunbathe, you’ll find sunpads behind the Jacuzzi and multiple sun loungers on the aft of the sun deck. And if you're planning to keep active, you can get out the assortment of dumbbells, resistance bands, yoga mats and more for an alfresco workout.

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A crew of nine will supervise your KING BABY yacht charter.

You can chuck yourself down the waterslide, which will take you from the sun deck straight into the ocean within seconds. When you’re in the water, you can head to the floating pool that’s protected by a net or don the snorkelling gear to follow the reef.

For more high-action fun, you can play with the wave runners, JetLev, lift flyboard, wakeboard, kneeboard or water skis. There’s also a towable tube to enjoy—or you can head out on the paddle boards if you prefer to take it at your own pace. When you need some shade, the inflatable awnings will offer protection.

If you want to spend time enjoying an isolated beach, there’s a range of toys you can take with you.

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KING BABY is a chic, sexy luxury yacht influenced by rock ‘n’ roll and the jewelry line King Baby.

Both the exterior and interior were designed by the renowned Evan K. Marshall, who used the aesthetic themes to create a lusciously contemporary luxury yacht. This tri-deck yacht is both tall and beam-y with a four-fin “At Rest” stabilizer system making KING BABY extremely stable at anchor and underway. Her exterior spaces are expansive and well suited for entertaining and socialising.

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Motor yacht King Baby boasts a wealth of convivial spaces, perfect for luxury yacht charters with families of friends, offering ample opportunities to kick back and relax, or enjoy the water on the yacht's array of water toys, the choice is yours.

The 43.89m/144' 'King Baby' motor yacht built by shipyard IAG Yachts is available for charter for up to 10 guests in 5 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by British designer Evan K Marshall.

Built in 2016, King Baby offers guest accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 9 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

King Baby knows a thing or two about fun on the water, with an extensive selection of action packed water toys and accessories for you and your guests to enjoy whilst on charter. Principle among these are Zapata Flyboards which is a must for any self-respecting thrill-seeker, prepare for supersize thrills - even beginners will enjoy the thrill of swooping skywards and ‘dolphining’ back into the water. Additionally, there is a waterslide for hours of fun for all ages. Guests can experience the thrill and adventure of riding one of the two Yamaha WaveRunners. If that isn't enough King Baby also features towable toys, waterskis, a Kite Surfer, scuba diving equipment, a seabob and much more. King Baby features two tenders, but leading the pack is a 11.8m/38'9" Nortech 390 Tender to transport you in style.

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Superyacht sinks latest: Investigators reveal where bodies were found as probe looks at 'crew's responsibility'

Italian officials revealed at a news conference there could be "a question of manslaughter" as they opened a shipwreck investigation and said the probe is also looking at the "crew's responsibility".

Saturday 24 August 2024 18:33, UK

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  • Prosecutor: There 'could be a question of manslaughter'
  • Probe 'concentrating' on crew's responsibility
  • Seven bodies recovered after five-day search of superyacht wreckage off Sicily
  • Saturday's papers pay tribute to youngest victim Hannah Lynch
  • Hannah's sister pays tribute to 'my little angel'
  • Explained: Inside the superyacht | What challenges have faced divers?
  • Eyewitness: Sombre scenes greet rescue teams as final body is brought ashore
  • Live reporting by Niamh Lynch

We're ending our live coverage for this evening but here is a recap of what we know:

  • Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation into the Bayesian sinking;
  • Officials have revealed more details on their investigation and the difficult five-day rescue mission;
  • The six bodies found during the search in recent days were all in cabins on the left-hand - and highest - side of the ship. Five were found in the first cabin and the sixth was found in the third;
  • Prosecutors said the six passengers were most likely asleep when the boat sank;
  • The probe is now focusing on the crew and their responsibilities, with the captain set to undergo more questioning.

Monday 19 August

The Bayesian yacht, flying a British flag, sinks at around 5am local time when the area was hit by a tornado.

Fifteen people are rescued from the 56 metre vessel - including a mother and baby - but another seven remain missing.

One body, later confirmed to be the yacht's chef Recaldo Thomas, is found near the wreck.

It emerges that British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah are among six people that remain missing.

Tuesday 20 August

The search continues for the six tourists missing.

It is reported that among those missing are Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda Morvillo.

Police divers try to reach the hull of the ship, resting at a depth of 50 metres.

Italy's fire brigade Vigili del Fuoco say early inspections of the wreck were "unsuccessful" because of limited access to the bridge and furniture obstructing passages.

The operation is later described as "complex", with divers limited to 12-minute underwater shifts.

Tributes pour in for Mr Thomas, with his friend Gareth Williams saying: "I can talk for everyone that knew him when I say he was a well-loved, kind human being with a calm spirit."

