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2007   CRN    140ft  /  42.6m

EMOTION 2 Yacht Charter

EMOTION 2 currently registered in the Isle of Man is actively available for charter.

The luxury motor yacht EMOTION 2, previously named EMOTION, was built by CRN and delivered to her owner in 2007, she later underwent a refit in 2017.

The exterior of EMOTION 2 is designed by Zuccon International/Laura PomponiZuccon.

The 140ft / 42.6m EMOTION 2 has been constructed with a grp hull and is powered by 2 x 1,400hp Caterpillar with a cruising speed of 12 knots.

Charter guest accommodation

EMOTION 2 has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 10 charter guests in 5 suites.

The guest cabins comprise a cabin with a king size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities, 3 cabins with a king size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities and a cabin with a twin bed and en-suite bathroom facilities.

Your luxury charter crew

Your luxury charter on board motor yacht EMOTION 2 will be managed by the crew of 9 including the captain.

The crew will ensure you have a relaxed and enjoyable charter experience with all of your needs catered for while on board.

The 9 crew have their own separate crew quarters allowing guests to enjoy increased levels of privacy.

Amenities & Entertainment

Amenities on board for the charter guests include Exercise equipment, Jacuzzi on deck, Stabilizers and Wi-Fi.

An extensive list of further amenities and water toys can be seen under the features and amenities section.

Yacht charter destinations

EMOTION 2 is Currently cruising in the East Mediterranean.

Sample itineraries for the cruising destinations can be supplied by your professional charter broker allowing you to plan your luxury yacht charter vacation in detail.

• Exercise equipment
• Jacuzzi on deck
• Stabilisers

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much to charter emotion 2.

EMOTION 2 has a weekly charter price starting at €147,000 and an estimated daily charter price of €24,500.

How many guests on board EMOTION 2?

EMOTION 2 can accommodate 10 sleeping guests on board in 5 cabins.

Where is EMOTION 2 currently located?

EMOTION 2 was last seen in Greece.

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Motor Yacht EMOTION 2 is displayed on this page for informational purposes and may not necessarily be available for charter. The yacht details are displayed in good faith and whilst believed to be correct are not guaranteed, please check with your charter broker. Charter Index does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information or images displayed as they may not be current. All yacht details and charter pricing are subject to change without prior notice and are without warranty.

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48.77m  /  160' | benetti | 2018.

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Cabin Configuration

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Special Features:

• Full-beam master cabin with dressing room, his/her en suite and study
• Impressive 4,000nm range
• Inviting pool
• Two VIP cabins
• RINA (Registro Italiano Navale) C ✠ HULL ● MACH classification

The 48.77m/160' motor yacht 'E.Motion+' (ex. Elaldrea+) was built by Benetti in Italy at their Viareggio shipyard. Her interior is styled by Italian designer design house Benetti and she was delivered to her owner in December 2018. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Horacio Bozzo Design.

Guest Accommodation

E.Motion+ has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 suites comprising two VIP cabins. The supremely spacious full beam master suite incorporates its own study and dressing room as well as a his and her bathroom. She is also capable of carrying up to 6 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

Her features include beauty salon, beach club and air conditioning.

Range & Performance

E.Motion+ is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel MTU (12V 4000 M70) 12-cylinder 2,253hp engines running at 2000rpm, she comfortably cruises at 13 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 14 knots with a range of up to 4,000 nautical miles from her 60,000 litre fuel tanks at 10 knots. E.Motion+ features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels. Her water tanks store around 8,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to RINA (Registro Italiano Navale) C ✠ HULL ● MACH classification society rules.

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E.Motion+ Awards & Nominations

• International Superyacht Society Awards 2019 Best Power 40m - 65m Nomination

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E.MOTION+ is a 48.7 m Motor Yacht, built in Italy by Benetti and delivered in 2018.

Her top speed is 14.5 kn, her cruising speed is 13.5 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 4000.0 nm at 10.0 kn, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, with 7 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 499.0 GT and a 9.1 m beam.

