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Super yacht BLUE is an impressive 160.0m (524'11") motor yacht built by Lürssen from Germany and delivered in 2022. With a 22.5m (73'10") beam and volume of 15,320 GT, she is ranked as the fourth largest yacht in the world. Blue features naval architecture by Lürssen Yachts with interior and exterior design by Terence Disdale Design.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF BLUE: ~Renowned interior and exterior designer ~Reduced noise and vibrations ~Diesel-electric hybrid propulsion ~State-of-the-art wastewater treatment technology ~Nitrogen oxide exhaust treatment systems

EXTERIOR Few details are currently known; however, images reveal a spacious beach club aft, seven decks, a foredeck helipad, a second helipad on the sundeck aft, and a Jacuzzi plus sunpads on the sundeck forward.

M/Y BLUE has two Diesel engines connected to PTI/PTO units that can be used for electric propulsion at lower speeds and for generating electricity at higher speeds. There is also an electric Azimuth Pod Drive that can be used together with the PTI units or separately.

Another cutting-edge technology installed for the comfort of guests and reduced environmental impact reduces noise and vibrations, and new membrane technology to bring wastewater to drinking water quality before it is removed.

M/Y BLUE Specifications

INTERIOR Information about the interior, by Terence Disdale Design, is yet to be made available. But Terence Disdale is a titan of yacht design and responsible for some of the most well-known yachts in the world. His design style is broad ranging and takes inspiration from his love of fishing and the outdoors.

Yacht Accommodation

The configuration of guest accommodation has not been revealed.

Amenities and Extras

We do have available further amenity, owner and price information for the 160.0m (524'11") yacht M/Y BLUE, so please enquire for more information.

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The luxury yacht M/Y BLUE displayed on this page is merely informational and she is not necessarily available for yacht charter or for sale, nor is she represented or marketed in anyway by CharterWorld. This web page and the superyacht information contained herein is not contractual. All yacht specifications and informations are displayed in good faith but CharterWorld does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the current accuracy, completeness, validity, or usefulness of any superyacht information and/or images displayed. All boat information is subject to change without prior notice and may not be current.

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"Radical design for the sake of being radical rarely stands the test of time. In other words, style is fleeting while class is permanent." - “Buying a yacht isn’t an over the counter [purchase]; it is the very opposite. The magic is not only in the owning and using the yacht, but in the slow process of slowly seeing your baby being built and your ideas come to life one by one. I am here to help you achieve that.” - Terence Disdale

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We specialize in private luxury yacht & sailing charters at affordable prices. we offer day charters as well as multi-day charters., why blue ocean yacht charters.

Blue Ocean Yacht Charters, located in Key West, Florida, makes yacht rentals affordable and life-changing.  We offer private multi-day bareboat charters to amazing destinations like The Dry Tortugas and the Florida Keys.  Just looking for a day charter?  Look no further.  We offer four hour, eight hour, and 24 hour charters as well multi-day charters.

All our yachts come fully equipped to make your private boat charter experience what you’re looking for. We offer motor and sailing yachts that provide the best boat rental experience.  

About Wild Blue

The MY44 Wild Blue has an unprecedented amount of living space, with a huge saloon, flybridge and decadent master suite.  The MY44 model, 48′ overall,  has been fitted with sleek panoramic windows throughout the catamaran, granting spectacular 360-degree views and beautiful levels of natural light.

Featuring dynamic and sporty lines, Wild Blue has semi-displacement hulls built specifically to deliver outstanding performance, fuel efficiency, and stability in all sea conditions.

There is a choice of multiple relaxation and entertaining areas onboard, including a massive flybridge with lounges and dining table to truly enjoy the cruising experience, a capacious forward cockpit with sunlounges and cabin access, a raised contemporary saloon, and a generous cockpit that opens from the galley and boasts an amazing full-beam hydraulic aft swimming platform.

Designed for extended cruising adventures, Wild Blue has a remarkable galley complete with full-sized refrigerator and freezer, stunning fittings and unprecedented amounts of storage.

The catamaran has a revolutionary accommodation design with an expansive luxury master suite that affords beautiful views from its panoramic windows, and features a sea-facing island queen bed, ambient lighting, plus a stunning master cabin en-suite head complete with walk-in rain shower! 

