The recovered Bayesian superyacht completes its final journey to a Sicilian port

PORTICELLO, Italy (AP) — A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, completed its final trip to the Sicilian port of Termini Imerese Sunday, a day after recovery crews finalized the complex operation to lift it out of the water.

The white top and blue hull of the 56-meter (184-foot) Bayesian, covered with algae and mud, was kept elevated by the yellow floating crane barge off the port of Porticello, before being transferred to Termini Imerese, where it docked in the early afternoon.

On Monday, the delicate recovery operation will be concluded, as the vessel will be transported to shore and settled in a specially built steel cradle.

Then it will be made available for investigators for further examinations to help determine the cause of the sinking.

The Bayesian sank Aug. 19 off Porticello, near Palermo, during a violent storm as Lynch was treating friends to a cruise to celebrate his acquittal two months earlier in the U.S. on fraud charges. Lynch, his daughter and five others died. Fifteen people survived, including the captain and all crew members except the chef.

Italian authorities are conducting a full criminal investigation.

The vessel was slowly raised from the seabed 50 meters (165 feet) deep over three days to allow the steel lifting straps, slings and harnesses to be secured under the keel.

The Bayesian is missing its 72-meter (236-foot) mast, which was cut off and left on the seabed for future removal. The mast had to be detached to allow the hull to be brought to a nearly upright position that would allow the craft to be raised.

British investigators said in an interim report issued last month that the yacht was knocked over by “extreme wind” and couldn’t recover.

The report said the crew of the Bayesian had chosen the site where it sank as shelter from forecast thunderstorms. Wind speeds exceeded 70 knots (81 mph) at the time of the sinking and “violently” knocked the vessel over to a 90-degree angle in under 15 seconds.

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is taken to the shipyard in Termini Imerese, Italy, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is taken to the shipyard in Termini Imerese, Italy, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is taken to the shipyard in Termini Imerese, Italy, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is taken to the shipyard in Termini Imerese, Italy, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is pulled out of the sea off the village of Porticello to be taken to the nearby shipyard in Termini Imerese, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is pulled out of the sea off the village of Porticello to be taken to the nearby shipyard in Termini Imerese, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is pulled out of the sea off the village of Porticello to be taken to the nearby shipyard in Termini Imerese, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is pulled out of the sea off the village of Porticello to be taken to the nearby shipyard in Termini Imerese, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is pulled out of the sea off the village of Porticello to be taken to the nearby shipyard in Termini Imerese, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jalen Brunson capped a 28-point, 10-assist performance with a driving floater and a layup in the final 1:06, and the New York Knicks surged in front late to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125 on Monday night.

OG Anunoby had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Mohamed Diawara scored a career-high 18 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who've won three straight.

Zion Williamson scored a season-high 32 points for the Pelicans, who lost their fourth straight. Saddiq Bey and Jordan Poole each scored 26 for New Orleans and Trey Murphy III added 21 points.

Neither team led by more than 10 in a game characterized by a lot of scoring in the first half before defensive play intensified in the second.

The Pelicans led 75-72 at halftime, when both teams were shooting 50% or better. With 3:36 left in the game, the score was tied at 117 after Poole and Brunson had exchanged 3s.

Brunson rebounded his own missed 3 and hit a running floater just inside the baseline to give New York a 124-121 lead with 1:06 to go.

After Williamson's free throws, Brunson responded with a driving layup and Deuce McBride, who had 14 points, hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds to ensure the Knicks held on.

Diawara, who'd never previously scored more than five points in a game, had 13 by the end of the first quarter of what was just the Frenchman's third career start.

Bey scored 23 points in the first quarter.

Pelicans guard and native New Yorker Jose Alvarado was unavailable to play because of a two-game suspension stemming from his fight on Saturday night with Phoenix's Mark Williams.

Knicks: Visit the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

Pelicans: Visit the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

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New York Knicks forward Og Anunoby (8) pulls down a defensive rebound against New Orleans Pelicans forward Kevon Looney, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)

New Orleans Pelicans guard Saddiq Bey (41) gets past New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) for a reverse layup in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Poole (3) attempts a layup against New York Knicks forward Mohamed Diawara, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)

New Orleans Pelicans guard Saddiq Bey (41) goes up to shoot a one-handed jumper over New York Knicks forward Mohamed Diawara (51) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) shoots a jumper over New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)