Divers Of Superyacht Search Recovered Two Bodies

The divers of the superyacht search came up with two bodies, a spokesperson for the civil protection of the island confirmed.

The superyacht search team for the Bayesian ship that sank off Sicily coast two days ago with Mike Lynch and his daughter are still looking for the remaining bodies of the passengers.

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The Bayesian yacht with the British flag was carrying 22 passengers. The yacht is 56 metres long and took off from Porticello port during the early hours of Monday morning.

The yacht went only half a kilometre from the coast when it sank into the deep waters at 5 am local time on Monday. At that time, the area was hit by a storm.

One of the bodies found today is of a heavily built man which is confirmed from a source near the beach.

At Porticello port, dozens of emergency services staff were waiting and the bag of the heavily built man had been handed over to them for further investigation.

Along with the two bodies, the superyacht search team are still on the lookout for Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter, and Jonathan Bloomer, Morgan Stanley International’s non-executive Chairman.

A special firefighting crew has been invited who are trying their best for the last two days to recover as many bodies as they can. The crew is from Vigili del Fuoco who have struggled to get through the natural entrances and without doing any harm to the natural openings.

The fire crews are struggling hard in underwater shifts of twelve minutes each as they deem the search mission “complex”.

Advanced superyacht search continues…

An Italian coast guard stated that remotely controlled underwater vehicles are doing their part in the superyacht search. The naval units are also on high alert in support of the cave divers to get as many miles into the water as they can.

Aston University’s senior lecturer in mechanical and biomedical departments said that the next 24 hours are “crucial” for the remaining bodies to be found or trapped in the wreckage. The speed at which the yacht sank creates a trigger for the rest of the people for the survivors’ safety and life surety, he maintained.

If small air pockets are formed within the vessel, then survival might be easy, otherwise, it remains “impossible to predict”, the lecturer said.

Jeremy Bloomer, Mr Bloomer’s twin brother, told the media with concern, “It’s a slow process and it will take time. So there might be air pockets but we don’t know. It’s still a wait and see, so fingers crossed”.

One of the bodies recovered on Monday on the site was of Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas. The Italian coast guard validated that he was an employee of the Bayesian yacht.

The Italian coastguard, Vincenzo Zagorola fears that the other six missing people might be dead. He still wants to stay hopeful, as he added, “Never say never, but reasonably the answer should be not”.

He said that he had a hunch that they might be still on the yacht but it would be hard to predict this at the moment. The yacht sank quickly than expected and the probability of saving lives might diminish since it has already been two days.

However, the Italian coastguard wants to stay optimistic that these people might be having a hard time getting out of the boat and reaching the coast.

At present, the wreckage of a Bayesian yacht is found on the sea bed off the coast at 50m of depth (164 feet).

Out of the 22 passengers, 15 were rescued including Mr Lynch’s wife. The survivors were taken to a hotel in Porticello where they are resting and healing. The police are also gathered to record the witness statements.