Wednesday 21 August

The search for the six people unaccounted for enters a third day, with crews carrying out inspections of the yacht's internal hull.

A team of four British inspectors from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) arrive in Porticello to look at the site of the sinking.

A helicopter is drafted in to help with the search effort and remotely controlled underwater vehicles are being used, with naval units and cave divers also taking part in the search.

Five bodies are found inside the yacht on Wednesday afternoon. Only four of them are brought to shore.

Body bags are seen being taken to Porticello in the afternoon where dozens of emergency services staff wait.

Searches finish for the day just before 7.30pm.

Thursday 22 August

The search resumes for the remaining missing person.

The body of the fifth missing person, found but not recovered the previous day, is brought to shore.

A fire service boat with flashing blue lights returns with a blue body bag to the port of Porticello just after 8.45am local time on Thursday.

Tributes pour in for Mr Lynch and Mr and Mrs Bloomer after they are identified as having died.

The search is called off at around 8pm in Sicily, with divers expected to begin again at 6.30am on Friday.

Friday 23  August

The search continues for the final person missing from the wreck of the Bayesian, Hannah Lynch.

Vincenzo Zagarola, of the Italian Coastguard, says the search for Hannah has not been "easy or quick", comparing the sunken yacht to an "18-storey building full of water".

The coastguard confirms in the late morning that her body has been found.

A green body bag is brought to the port of Porticello from the site of the sinking.

A spokesperson announces on behalf of the Lynch family that they are "devastated" and "in shock" after the deaths of Mike and Hannah.

Hannah's sister Esme pays tribute to her "little angel".

Saturday 24 August

A press conference is held in the court of an Italian town, Termini Imerese.

Public prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio tells reporters that his office has opened an initial investigation against unknown persons into manslaughter and negligent shipwreck.

As the focus now turns to the manslaughter investigation, here's another reminder of the seven victims of the sinking and the 15 people who survived. 

A close friend of the Lynch family has added to the chorus of tributes for British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died in Monday's superyacht sinking.

Susannah Gurdun, who lives in Suffolk, recalled being "daunted" when she first met Mr Lynch at a dinner party, before discovering he was "so much more than the corporate cliche".

"He was riveting.  He was funny, and kind, and endlessly interesting; capable of talking about anything and everything," she said.

Ms Gardun said the businessman also had a "thrilling ability" to make complicated subjects "accessible to those of us less blessed with a science acumen".

"In particular, he was wonderful with children.  I will never forget hearing him explain to a group of them - including our ten year old son - the physics of why the sky went pink at sunset," she said.

She went on describe Mr Lynch as a "true genius" and "phenomenal creative".

Ms Gardun said his daughter Hannah was also showing "serious literary promise", and added that it was "beyond tragic that we will never know where her own particular brilliance might have led".

"I still feel blessed to have shared that time with them in Spain.  Not just because I witnessed Mike’s incredible storytelling; but because I was given a chance of understanding what that moment said about all four of them as a united vibrant loving family," she said.

"He was an extraordinary human being and it was - truly - a privilege to have known him."

A yacht crew member who survived the sinking has paid tribute to Hannah Lynch, calling her a "diamond in a sea of stars".

Sasha Murray, chief stewardess of the Bayesian, has released a statement after divers recovered the final missing body from the wreckage, which is believed to be 18-year-old Hannah.

"Those who knew her will know that Hannah was a diamond in a sea of stars," she said.

"Bright, beautiful and always shining. What most people may not have seen was the extraordinarily strong, deep and loving relationship she shared with her parents, whom she adored more than anything. 

"While swimming with them she often said, if anything ever happened she would save them. 

"I have no doubt that the Irish, Latina fire that burns in her soul kept that spirited determination alive."

Ms Murray's statement comes as a new image of Hannah Lynch and her father Mike Lynch is released:

Prosecutors announced in this morning's news conference that they have opened a manslaughter and negligent shipwreck investigation.

Officials were unable to answer several queries from the media, saying they needed time to establish the facts, but what are the key questions facing prosecutors? 

Why weren't passengers who remained on board the vessel warned about escaping from the yacht?

The prosecutor in charge of the case, Raffaele Cammarano, suggested that some passengers may have been asleep when others were awake.

Asked why they were not woken up or alerted, he said that is something investigators are trying to work out from the statements of the survivors.

He called it an "essential" part of the inquiry.

Why were several of the passengers in one cabin?

The press conference heard several bodies onboard the sunken yacht were found in a single cabin which was not theirs.

Mr Cammarano said investigators currently do not know the reason for them being discovered in the same cabin.