She was architected by Benetti , who also designed the interior. Benetti created the naval architecture for 385 yachts, and designed the interior of 60 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

She was designed by Horacio Bozzo Design , who has designed 5 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database.

E.MOTION+ is in the top 10% by LOA in the world. She is one of 513 motor yachts in the 45-50m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her volume is 15.77 GT above the average.

E.MOTION+ is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1414 yachts registered. She has recently entered the superyacht marina Marina Port Vell, in Spain. For more information regarding E.MOTION+'s movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

Specifications

• Name: E.MOTION+
• Previous Names: ELALDREA+
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Displacement
• Builder: Benetti
• Naval Architect: Benetti
• Exterior Designer: Horacio Bozzo Design
• Interior Designer: Benetti
• Refits: 2021,2021,2022,2022

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EMOTION² Yacht for Charter

‘Emotion 2’ is a 139.76ft /42.6m CRN 43 motor yacht built in 2007 by CRN. The yacht was last refitted in 2017, and Zuccon is responsible for her truly exquisite exterior and interior design.

This vessel was previously named Emotion, and easily hosts up to 50 guests dockside. It’s not hard to see why Emotion is popular among those looking to entertain, boasting a private side terrace in the master suite, and a large sundeck rarely seen on a yacht her size. In addition, the contemporary Laura Pomponi interior provides a stylish feel, and an upper deck alfresco cinema is sure to be popular with movie buffs.

Emotion 2’s spacious interior layout sleeps up to 10 guests in 5 rooms, including a master suite, 1 VIP stateroom, 2 double cabins, 1 twin cabin and 1 Pullman bed. She is easily capable of carrying up to 9 crew members onboard to ensure each and every guest enjoys a truly decadent experience at sea.

The vessel is built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, and has a cruising speed of 12 knots, a maximum speed of 13 knots and a range of 3,000nm from 50,000litre fuel tanks, she is the perfect combination of performance and luxury.

A deck Jacuzzi comes as standard, and you’ll also find a gym fully equipped with the latest exercise equipment.

She also comes complete with a modern stabilization system to reduce roll motion even during rough seas, and the yacht also has ‘at anchor stabilizers’ to keep things smooth even at anchor/zero speed.

While on board you’ll find a great Wi-Fi connection, so you can check emails or update social media. Air conditioning keeps conditions comfortable throughout the cabins, even on the warmest of days.

If you’re wanting to get closer to the water, why not take advantage of toys on board including 2 x Sea Doo GTX Jet-Skis 155hp, 2 x Kayaks, Kneeboard, Water-Skis, Towable Toys, Inflatable trampoline, and Snorkelling Equipment.

Charter Details

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

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Toys & Tenders

• • Tender: 9.90m Boston Whaler 320 Outrage with 600hp outboard engines - towed behind the yacht
• • Tender for watertoys: 4m RIB - stored in the garage
• • 2 x jetski: Yamaha VX Cruiser 2 seater & Yamaha FX Cruiser 3 seater
• • 3 x SeaBobs
• • 3 x kayaks inflatable 2 seater each
• • 3 x stand up paddle boards inflatable
• • Waterskis & towables
• • Wake surf board
• • Snorkelling and fishing gear
• • Inflatable dock platform to extend the bathing platform for additional space or launching area for jetski (Nautiboy model)
• • Golf driving facility with biodegradable balls and the FunAir floating golf green
• • 2 x Gocycle (electric bicycles)
• • Sun deck jacuzzi can welcome four guests
• • EMOTION² is RYA centre for PWC

Summer Rates

2024 Season. Rates p/week + expenses

€ 147,000

€ 170,000

Cruising Regions

• East Mediterranean
• Ionian Islands

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Escape on the Water

With warm welcoming interiors and spacious relaxing exteriors, Emotion² is a contemporary escape on the water. Enjoy peaceful solitude in the owner's suite. Work out in the fully equipped gym. Have fun on the water toys, including new seabobs, jetboard, kayaks and jetpack in 2016. Take in a movie in the skylounge or outside on the upper deck. Relax in the sundeck jacuzzi and sunlounging spaces. Dine in the sumptuous main salon or al fresco on the upper deck.

