Mystery Deepens Around Sinking of Mike Lynch's Superyacht
Investigations continue as video surveillance equipment is recovered from the wreckage of the Bayesian, which sank off the coast of Sicily last month.
- The Bayesian, a 56-meter superyacht owned by tech billionaire Mike Lynch, sank in a storm off the coast of Porticello, Sicily on August 19, resulting in seven fatalities including Lynch and his daughter.
- Fifteen of the 22 passengers and crew survived by escaping onto an inflatable liferaft; the bodies of the deceased have been returned to their families after post-mortem examinations.
- Italian Navy divers have retrieved video surveillance equipment from the wreckage, which is expected to provide crucial insights into the cause of the sinking.
- Prosecutors are investigating multiple factors, including whether open hatches or the yacht's large aluminium mast contributed to the rapid sinking.
- The yacht's captain, James Cutfield, and two British crew members are under investigation for manslaughter and causing a shipwreck, though no formal charges have been filed yet.
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