Angela Bacares, the widow of British tech billionaire Mike Lynch, continues to live in the UK nearly two years after the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily. The tragedy claimed seven lives, including her husband and their 18-year-old daughter Hannah.
Where is Angela Bacares Now?
Bacares remains based in the UK and still owns the Loudham Hall estate in Suffolk, where the family previously lived. However, reports indicate that she and her eldest daughter Esme, aged 24, spend considerably less time there. They now frequently reside at their multi-million pound Georgian terraced home in Chelsea, closer to Imperial College, where Esme had been studying physics.
Legal Claim from Italian Sea Group
Earlier this year, Italian Sea Group, the company that built the Bayesian, filed a legal claim of nearly £3 million against Bacares. The company alleges that the sinking caused catastrophic harm to its business, particularly affecting the Perini Navi brand. According to Yachting Pages: "Italian Sea Group claims the tragedy led to a collapse in sales, particularly affecting the Perini Navi brand, which built Bayesian." The builder asserts that crew negligence, not design or construction faults, caused the sinking, describing the financial impact as 'ruinous'.
Family Response to the Claim
A source close to the Lynch family dismissed the claim as "desperate and opportunistic" in comments to the Telegraph. They said: "This claim is as cynical as it is predictable. The UK investigation has raised serious, unresolved questions about the yacht's design, stability and operating characteristics, including vulnerabilities unknown to the owner and crew. This action appears designed to distract from those issues, but it will not prevent proper scrutiny of how the vessel was designed, approved and built. It is desperate, opportunistic and in bad faith."
BBC Documentary
BBC Two is airing a one-off special titled Millionaire Superyacht: Why Ships Sink tonight, Monday, June 22, delving deeper into the mysterious sinking of the 56m sailing yacht Bayesian in August 2024. The devastating incident occurred during severe weather, with seven of the 22 people on board perishing. The yacht was registered to Revtom Limited, a company owned and controlled by Angela Bacares.
