Fifth Body Recovered From British Tech Mogul's Sunken Yacht

Italian rescue divers have recovered five bodies from the wreck of the British tech magnate Mike Lynch's family yacht, which sank during a fierce storm on Monday. Among the victims was the onboard chef, Canadian-Antiguan Recaldo Thomas. Search operations continue for the remaining unaccounted passengers.

Italian rescue divers have recovered a body from the wreck of the family yacht of British tech magnate Mike Lynch that sank on Monday, a Reuters video showed on Thursday, the fifth to have been recovered since a day ago.

On Wednesday, divers retrieved four bodies from the wreck, which were transported to nearby hospitals in the city of Palermo. They were not officially identified.

The yacht sank during an intense storm on Monday with 22 on board, though 15 people, including Lynch's wife, managed to escape. The body of the onboard chef, Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, was found near the wreck hours after the disaster, leaving six people unaccounted for at the time. Operations resumed early on Thursday for the last body trapped in the vessel, which lay at a depth of almost 50 meters (55 yards).

(With inputs from agencies.)