The Telegraph previously reported that the body of his daughter Hannah Lynch was also found in the wreckage of the sunken yacht, but sources told Reuters that the 18-year-old is the only one of the 22 people on board who is still missing. , said a person familiar with the rescue operation.
Four bodies were pulled from the yacht Bayesian already on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley board member Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy, lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda are the other four confirmed dead, The Sun reports.
Divers are continuing to search in the hope that someone may be trapped in “air pockets” inside the ship, according to Sky News.
The body of Recaldo Thomas, the yacht’s chef, has been found, the Italian coast guard confirmed to the British channel on Tuesday. The findings bring the total number of confirmed deaths to six.
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British tech billionaire Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter were among those missing after the Bayesian was hit by a tornado on Monday morning.
A total of six people are missing – Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and US Attorney Chris Morvillo, as well as their wives Judy Bloomer and Neda Morvillo.
There were 22 people on board, 15 of whom were rescued, including Briton Charlotte Golunski and her one-year-old daughter Sofia.
Giovanni Costantino, chief executive of The Italian Sea Group, which owns the company that built the yacht, said the news that the Bayesian had sunk after dropping anchor off the coast of Sicily left him stunned and in disbelief.
“Being a Perini manufacturer and knowing very well how ships have always been designed and built,” he said, “and because Perini is a sailing ship … sailing ships have a reputation for being the safest they’ve ever been.”
He added that their construction and keel made them “unsinkable”.
Could anyone have survived?
Divers who participated in 2013 in the Costa Concordia search and rescue operation, were invited to extend the time underwater to 20 minutes per dive. For the past two days, the main challenge for the divers was the 12-minute limit for each dive, including the time spent descending and returning.
However, Costa Concordia divers have balloons with certain micelles that allow them to dive longer.
Divers searched for survivors in the hope that some might be trapped in air pockets inside the ship, but experts believe the chances of anyone surviving are slim.
On Wednesday afternoon, divers from the local fire department, with flashlights attached to their headgear, went into the water at the wreck site.
A police boat was also at the scene and a helicopter was hovering overhead.
Kiel University forensic geoscientific expert lecturer dr. Jamie Pringle told Sky News that there have been cases of people surviving in water of a similar depth for around 60 hours.
But he stressed that such cases are “extremely rare” and the more time passes, the less likely they will be found alive.
Simon Boxall, a senior lecturer in oceanography at the University of Southampton, said it was “pretty clear” they were still on board.
He said it was also possible they were thrown from the boat overboard, and the search of the surrounding waters would continue.
Sky News correspondent Ashna Hurynag reported that eight divers from all over Italy were working to find survivors. In total, 20 to 50 rescuers participate in the operation.
The 56m British-flagged yacht Bayesian sank in a storm early Monday while moored a short distance from shore.
Overview of events:
– Five bodies were found in the wreckage of the ship “Bayesian”, four of which were brought ashore by specialist diving teams.
– One person is still missing, the search for him was extended on Thursday morning.
– The three-day search operation was complicated by the depth to which the shipwreck sank, as well as the wreckage of the yacht obstructing the divers.
– Italian authorities have not yet officially identified the dead
– The six people confirmed missing are Mike Lynch, Hannah Lynch, Jonathan Bloomer, Judy Bloomer, Chris Morvillo and Neda Morvillo.
– On Monday, the first confirmed victim of the tragedy was found – Recaldo Thomas, the ship’s cook.
2024-08-23 02:19:25