US EditionMike Lynch’s Sunken Yacht Bayesian Lifted From Sea Floor Off Sicily
- Salvage workers raised the British-flagged luxury superyacht Bayesian from the seabed off Sicily on June 20, 2025.
- The Bayesian sank on August 19, 2024, after being struck by a violent storm with wind speeds over 70 knots while moored near Porticello, Sicily.
- Mike Lynch, the billionaire owner, his 18-year-old daughter, and five others died when the yacht capsized violently within minutes of the storm hitting.
- Captain Nick Sloane, who led the Costa Concordia salvage in 2014, described this recovery as complex, explaining they would stabilise the yacht off the seabed and inspect rigging points before lifting.
- The raised yacht's investigation and preservation of evidence will continue, with the recovery highlighting safety and legal implications from the tragedy.
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The yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily ten months ago has been raised from the seabed. The accident in August last year killed seven people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter.
The ship, considered “the Titanic of the Superveleros”, was hit by a storm on the Italian coast of Porticello in August 2024. Seven people died in the wreck.
The British superyacht Bayesian, which sank last year off the coast of Sicily, has been lifted from the seabed. The Dutch company HEBO Maritiemservice is helping with the operation. The ship will be sailed to the coast this weekend for further investigation. On Tuesday, the 72-metre mast of the ship was sawn off. Steel wires were then wrapped around the hull of the yacht, which is still intact. These wires are attached to a floating hoist, with …
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