The luxury British-flagged superyacht Bayesian, which sank off Sicily in the summer of 2024, killing seven people, has begun to be raised to the surface.
The British-flagged superyacht Bayesian, which sank off Sicily in the summer of 2024, began to be raised to the surface on June 20.
Associated Press writes about this.
The top of the passenger compartment and blue hull of the 56-metre yacht Bayesian appeared in the holding area of the yellow floating crane barge on Friday.
TMC Maritime, the company carrying out the recovery, said the vessel had been slowly raised from a depth of 50 metres over the past three days to secure steel slings, slings and straps under the keel.
Eight steel lifting belts are used to keep the hull upright. During lifting, seawater is also pumped out of the yacht's hull.
Let us recall that the Bayesian sank on the night of August 19, 2024, off the coast of the city of Porticello. There were 22 people on board the sailboat, 15 of whom were rescued by the coast guard.
Seven people died in the accident, including British billionaire and yacht owner Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah.
