Mike lynch's superyacht 'bayesian' dredged from sea nine months after tragedy

THE BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN AND HIS DAUGHTER WERE AMONG SEVEN PEOPLE WHO DIED WHEN THE VESSEL SUNK OFF THE COAST OF SICILY 23:56, 20 May 2025 The first images of the late tech mogul Mike

Lynch's superyacht being raised from the depths have surfaced. The main boom and anchor of the Bayesian were retrieved from the seabed following the tragic sinking of the ship off the

coast of Sicily, Italy, in August last year. Mr Lynch, 59, and his daughter Hannah, 18, were among seven people who died when the 56-metre vessel went down. Fifteen individuals, including Mr

Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, were rescued. Salvage crews utilised a diamond cutting wire on the boom, sail and furling gear near the mast, hoisting them onto Hebo Lift 2, a versatile

floating barge equipped with diving and remotely-operated underwater vehicle systems, as well as a support tug. A remote-controlled submersible was subsequently employed to sever one of the

ship's anchor chains, facilitating its retrieval. The recovered pieces will be transported to the nearby town of Termini Imerese, where Italian prosecutors investigating the sinking are

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years' Additional specialist equipment necessary for the eventual raising of the Bayesian will be loaded onto the 5,695-gross-tonne Hebo Lift 10, reputed to be one of the most powerful

maritime cranes in Europe. Following the death of a diver during underwater work on May 9, salvage experts from Dutch firms Hebo and SMIT Salvage are ramping up the use of remote-controlled

tools, reports the Mirror. Additional resources and expertise are being drafted in from across Europe, with the inclusion of an extra remote-controlled submersible to aid the operation.

Significant strides have been made in securing the Bayesian's tank vents and other potential pollution points ahead of subsequent recovery phases. Initiatives to place steel lifting

slings and ready other necessary lifting apparatus beneath the Bayesian are underway. Once this stage is complete, salvage teams will remove the vessel's substantial rigging, its

towering 72-metre mast, spreaders, and any lingering sails to assure a secure lift operation. Marcus Cave from TMC Marine, the British company managing the salvage operations, provided an

update on Tuesday: "Over the past 10 days, the team has developed alternate methods to undertake certain tasks for this project. This will minimise diving activity and increase the use

of equipment that is controlled directly from the floating work platforms. "Whilst this change will increase the time it will take to complete this project; it will continue to

prioritise the safety of those working on this complex lifting and recovery operation." Approximately 70 specialists have converged on the quaint fishing village of Porticello from

across the continent to execute the salvage plan initiated earlier in the month. Concurrently, UK inquest procedures are delving into the demise of Mr Lynch and his daughter, as well as

Jonathan Bloomer, aged 70, the chairman of Morgan Stanley International bank, and his wife, Judy Bloomer, 71 – all UK nationals. Article continues below The other victims of the sinking were

American lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, along with Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was employed as a chef on the boat. Mr Lynch and his daughter reportedly

resided near London, while the Bloomers lived in Sevenoaks, Kent. The business magnate established software behemoth Autonomy in 1996 and was exonerated in June of last year of committing a

colossal fraud related to the sale of the company to Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 2011. The boating excursion was a celebration of his acquittal in the US case.