The chief of the Palermo fire service, Bentivoglio Fiandra, said the yacht pinned to the right and suggested people tried to go on the other side, taking refuge in cabins in the higher part of the wreck.

Why did the boat sink?

The vessel had been deemed "unsinkable" by its manufacturer - Italian shipyard Perini Navi.

The Bayesian was hit by a downburst, according to Mr Cammarano, which are powerful winds that descend from a thunderstorm and spread out quickly once they hit the ground.

Officials will look into the safety equipment on the sunken vessel.

Mr Cammarano was asked about whether there is a black box and if the hatches were left open.

He said investigators do not have exact information about the black box and that the first phase of the inquiry will look into it.

Why were nearby vessels not similarly affected?

Another yacht, the Sir Robert BP, was about 150 to 200 metres from the Bayesian when extreme weather hit.

Its crew helped to rescue 15 people from the stricken vessel.

Italian officials said they would be looking at how the downburst could affect one vehicle and not other nearby vessels.

What weather warnings was the Bayesian alerted to?

Maritime director of western Sicily, Rear Admiral Raffaele Macauda, said the weather at the time of the yacht's sinking was abnormal and there was nothing to suggest such an extreme situation would arise.

He said there were forecasts of winds and a storm alert, but there was no warning of a tornado.

"Given that the conditions were such, there wasn't anything to suggest there could be an extreme situation arising," he said.

"There are vessels that can monitor, after all, these events and one would have thought that the captain had taken precautions."

How long will it take to recover the sailing vessel?

Mr Macauda could not confirm how long it would take to retrieve the shipwreck of the sunken yacht.

"Everything depends on the availability of the owners and the timeframe of the retrieval of the wreck and of course all that has to be submitted to the port authorities and in parallel of course there will be the inquiry results and it's only really then that we will be able to authorise the operation," he said.

"I can't say, like some experts who have already spoken on the subject, [said] that it will be eight weeks."

He made clear that the owners will bear the full cost of retrieval, although he could not estimate the figure.

Italian authorities detailed the challenging and meticulous rescue operation to recover the six missing people from the Bayesian wreck (see 9.18am post).

But why was the five-day search so difficult? 

Read more below...

More on this morning's press conference. 

One of the main updates from prosecutors was that they have opened manslaughter and shipwreck investigations after the deaths of seven people in the Bayesian sinking. 

Watch the announcement below...

Prosecutors have given a lengthy news conference this morning on their investigation into the sinking of the Bayesian. 

Read the full report on the prosecutors' probe below...

Marine investigator James Wilkes has been speaking to Sky News after this morning's press conference.

"Naturally, there are more questions than there are substantive answers at the moment - that's the nature of investigative work.

"Something forced that yacht to roll beyond its nominal stability limits, such that it wasn't able to right itself with the ingress of a certain amount of seawater that was coming into the yacht. 

"So the investigators are going to ask themselves one initial question - what must the conditions have been for this to happen? 

"Then they are going to look at the contributing factors to the yacht, sinking, and, and the unfortunate loss of life." 

Prosecutors said this morning that the future of the investigation is reliant on recovering the wreck. 

Mr Wilkes said the yacht is a "major piece of physical evidence in and of itself." 

"It's lying at 50 metres, which is a recoverable depth. 

"If it was significantly deeper, then I'm not sure they'd be considering salvage at this stage or certainly, the salvage question would be a lot more complicated to answer. 

"But if there was the ability to raise that yacht in one piece safely, then it gives the investigators physically more to look at."

Mr Wilkes said he was unsure if the yacht would have a "black box" - called a voyage data recorder in shipping. 

"It would record things like GPS position, heading speed, engine telemetry, whether the radars were on, what they were recording, alarms, communications from the yacht itself, any audio on the bridge.

"But more often than not, these are on merchant ships. The yacht was a commercial yacht in the sense that it could be chartered out so it's quite possible it has a voyage data recorder on, but I'm not sure that it does. I don't know that as a matter of fact," he said.

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The body of the vessel’s cook was recovered while divers searched the hull of the Bayesian for passengers, including the tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch.

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Deep-sea divers with Italy’s firefighter corps resumed their search on Tuesday for six missing passengers — including a British software mogul and his daughter — of a yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily the previous day.

Twenty-two people were on board the 180-foot British-flagged sailing yacht, the Bayesian, which was anchored near the port of Porticello, when it was hit by what witnesses described as a waterspout, a small tornado on water, during a sudden and violent storm.

Fifteen people who managed to get to a raft were rescued by the captain of a nearby sailing cruise ship. The body of the yacht’s cook, identified by news outlets as Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian Antiguan, was recovered on Monday. But several people are still unaccounted for, according to Salvatore Cocina, an official with Sicily’s civil protection agency.