Friends can relax in designer comfort in the guest cabins, choosing from the VIP cabin with its own en-suite head, or a double cabin set to starboard. There is a third full head with separate shower in the hall which can be accessed by either the forward guest cabin or used by the guests as a ‘day head.’ There is also a fourth, smaller double cabin interior forward that can be utilized as a guest or crew cabin.  

The MY44 has been designed to deliver extraordinary offshore performance and outstanding fuel economy, with upgraded Volvo IPS600 engines!    With than 500 gallons of fuel and nearly 300 gallons of water, Wild Blue is ideal for long-range cruising with its 435HP IPS engines.

Detailed Specs

• Maximum Guests 8
• Total Cabins 4
• Double Cabins 4
• Single Cabins 0

Boat Layouts

• Deck Brush & Bucket
• Depth Sounder
• Hydraulic Swim Platform
• 12 ft. Dingy with 15HP Motor
• Electric Grill
• Flybridge Fridge
• Refrigerator
• Stereo with Bluetooth
• Wi-Fi Available for Purchase
• Bath Towels
• Basic Cooking Utensils
• Basic Serving Bowls and Utensils
• Beach Towels
• Bottle of Prosecco
• Charcoal Grill
• Cleaning Spray
• Clothespins
• Coat Hangers
• Coffee Maker
• Cutlery Crockery and Glasses
• Dish Cloths
• Dish Scrubber
• Dust Pan and Brush
• Garbage Bag (per trash can)
• Hot Water Kettle
• Propane Stove and Oven
• Roll Paper Towels
• Roll Toilet Paper (per head)
• Small Bottle Dish Soap
• Travel Toiletries (per head)

Navigational Aids

• Anchorage Guide
• Cruising Guide
• Depth Gauge
• Parallel Rulers and Dividers
• Emergency Flares
• Emergency Tiller
• Fire Extinguishers
• First Aid Kit
• Life Preservers

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DEEP BLUE Motor yacht for charter

• Length: 55m (180.4ft)
• 12 guests in 6 cabins
• Built: 2014 (refitted 2024), Amels, The Netherlands

Following an extensive refit in 2024, DEEP BLUE, one of the highly acclaimed Amels 180 series, stands in impeccable condition, enriched with new amenities, poised to offer an exceptional charter holiday experience.

• Highly acclaimed Amels 180 limited edition
• Exquisitely refitted interior salons in 2024
• Extensive technical refit including a full galley rebuild elevating her to a brand-new condition
• Hugely popular 6 cabin layout for up to 12 guests
• Bespoke interior design by Laura Sessa
• Wide sea level swim platform for ease of accessing the water

About DEEP BLUE

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DEEP BLUE provides comfortable accommodation for up to 12 guests within six well-appointed cabins, including a master suite and a twin cabin on the main deck, ideally suited for family charters. The lower deck features three double guest cabins and an additional twin cabin. The master suite is thoughtfully designed, featuring a private study and dressing room.

The main deck aft offers relaxed seating and direct access to the water-level swim platform, while the upper deck aft presents an exquisite exterior dining option for 12 guests.

The upper lounge of DEEP BLUE offers an abundance of natural light, making it a versatile space tailored for guest entertainment. This area is perfectly suited to accommodating movie evenings on the 85-inch HD cinema plasma screen.

The versatile sundeck hosts exercise equipment for morning workouts with a panoramic view. By nightfall, the sundeck transforms into a vibrant party venue adorned with disco lights and an impressive sound system.

Enhanced by an extensive selection of water toys, a vibrant and professional crew, and a variety of comfortable on board spaces, a charter on DEEP BLUE promises a complete scope of entertainment, ranging from exhilarating activities to serene relaxation.

Gleaming like new, DEEP BLUE is equipped to create sensational memories for you and your loved ones.

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• 1 × Deck jacuzzi
• Anti-jellyfish pool
• Inflatable platform
• RYA training centre for jetskis & waverunners
• 2 × Waverunners
• 4 × SeaBobs
• 2 × eFoils
• 4 × Kayaks
• 2 × Stand up paddleboards
• Inflatable tows
• Scuba diving equipment
• Fishing gear
• Snorkelling gear

Please note that tenders and toys are subject to regular upgrades and changes. Contact a Burgess broker for the latest information.

