Search Operations Resume for Last Missing Body After Superyacht Disaster
Italian rescue divers continue to search for the last missing body from a sunken superyacht off the coast of Sicily. Five bodies have already been retrieved, including key figures such as Morgan Stanley banker Jonathan Bloomer. The disaster, impacting British tech magnate Mike Lynch's family, is under investigation.
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Italian rescue divers resumed their efforts on Thursday to find the last missing body from the sunken family yacht of British tech magnate Mike Lynch. The luxury vessel capsized three days prior during a violent storm off the coast of Sicily.
Earlier in the morning, the fire brigade and coast guard recovered a fifth body, adding to the four retrieved on Wednesday. The bodies were transported to hospitals in Palermo, though official identifications have yet to be made. Reports suggest that Lynch and his daughter are among the deceased, while two others have been identified as Morgan Stanley banker Jonathan Bloomer and U.S. lawyer Chris Morvillo.
The 56-metre-long superyacht, Bayesian, was anchored off Porticello when it sank. Despite its state-of-the-art design, the vessel succumbed to severe weather conditions. Investigations are ongoing, focusing on potential human errors and safety oversights, following comments from Perini's CEO Giovanni Constantino.
(With inputs from agencies.)