The Italian fire brigade’s underwater rescue teams have located this morning the body of the last person missing in the wreck of the luxury sailboat Bayesian, which sank off the coast of Sicily, according to reports from major Italian media such as public television, RAI and newspapers The Republic, Corriere della Sera, La StampaThe body found is that of Hannah, the 18-year-old daughter of British tycoon Mike Lynch.
Between Wednesday and Thursday, divers managed to extract five bodies from the inside of the boat, which lies on the seabed at a depth of 50 metres. They are now working to recover the remains of the sixth missing person, Hannah Lynch. In total, seven people died in the sinking of the yacht. A few hours after the sinking, on Monday, firefighters recovered the body of Recaldo Thomas, the boat’s cook. In the following days, rescuers worked hard to find the six people who were missing, all passengers of the sailboat and who have been found dead. They are the British technology magnate Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, the banker and president of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy, and Lynch’s lawyer, Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda.
He Bayesian The luxury yacht, 56 metres long and 11 metres wide and flying the British flag, was carrying 22 people, including 10 crew members and 12 passengers. It was swallowed up by a whirlpool early Monday morning during a strong storm in the port of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo. Fifteen people survived the sinking.
The causes of the accident are not clear.
The causes of the accident and the circumstances that led to the sinking of a ship like the one are still unclear. Bayesianequipped with state-of-the-art technology and all the relevant safety devices. According to the latest reconstructions reported by local media, which take into account the survivors’ account to doctors and the position in which the victims were found, the people who were in the cabins tried to escape, but were swept away by the water that violently entered the hull of the boat. They were found in cabins other than those indicated by the survivors, on the opposite side, which was probably the last to flood. The boat sank by the stern and then slowly rolled over onto its right side.
Italian firefighters have explained that the inspection of the wreck, which lies on its right side at a depth of about 50 metres, was a “long and complex” operation, as the interior spaces were obstructed by furniture and debris and the divers only had between 8 and 10 minutes underwater before having to come to the surface. In addition, the cabins are located on the lower deck.
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Rescue teams also used a remote-controlled vehicle to explore the seabed and take underwater photographs and videos that could provide “useful and timely elements” to prosecutors investigating the catastrophe.
Prosecutors in the nearby town of Termini Imerese have launched an investigation into why the luxury yacht sank in such a short time, when another boat anchored nearby was undamaged despite also being hit by the powerful tornado that hit the area. Authorities have begun questioning passengers and witnesses. They have spoken for more than two hours with the boat’s captain, James Cutfield, who has a long career. The sailor has not made any official comment, but when he was treated in a hospital in Palermo after being rescued, he told doctors that he “did not see the storm coming.”
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