CHARTER LOCATION

Summer: East Mediterranean

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At a size normally found on larger yachts, the sundeck cinema is perfect for enjoying movie nights

Relax with cocktails and take in the views from the main aft deck.

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Her spacious master suite is inviting and cosy with a grand ensuite bathroom.

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Between the sea and the sky, the true value of luxury, explore the world in comfort, luxury mediterranean motor yacht.

EMOTION is a fine example of intelligent craftsmanship and offers the functionality and range of amenities of a much larger yacht, with no compromise to space and comfort.

EMOTION² is a prototype for CRN and is the first composite displacement hull to come out of the CRN shipyard in Ancona.

Luxury Mediterranean motor yacht EMOTION² is the exceptional work of the CRN shipyard and Zuccon International Marine’s interior design.

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Emotion 2 m/y, luxury motor yacht emotion² is equipped with a range of tenders and toys, 9.90m boston whaler 320 outrage.

500hp outboard engines (2016), 4M RIB for watertoys

Yamaha VX Cruiser (100hp) 2 seater, Yamaha FX Cruiser (207hp) 3 seater

3 x Seabobs (Motorized water sled), 3 x inflatable kayaks 2 seater each, 3 xinflatable stand up paddleboards, 1 x Jetsurf

Luxury Accommodation

Accommodation details.

A full beam master suite on the main deck, stylishly furnished and equipped with a spacious full-beam ensuite bathroom, walk-in dressing room, a private spa/bath area and an adjoining office, all with entertainment facilities.

• 2 x VIP cabins on the lower deck each with shower room en-suite and entertainment facilities.
• 1 x double cabin with shower room and walk in closet en-suite and entertainment facilities.
• 1 x twin cabin with pullman and shower room en-suite and entertainment facilities.

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EMOTION is a 22.00m (72' 2") luxury motor yacht with modern design and inviting ambience, built by the Italian shipyard Sanlorenzo and launched in 2012. She was refitted in 2018 and offers accommodation for up to 7 guests in 4 luxury cabins. She has a crew of 2.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF EMOTION: ~Beautiful and bright modern interiors ~Plenty of sunbathing areas ~Bose sound system ~Air conditioning ~Wi-fi

The swim platform is large enough to store a tender while in transit and to become a sunbathing space beside the water while at anchor. Two stairways connect up to the main deck which is furnished with a free-standing dining table and six chairs.

Access to the foredeck sun pads can be achieved along the side decks, while the flybridge offers an alternative alfresco lounge with a sun pad beside the starboard helm station and a C-shaped sofa and drinks table amidships that can be shaded by a canvas. The aft section of the flybridge can be used to store a tender and there is a Davit crane for easy launch and retrieval. 

The in-house team at Sanlorenzo decorated the interiors using modern colours and styles: Pale wooden flooring, sparse panelling and white-painted walls accompany the natural tones in the furnishings for a harmonious place to rest after a busy day.

The bright and sunny guest accommodation is placed upon the lower deck and includes a spacious Master suite and VIP stateroom, plus a twin cabin with a Pullman berth and a single cabin suitable for a child.

EMOTION Specifications

On the main deck, the open-plan salon places the formal dining area forward and starboard, with a corner sofa and additional seating around a square dining table. Behind, an L-shaped sofa and coffee table receive excellent light from the window and opposite a widescreen TV is concealed within the cabinetry for entertainment in the evening and during transit. Full-height glass sliding doors to the aft bring even more natural light and fresh air into the room.

The Moteur Man V12-1400 HP engine allows M/Y EMOTION to reach a maximum speed of 27 knots and a cruising speed of 22 knots. 

