The woman who was found dead on Sunday on a yacht moored in the port of Palma is a 29-year-old British woman. The Guardia Civil is investigating the case and, although the results of the autopsy are still pending, initial hypotheses point to a non-violent death after the coroner and the Guardia Civil’s Judicial Police forensic service found no evidence to the contrary in the cabin.
The deceased woman, who has since been identified as Charlotte Condradie, was part of the yacht’s crew, and it was a colleague who raised the alarm at around 9 p.m. on Sunday. However, the medical services called to the scene could only confirm her death. According to sources familiar with the case, the lifeless body of the victim, who worked on the boat, was found at night.
Her colleagues, after several hours without hearing from her, went to her cabin and found her there. She had no pulse, and they immediately notified the emergency services. Minutes later, the medical services confirmed that the woman had died.
Immediately, after notifying the duty court of the death of the luxury boat worker, a coroner and Guardia Civil officers were called to the scene. They examined the victim’s cabin and her body and found no evidence that anyone else was involved in the worker’s death. The officers interviewed her colleagues.
The dead woman was a crew member believed to help out with maintenance and the vessel she worked on has been identified as Lind, a custom-built motor yacht said to cost nearly £300,000 a week to charter in high season. Although she held a British passport and had been based in Europe for several years, Charlotte is believed to have been born in Zambia. Several relatives are understood to live in South Africa.
The superyacht's present owner is understood to be German billionaire Peter Alexander Wacker, who holds approximately 10% of chemical firm Wacker Chemie AG which was established by his great-grandfather Alexander Wacker in 1914.
The Cayman Islands-flagged 170ft vessel, built in the Netherlands with an exterior design by award-winning Tim Heywood, has a top speed of just over 15 knots and can accommodate up to ten guests as well as 13 crew members. Its extras include an open-air cinema, jacuzzi, gym and inflatable trampolines.