Fitness equipment

• Cross trainer
• Free weights
• Training bench

Please note that fitness equipment and wellness facilities are subject to regular upgrades and changes. Contact a Burgess broker for the latest information.

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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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How sinking of luxury yacht off Sicily unfolded

One man has died and six people are missing after a luxury yacht sank in freak weather conditions off the coast of Sicily.

The 56m British-flagged Bayesian was carrying 22 people - 12 passengers and 10 crew - when a heavy storm that created waterspouts struck early on Monday.

Fifteen people were rescued and a search operation for those unaccounted for - who include the British tech tycoon Mike Lynch - is continuing.

Here is what we know about the tragedy so far and how it unfolded.

What happened to the yacht?

The Bayesian was struck by a sudden and powerful storm in the early hours of Monday morning, witnesses say.

It was reportedly anchored to the sea bed outside the harbour at Porticello, a small fishing village to the east of Palermo, when what the Italian coastguard described as a "violent storm" hit.

The storm was so fierce that it caused waterspouts, or rotating columns of air and mist, to appear over the sea.

The vessel disappeared beneath the water at about 05:00 local time (04:00 BST).

A doctor treating survivors said the ship "capsized within a few minutes".

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Witnesses told Italian news agency Ansa that the Bayesian’s anchor was down when the storm struck, causing the 72m (236ft) aluminium mast to break in half and the ship to lose its balance and sink.

However, divers on the search and rescue team have said the ship was "practically intact" on the seabed, raising questions as to whether the mast was broken.

The ship's unusually tall mast may have contributed to its sinking, according to Matthew Schanck, chair of the Maritime Search and Rescue Council.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the mast acted almost like a sail in the strong wind "especially with it being so high".

The extreme winds could have caught the mast and pushed the yacht over, he said.

Karsten Borner, captain of a nearby boat, said after the storm had passed, the crew noticed the yacht that had been behind them had disappeared.

"We saw a red flare, so my first mate and I went to the position, and we found this life raft drifting," he told Reuters.

His crew took on board some survivors, including three who were seriously injured.

Another witness, Fabio Cefalù, captain of a trawler, said he was about to go out on a fishing trip when he saw flashes of lightning so he stayed in the harbour.

"At about 04:15 we saw a flare in the sea," he said, according to the EVN news agency reports.

"We waited for this waterspout to pass. After 10 minutes we went out to the sea and we saw cushions and all the rest of the boat [that had sunk], and everything which was on the deck, at sea. However, we did not see any people in the sea.”

Another fisherman described seeing the yacht sinking "with my own eyes".

Speaking to the newspaper Giornale di Sicilia, the witness said he was at home when the tornado hit.

"Then I saw the boat, it had only one mast, it was very big," he said.

Shortly afterwards he went down to the Santa Nicolicchia bay in Porticello to get a better look at what was happening.

He added: "The boat was still floating, then all of a sudden it disappeared. I saw it sinking with my own eyes."

One of the survivors, British tourist Charlotte Golunski, told Italian newspaper La Repubblica how she held up her one-year-old daughter Sofia to stop her from drowning.

She said the two of them and her partner James survived only because they were up on deck when the yacht sank.

They were woken by “thunder, lightning and waves that made our boat dance”, and it felt like "the end of the world" before they were thrown into the water.

Charlotte said: "For two seconds I lost my daughter in the sea, then quickly hugged her amid the fury of the waves."

She added: "I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning.

"It was all dark. In the water I couldn't keep my eyes open. I screamed for help, but all I could hear around me was the screams of others."

What is the latest with the search?

Six passengers remain missing and the Palermo coastguard says the search and rescue operation is continuing "incessantly".

The search began on Monday and specialist divers have been working at the site since early on Tuesday morning.

One diver told Italian media the yacht was "practically intact" on its side at the ocean's basin, about 50m below the surface.

The ship's hull is obstructed with furniture and various objects, the Italian fire and rescue service has said.

Divers are looking for ways to access the yacht's cabins, but they have just 10 minutes to search on each dive before they need to return to the surface, the Italian news agency Ansa has reported.

A 1cm thick glass window is also being considered as an entry point.

