British tycoon Mike Lynch’s body recovered from sunken boat in Sicily | International

Underwater rescue teams of Italian firefighters have recovered this Thursday the body of British tycoon Mike Lynch, who went missing after the luxury sailboat he was travelling on sank. BayesianThe ship sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Reuters reports. Since Wednesday afternoon, divers have managed to recover five bodies from inside the ship – which lies on the sea floor 50 metres deep. The sixth victim, the only person still missing, is Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah.

In addition to the magnate and his daughter, the victims of the tragedy are banker and chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomer; his wife, Judy; Lynch’s lawyer, Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda. Italian authorities have chosen to remain silent about the identities, but Massimo Mariani of the Interior Ministry confirmed to Reuters that emergency services are continuing to search for Lynch’s daughter.

The Bayesian – 56 metres long and 11 metres wide and carrying the British flag – was carrying 22 people, of whom 10 were crew members and 12 passengers. It capsized due to a storm in the Porticello port near the Sicilian city of Palermo on Monday morning. 15 people managed to survive. Of the seven dead, the body of cook Recaldo Thomas was found a few hours after the sinking. But it was going to take longer to locate and rescue the other six.

Italian firefighters have reported that the inspection of the wreck, which lies right side up at a depth of about 50 metres, has been a “long and complicated” operation, as interior spaces were obstructed by furniture and debris and the divers had only eight to ten minutes to stay underwater before surfacing. In addition, cabins are located on the lower deck. A remote-controlled vehicle was also deployed to explore the sea floor and take underwater photographs and videos that could provide “useful and timely elements” to prosecutors investigating the incident.

The disaster has baffled naval experts, who said such a vessel, which was built by Italian high-end yacht builder Perini and was supposed to have world-class fittings and safety features, should have been able to withstand the meteorological conditions that caused it to sink, according to the report.

Prosecutor’s investigation

Prosecutors in the nearby town of Termini Imerese have launched an investigation and authorities have begun questioning passengers and witnesses. The captain, James Cutfield, and the crew have made no official comment.

Giovanni Constantino, executive director of the Italian Sea Group, which includes Perini, assured several Italian media that Bayesian It was “one of the safest ships in the world” and was basically unsinkable. He added that he believed the sinking was caused by a series of human errors. “The ship sank because of water intrusion, which is something investigators will have to work on,” Constantino told the TG1 television news program late Wednesday.

Citing data from the ferry’s automated tracking system, Costantino said 16 minutes passed after the wind blew over the ferry and it was still taking on water until it sank. The director of Italian Sea Group said the company, listed on the Milan stock exchange, had suffered “huge damage” to its reputation and its shares fell by as much as 2.5%.

Experts are also surprised by the fact that near the storm area Bayesian, There was another ship, Sir Robert Baden Powellwith a Dutch flag and smaller, which had not suffered any damage from the storm and which was the first to come to the rescue of the shipwreck. His captain, Karsent Borner, said that when the storm passed he realized that the boat behind him was gone. Bayesian“had disappeared” and shortly afterwards they sighted distress flares and found only one rescue boat with 15 people on board.

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