Those still missing are Mike Lynch, a British technology entrepreneur; his daughter Hannah; Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Christopher J. Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance; and his wife, Neda Morvillo.

Mr. Lynch was acquitted of fraud in a U.S. trial in June, ending a high-profile, decadelong legal battle against accusations that he had defrauded Hewlett-Packard when he sold his company, Autonomy, to Hewlett for $11 billion.

Mr. Lynch and the others went missing days after Mr. Lynch’s co-defendant at the fraud trial, Stephen Chamberlain, a former vice president of finance at Autonomy, was fatally struck by a car on Saturday while out for a run, his lawyer, Gary S. Lincenberg, said in a statement.

Prosecutors in the Italian city of Termini Imerese, east of where the yacht sank, are opening a formal investigation into the yacht’s sinking. Reached by telephone, the chief prosecutor declined to comment.

The search for the missing passengers began on Monday but was suspended late that night as crews found themselves limited to the bridge deck and items like furnishings “obstructing passage,” the firefighters’ corps wrote on social media .

When divers resumed the search on Tuesday, ships trawled the waters near the site, the corps said in a statement. The Italian Coast Guard also said in a statement that search operations were “continuing unabated,” with the deployment of helicopters. There was no evidence that gasoline was leaking from the yacht, the Coast Guard said.

The yacht was lying on its right side in about 165 feet of water, meaning that divers, working in pairs, could stay underwater for only about 12 minutes at a time, said Luca Cari, a spokesman for the firefighters’ corps.

Divers were seeking a safe point of access to the vessel’s cabins. “Obviously, everything fell and the space is very tight,” Mr. Cari said, adding that the divers were having to remove obstacles, like furnishings and electrical wiring, that were “completely blocking passages.”

The firefighters’ corps said in a statement that it was impossible to verify whether people were inside the hull.

Mr. Cari said that several divers had been part of the search-and-rescue operations when the Costa Concordia, a cruise liner, capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio in 2012, killing 32 people. It is considered one of the worst maritime disasters in modern Italian history.

“It’s like the Costa Concordia, but much smaller,” Mr. Cari said in a telephone interview, comparing the search operations. “In the Costa Concordia, we came across many obstacles but we somehow were able to overcome them. Here, the obstacles block the passages and have to be removed.” He added, “This makes it more difficult.”

Crews were also trying to raise the yacht, which experts will examine to try to determine why it sank. Until then, experts can only hypothesize what happened.

Karsten Borner, the captain of a ship, the Sir Robert Baden Powell, which picked up the Bayesian’s 15 survivors, said in an interview that when the wind picked up around 4 a.m. Monday, the Bayesian was about 490 feet behind his vessel. Once the wind wound down, he said, he could not see the yacht anymore.

“My theory was that she was capsized first and then went down over the stern,” Mr. Borner said.

Dario Boote, a ship structures and naval architecture professor at the University of Genoa, said: “Now I imagine that a whole series of lawsuits will be triggered, obviously to ascertain whether there is any responsibility, as always happens very unpleasantly in these situations.” He said, however, that in this case, responsibility might be hard to determine. “Clearly, only once the wreck is raised will we know more,” he added.

Several fishermen told Italian news outlets that they had witnessed a waterspout. Peter Inness, a meteorologist at the University of Reading, said they were relatively common in the Mediterranean, though their occurrence and intensity are unpredictable.

“Until one actually forms, you can’t start telling people where it is,” Mr. Inness said, or “how to get out of the way.”

The inclement weather — with lightning intermittently streaking through the sky — made it hard to know exactly why the yacht sank. Col. Attilio Di Diodato, director of the Italian Air Force’s Center for Aerospace Meteorology and Climatology, said the agency had registered intense lightning activity and strong gusts of wind in the area at the time the boat sank.

The Bayesian had one of the tallest aluminum masts in the world, according to its builder, Perini Navi. “Having a tall aluminum mast would not make it the safest port to be in case of a storm,” said Andrea Ratti, associate professor of nautical design and architecture technology the Politecnico di Milano. The type of intensity unleashed by a violent lightning storm “could have created a significant shock wave,” he added.

He, too, cautioned that “a lot of questions will remain until we have other elements at our disposal.”

Modern yachts are built to withstand meteorological events of reasonable intensity, and all international naval registers suggest that new ships be designed for higher waves and more frequent and extreme weather events.

But “this seems a case of an unreasonable extreme event,” said Emilio Fortunato Campana, an expert in Naval Hydrodynamics at Italy’s National Research Council. “In that case, no ship is 100 percent safe,” he added. “I think the Titanic showed that nothing is unsinkable.”

Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and the culture of the region. She has been a journalist for 35 years. More about Elisabetta Povoledo

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