Francesco Venuto, a spokesperson for Sicily's civil protection agency, told the BBC on Monday rescue teams fear the bodies of those missing "must be" in the boat.

"We've been searching all day with helicopters and boats, we've found nothing. That wouldn't make sense. In these conditions, we should have found something by now," he added.

A specialist caving search and rescue diving team arrived from Rome on Monday, hoping to "achieve results" either during the night or by Tuesday morning at the latest, the director general of Sicily's civil protection agency, Salvatore Cocina, said.

On Monday, the UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch sent a team of four investigators to carry out a preliminary assessment of the Bayesian's sinking, the BBC understands.

Who was on board?

There were 22 people on board when the storm hit, including 12 passengers and 10 crew.

The body of one man has been recovered. He has not been formally identified, but the Palermo coastguard said he was the ship's cook. His nationality has not been confirmed.

Among the six people still missing is 59-year-old tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, known by some as the "British Bill Gates".

Mr Lynch founded software giant Autonomy in 1996 and was awarded an OBE for services to enterprise in 2006.

In June, he was cleared of conducting a massive fraud relating to an $11bn (£8.64bn) sale to US company Hewlett Packard.

Afterwards, he told the BBC in an interview he had been able to prove his innocence only because he had the wealth to pay the enormous legal fees required.

The other missing people include Mr Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah, Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo.

Mr Lynch's wife Angela Bacares is among the 15 people to have been rescued, with eight of those receiving treatment in hospital, the Italian coastguard said.

Charlotte Golunski, her husband and daughter Sofia were also rescued and were unharmed, but taken to hospital for check-ups.

She said they had been on the yacht with a group of colleagues.

The daily Il Giornale di Sicilia newspaper reported the vessel had mostly British passengers on board, but also people from New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland and British-French citizens.

A doctor based in Palermo said the "very tired" survivors were "constantly asking about the missing people".

Dr Domenico Cipolla told Reuters that one woman he treated described the trip as a "corporate holiday", with some of those on board "very young".

"There were a lot of work colleagues, friends, a few husbands, wives, or a couple of friends who had joined in," he adds.

What is a waterspout and why do they form?

A waterspout is similar to a tornado and can form over oceans, seas or large lakes.

The western half of the Mediterranean has experienced severe storms since the middle of last week.

Through Sunday night and into Monday morning, a zone of bad weather passed by the north coast of Sicily.

BBC Weather forecaster Matt Taylor said: "A waterspout is a tornado that has occurred over water rather than land.

"They can form during intense storms, on the base of cumulonimbus/thunder clouds.

"Turbulence, and the wind blowing in slightly different directions around the cloud, can cause rotation under the base of the cloud and the spout to form.

"Like tornadoes, they bring powerful winds, but instead of picking up dust and debris they cause a water mist around the column of rotating air."

What is the Bayesian, and who owns it?

The superyacht can accommodate up to 12 guests in six suites, and is listed for rent for up to €195,000 (£166,000) a week.

It was built in 2008 by Italian company Perini Navi.

The Bayesian's registered owner is listed as Revtom Ltd, which is based on the Isle of Man.

The yacht's name is understood to derive from the Bayesian theory, which Mr Lynch's PhD thesis and the software that made his fortune was based on.

Mr Lynch's wife Ms Bacares is named as the sole legal owner of Revtom, which is registered in the Isle of Man.

The Bayesian completed a number of sailings in recent days, calling at various ports in Sicily, according to ship-tracking website VesselFinder.

A spokesperson for Camper and Nicholsons International, the firm that manages the 2008-built boat, told BBC Verify: "Our priority is assisting with the ongoing search and providing all necessary support to the rescued passengers and crew."

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44.8m  /  147' | keith marine | 1993 / 1999.

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• ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Yachting Service, AMS classification
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The 44.8m/147' motor yacht 'Blue Star' (ex. Contico) was built by Keith Marine at their Palatka, Florida shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Donald Starkey and she was delivered to her owner in April 1993. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Fry Associates Inc. - Fryco and she was last refitted in 1999.

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Blue Star has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 9 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Blue Star is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel Caterpillar (3508 DITA) 8-cylinder 855hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 14 knots. Her water tanks store around 30,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Yachting Service, AMS classification society rules.

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