Yacht Accommodation

One master cabin, one VIP cabin, one twin with two single beds convertible into a double and one single cabin with a larger single bed of 1,2m offer accommodation for up to 7 guests on board.

Amenities and Extras

We do have available further amenity, owner and price information for the 22.00m (72' 2") yacht EMOTION, so please enquire for more information.

EMOTION Disclaimer:

The luxury yacht EMOTION 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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Mike Lynch yacht: The Bayesian's owner was close to billionaire and cost an enormous sum

British entrepreneur Mike Lynch is still missing following the capsizing the yacht he was on near Sicily.

While the billionaire has yet to be found , at least one person is confirmed dead from the accident while six are reported missing. Fifteen have been rescued, including Lynch’s wife , Angela Bacares.

The luxury yacht “suddenly sank” from what’s thought to have been “terrible weather conditions”, according to NBC. Lynch, 59, is the co-creator of the software corporation Autonomy and established Invoke Capital.

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How much is the yacht 'The Bayesian' worth?

The Sun reports the 56-meter sailing yacht, called Bayesian, is worth £14 million, about $18 million. The average cost to buy a super yacht, which is a yacht between 37 to 60 meters, starts at about $10 million, according to Galati Yacht Sales .

Forbes said the cost to charter the Bayesian is $215,000 for one week. The yacht was listed for sale earlier this year, though it is no longer, according to BOAT International.

Who owned the Bayesian?

The yacht is legally owned by Lynch’s wife Bacares, Forbes reported. It was built in Italy in 2008 by renowned boat builder Perini Navi.

BOAT International reports the yacht's naval architecture was developed by Ron Holland Design while the interior design is by Rémi Tessier. It was originally known as Salute until 2016 when it was retrofitted and renamed Bayesian.

When it comes to length, Bayesian is in the top 5 percent in the world. It can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, and it has room for 9 crew members.

It is also one of the world’s tallest, with a single mast reaching 75 meters.

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Maker of bayesian yacht blames crew for ‘indescribable, unreasonable errors’ in doomed vessel’s sinking.

The CEO of the company that built the $40 million yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily this week has blamed the crew for the tragedy — saying they had 16 minutes and could have easily saved the seven who died.

“The boat suffered a series of indescribable, unreasonable errors,” Giovanni Costantino, CEO of the Italian Sea Group, told Reuters of the Bayesian sinking Monday, killing seven of the 22 onboard.

“The impossible happened on that boat … but it went down because it took on water. From where, the investigators will tell,” he said.

Blaming the crew for the “incredible mistake” of not being prepared for the storm, he said: “This is the mistake that cries out for vengeance.”

Costantino, whose company includes Perini Navi, the Italian high-end yacht maker that built the 183-foot superyacht in 2008, staunchly defended its construction — saying it had survived far more extreme storms during 22 years of trouble-free navigation.

Instead, he expressed horror that the crew was unable to save the seven who died — including the Bayesian’s owner, British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah.

He said the crew had a 16-minute window before the craft sank — plenty of time to get everyone to safety.

“The torture lasted 16 minutes,” he told the Financial Times.

“It went down, not in one minute as some scientists have said. It went down in 16 minutes. You can see it from the charts, from the AIS [Automatic Identification System] tracking chart,” he said.

Additionally, doors and hatches should have been closed, and the keel should have been lowered to increase stability, among other safety measures, Costantino said.

Had correct procedures been followed, all passengers would have gone back to sleep after one hour, “and the next morning they would have happily resumed their wonderful cruise,” he added.

“The captain should have prepared the boat and put it in a state of alert and of safety.”

“Ask yourself — why were none of the Porticello fishermen out that night? A fisherman checks the conditions and a ship doesn’t? The disturbance was completely readable on all the weather maps. It was impossible not to know,” he said.

