British Superyacht Raised Off Sicily After Fatal Sinking

The British-flagged luxury superyacht Bayesian, which sank off the coast of Sicily in August 2024 during a violent storm, has been raised from the seabed by a specialist salvage team. The sinking killed seven people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, his daughter, and five others, while 15 people survived. The vessel was slowly lifted from about 50 meters underwater over several days using steel lifting straps and a floating crane, with the mast having been cut off and left on the seabed to allow the hull to be raised upright. British investigators reported that extreme winds exceeding 70 knots violently knocked the yacht over to a 90-degree angle in under 15 seconds, and the vessel had been anchored in a shelter area from forecast thunderstorms. Lynch had been celebrating his acquittal on U.S. fraud charges with family and friends during the ill-fated cruise. The Bayesian is now being prepared for transport to the Sicilian port of Termini Imerese for further investigation.