TRAGIC billionaire Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank because it was vulnerable to wind, a report claims.
Investigators examining the last year say it was knocked over by “extreme wind”;; and could not recover.
Brit tech tycoon , 59, and daughter , 18, were among seven killed in the disaster.
An interim report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch said the yacht had a “vulnerability”;; to lighter winds but the owner and crew would not have known.
It added it had “limited verified evidence”;; as the probe in Italy had restricted its access.
Andrew Moll, chief inspector of marine accidents, said: “The findings indicate that the extreme wind experienced by was sufficient to knock the yacht over.
“Further, once the yacht had heeled beyond an angle of 70° the situation was irrecoverable.
“The results will be refined as the investigation proceeds, and more information becomes available.”;;
Five people were injured “either by falling or from things falling on them”;;, while the deck hand was “thrown into the sea”;;, a report said.
Two guests used furniture drawers “as an improvised ladder”;; to escape their cabin.
The skipper instructed guests and crew on an area of the deck to “swim clear of the mast and boom as the vessel was sinking”;;.
Survivors later made their way onto a life raft released from the Bayesian.
They went on to be rescued on a small boat dispatched by yacht Sir Robert Baden Powell, which was also at anchor nearby.
A search was conducted of the accident site.
All the bodies of those who died were subsequently recovered by the local authorities.
