Overview

• The 72-meter boom of the Bayesian yacht was retrieved on May 19, 2025, using the Hebo Lift2 platform, marking the first major recovery since its August 2024 sinking.
• Italian investigators have confirmed that no hatches or access points were closed before the yacht capsized during a sudden storm, leading to seven fatalities.
• A Dutch diver's death on May 9, caused by an underwater hydrogen explosion, has prompted criminal investigations into safety protocols during the salvage operation.
• Salvage work, overseen by Tmc Marine and Italian authorities, resumed on May 15 after a brief pause and is now focused on recovering the yacht's hull between May 26 and 28.
• Italian authorities remain skeptical of the British MAIB's provisional report on the sinking, citing insufficient direct evidence and awaiting further analysis of the wreck's starboard side.