Overview

• Crews raised the 56 m hull on June 21 and the 72 m mast on June 25 using one of Europe’s most powerful floating cranes and inflatable lifting balloons.
• About 70 specialists from across Europe worked at Porticello employing remote-controlled submersibles after a diver’s death on May 9 halted manned dives.
• Salvage teams delivered deck furnishings and loose debris to Termini Imerese by late June before departing Sicily.
• Italian prosecutors have taken custody of the recovered wreckage to search for evidence of stability issues and possible crew errors.
• UK inquests are examining the deaths of seven passengers, including owner Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah, and the Bloomer couple.