Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed

A Superyacht was raised seabed almost a year after he sank off the coast of Sicily, killing seven of the 22 people on board.

Italian officials said that the luxury yacht – known as the Bayesian – would be retained by a crane for a series of inspections requested by the prosecutor’s office. It will later be completely removed from the water.

The Bayesian belonged to the British technology magnate Mike Lynch, who died in the incident alongside his 18 -year -old daughter Hannah and five others.

Last month, an in progress survey revealed that Mr. Lynch and the crew were not aware of certain vulnerabilities of the boat – including that the wind speeds of more than 73 MPH could overthrow it.

Images of the recovery operation show the shell of the 56 m (183 feet) ship – which seems seriously damaged and covered with mud – raised by cranes.

In some images, the name of the ship can be seen on the stern of the yacht because it is finally raised above the water.

The ship should be taken to the neighboring port of Termini Imerese on Monday, where Italian prosecutors investigating the sinking are based.

The Bayesian had been anchored with the wearing of a small fishing village, Porticello, when he sank in the early hours of August 19 of last year.

Witnesses at the time remembered Watch it disappear in “a few minutes” in weird weather.

Among the victims were Mr. Lynch, 59, and his daughter Hannah; Morgan Stanley International Bank Jonathan Bloomer, 70, and his wife, Judy Bloomer, 71, who were all British nationals.

American lawyer Chris Mortvillo and his wife Neda Mornovillo, and the National Canadian-Antiguan Recaldo Thomas, who worked as a chief on the ship, also died in the shipwreck.

Fifteen people, including Mr. Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, were saved.