What to know after a tornado sank the yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily:

• A superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily after a tornado hit the area early Monday, killing seven passengers.
• British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was identified as one of the bodies pulled from the wreckage. His teenage daughter, Hannah, was the final one to be recovered.
• Lynch — known as “Britain’s Bill Gates” — had invited guests from Clifford Chance, a legal firm that represented him, and Invoke Capital, his own company, on the voyage,  according to the Telegraph . 
• Security camera footage shot from 650 feet from where the  Bayesian sank Monday  shows it disappearing.
• A rare and unexpected “black swan” weather event may have led to the  Bayesian’s speedy demise , maritime experts say.

Bayesian had 22 people on board — 12 passengers and 10 crew — when it capsized and sank during a storm while anchored off the coast of northern Sicily.

Of those on board, 15 people — including Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares — were rescued after escaping onto a lifeboat. 

Rescue divers located Lynch’s teen daughter Friday, the final missing person, the Italian coast guard said.   

The bodies of the other dead passengers, including Lynch and New York attorney Christopher Morvillo, were recovered Wednesday and Thursday from inside the hull of the sunken yacht. Those on board were there to help Lynch celebrate his recent acquittal in a major US fraud trial. 

Meanwhile, Italian authorities launched a manslaughter investigation into what downed the $40 million yacht after it was struck by an intense storm early Monday, local media reported.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Termini Imerese had started making inquiries and was looking at a slew of offenses — including “shipwreck and multiple counts of culpable homicide against an unknown person,” sources told Palermo Today.

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Yacht Sank in Sicily Due to ‘Endless Chain of Errors,' Ship Maker's Owner Speculates: ‘Everything Was Predictable’

"A series of activities should have been done to avoid finding oneself in that situation," argues Giovanni Costantino, who owns the firm that built the vessel in 2008

• Giovanni Costantino — who is the CEO of The Italian Sea Group, the company that now owns Perini Navi, which built the  Bayesian  in 2008 — blames an "endless chain of errors" for the luxury yacht’s sinking on Monday, Aug. 19
• "Everything was predictable. I have the weather charts in front of me here," Constantino told Italian newspaper  Corriere della Sera  of the storm the boat was caught in
• "An unsinkable ship but from the crew an endless chain of errors," the CEO claimed to the outlet

The sinking of the luxury Bayesian  yacht off the coast of Sicily this week  resulted from an "endless chain of errors" by the crew, the ship maker's CEO is speculating.

"This episode sounds like an unbelievable story, both technically and as a fact," Giovanni Costantino — who leads The Italian Sea Group, the company that now owns Perini Navi, which built the  Bayesian  in 2008 — said,  according to CNN .

While speaking to  Italian newspaper  Corriere della Sera , Costantino said he believes those on board should not have been in their cabins, as he claims they were, when the Bayesian sank in the early hours of Monday, Aug. 19. 

Many details of why the yacht went into the water so quickly remain unclear and it's not yet known what the passengers and crew were doing before tragedy struck.

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The 183-foot British vessel sank around 5 a.m. local time on Monday after a "violent storm" while near Porticello, the Italian coast guard said in a statement that was previously obtained by PEOPLE.

"Everything that has been done reveals a very long sum of errors. The people should not have been in the cabins, the boat should not have been at anchor. And then why didn't the crew know about the incoming disturbance?" Costantino said in his interview, translated from Italian.

"The passengers reported an absurd thing, namely that the storm came unexpected, suddenly. It's not true. Everything was predictable. I have the weather charts in front of me here. Nothing came suddenly ... Ask yourself, why was no fisherman from Porticello out that night? A fisherman reads the weather conditions and a ship doesn't? The disturbance was fully readable in all the weather charts. One could not not know," he argued.

"An unsinkable ship but from the crew an endless chain of errors," the CEO asserted.

The coast guard has said 22 people were aboard the  Bayesian  when it sank — 12 passengers and 10 crew — and that 15 of those were subsequently rescued.

The body of the yacht's chef, Recaldo Thomas, was recovered nearby. 

