Overview

• The yacht sank on August 19, 2024, off Porticello near Palermo during a violent storm, killing owner Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah and five other passengers.
• Salvage crews from TMC Marine and partners secured eight steel lifting straps under the 56-meter hull, used remote-operated tools to detach its 72-meter mast and lifted the vessel from 50 meters down.
• An interim report by the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch attributes the rapid capsize to extreme winds exceeding 70 knots and previously unknown stability vulnerabilities.
• Forensic teams will focus on whether an open hatch or improperly configured keel contributed to flooding as they inspect the recovered hull.
• Italian prosecutors have opened a manslaughter inquiry, placing the yacht’s captain and two crew members under investigation as authorities probe liability.