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Costantino's comments came as it was reported that five bodies had been found in the search for the missing six people as of Wednesday, Aug. 21, a source close to the rescue operations confirmed to PEOPLE. Authorities have said that their work is ongoing. 

An Italian government official, Massimo Mariani, reportedly named one of the dead as British tech tycoon Mike Lynch . The other bodies have not yet been publicly identified by authorities. 

Lynch was celebrating with family and friends on the yacht following his acquittal in a fraud trial in June, PEOPLE previously reported.

Costantino offered his view of how the tragedy could have been avoided: "To begin with, in a weather alert situation it was inappropriate to have, as I read, a party. Not that evening. The hull and deck needed to be secured by closing all doors and hatches, after putting the guests at the ship's meeting point as per emergency procedure. Then start the engines and pull up the anchor or release it automatically, put the bow to the wind and lower the keel.

"The next morning they would have departed with zero damage." 

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When discussing whether the crew were at fault, Costantino reiterated to the Italian outlet that he believes "errors were made."

"A series of activities should have been done to avoid finding oneself in that situation," he said. "I as the ship's captain would have moved, but even if for some reason I had to stay there, I would have managed those weather conditions which then, let's face it, weren't so crazy."

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Costantino contended that there would have been "a zero risk if the correct maneuvers had been made and if situations that compromised the ship's stability had not occurred," adding to the newspaper that reports that the boat went down in seconds is "nonsense." He believes the yacht would have "went down" after water "started to enter" within "six minutes."

The remaining missing  Bayesian  passengers are Lynch's daughter Hannah as well as Chairman of Morgan Stanley International  Jonathan Bloomer, his wife, Judy , and New York City-based lawyer  Christopher Morvillo and his wife, Neda , sources have said.

Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, was among those rescued, PEOPLE previously reported.

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Woman Who Faced Eviction Over 3 Emotional Support Parrots Wins $165,000

A woman who faced eviction from her Manhattan apartment over her three emotional support parrots will be paid $165,000 in damages plus $585,000 for her apartment under a consent decree announced by federal prosecutors.

The consent decree announced Monday resolves a dispute between Meril Lesser and the board of the Rutherford, a 175-unit cooperative apartment building where Lesser lived with her parrots Layla, Ginger and Curtis.

Lesser purchased an apartment at the Rutherford in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park neighborhood in 1999 and moved into it with her birds.

Neighbor Charlotte Kullen started complaining in 2015. “Oh God, I wake up still with nightmares of them screaming in my head,” Kullen told the Daily News.

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection sent inspectors 15 times but did not find any evidence of excessive noise.

“No birds, no screeching — no noise,” an inspector wrote on Feb. 7, 2016.

Lesser submitted letters from her psychiatrist explaining that she needed the birds for her mental well-being, but the Rutherford board began eviction proceedings in May 2016.

Lesser moved out and sublet her apartment. She filed a federal fair housing complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2018, and HUD found probable cause to believe that Rutherford had violated Lesser’s fair housing rights.

Rather than settle the case, Rutherford chose to proceed to federal court, triggering the statutory requirement that the Department of Justice file suit, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said.

Williams said the consent decree approved by a federal judge on Aug. 16 represents the largest recovery the federal government has ever obtained for a person with disabilities whose housing provider denied them their right to have an assistance animal.

“This outcome should prompt all housing providers to consider carefully whether their policies and procedures comply with federal law,” Williams said.

Peter Livingston, an attorney for the Rutherford co-op board, said his client was pleased to resolve the case.

In addition to paying Lesser $165,000 and purchasing her shares in the co-op for $565,000, the Rutherford must adopt a reasonable accommodation policy for assistance animals and allow the federal government to monitor compliance.

It must also dismiss the eviction proceeding against Lesser in housing court.

Lesser did not respond to a text sent to a phone number listed for her.

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Bayesian yacht sinking live: 5 bodies found as tech magnate Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley International chair both identified

Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily have identified the five recovered bodies brought up from the wreck so far, including that of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and Jonathan Bloomer, chair of Morgan Stanley International.

Specialist divers working with an underwater robot on Wednesday had pulled up four bodies from the wreck of the “Bayesian”, while another was pulled up on Thursday morning, according to AFP reporters.

The five identified bodies are:

• British technology tycoon Mike Lynch
• Jonathan Bloomer, Morgan Stanley Bank International chairman
• Judy Bloomer, Jonathan’s wife
• Chris Morvillo, Clifford Chance lawyer
• Neda Morvillo, the wife of Chris

Specialist divers are still searching for the last person missing, Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah Lynch.

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The 56-metre (185 feet) British-flagged “Bayesian” had been anchored some 700 metres off Porticello when it was struck by a waterspout — akin to a mini-tornado — during a pre-dawn storm.

It sank within minutes.

Fifteen people were rescued, including Lynch’s wife and a woman with a one-year-old baby.

But the tech entrepreneur and his daughter, his lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy, were all reported missing.

Lynch and his daughter, his lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy, were all reported missing.

Many questions remain about why the yacht sank, and on Thursday the head of the company which built the boat said the tragedy could have been avoided.

“Everything that was done reveals a very long summation of errors,” said Giovanni Costantino, head of the Italian Sea Group, which includes the Perini Navi company that built “Bayesian”.

He told Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper that bad weather was forecast and all the passengers should have been gathered at the assembly point, all the doors and hatches closed.

Security camera footage of the ship from the shore showed the lights on its mast going out, which Costantino said indicated a short circuit, meaning that the ship had already taken on water.

“A Perini ship resisted Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 (hurricane). Does it seem to you that it can’t resist a tornado from here?” he told the newspaper.

“It is good practice when the ship is at anchor to have a guard on the bridge, and if there was one he could not have failed to see the storm coming.

“Instead it took on water with the guests still in the cabin… They ended up in a trap, those poor people ended up like mice.”

Five minutes

The passengers were guests of Lynch — an entrepreneur sometimes referred to as Britain’s Bill Gates — to celebrate his acquittal in a massive US fraud case.

The 59-year-old was acquitted on all charges in a San Francisco court in June after he was accused of an $11 billion fraud linked to the sale of his software firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard.

Among the survivors was Charlotte Golunski, board director of a company founded by Lynch, who has described how she briefly lost hold of her one-year-old daughter before grabbing her again. Both were plucked to safety.

Fabio Genco, a member of the Palermo Emergency Medical Services who was among the team that treated the child, described the “apocalyptic” situation he found on arriving at the scene.

“The word that the mother and all the injured kept repeating was ‘darkness’, the darkness that they experienced during the shipwreck,” he told the BBC’s Newsnight programme.

“They spoke of about five minutes, maybe from three to five minutes, from the moment the boat was lifted, raised by the waves of the sea, until it sank.”

He said the survivors rescued had been in shock: “There were truly apocalyptic scenes where everyone was searching and hoping to find the people who at that moment, were not present or just missing.”

All the survivors treated in hospital have been discharged, he confirmed.

Anarchic sea conditions

The speed with which the yacht sank, and the fact that other boats around it were unaffected, was extraordinary.

Some key questions remain, including whether the keel, which provides a counterbalance to the towering mast, was down when the storm hit.

Matthew Schanck, from the Maritime Search and Rescue Council, told AFP what happened was a “pretty unprecedented”, describing it as a “black swan event” — something that is unlikely, but has a big impact.

UK meteorologist Peter Inness described a waterspout as a “narrow column of rotating air below a thunderstorm that occurs over water”.

Like tornadoes, they suck up air in a rotating motion. Many are fairly inconsequential, but some can pack winds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour, said Inness.

Jean-Marie Dumon, a former naval officer now with the GICAN, the French maritime industry association, added that conditions with winds of 100kph or more can “create completely anarchic sea conditions which can cause capsizing”.

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