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Italian officials will shortly hold a press conference on the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily.
On Friday, 18-year-old Hannah Lynch became the final missing passenger to be recovered from the wreckage of the Bayesian superyacht.
The discovery comes as reports in the Italian media and news agency Reuters have suggested prosecutors may announce a manslaughter investigation into the incident.
Termini Imerese Public Prosecutor’s Office investigators said it will hold a news conference to unveil the first findings of its criminal investigation, which was opened immediately after the tragedy despite no formal suspects having been publicly identified.
The main question investigators are focusing on is how a sailing vessel deemed “unsinkable” by its manufacturer, Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.
The six people who went missing were British technology entrepreneur, his daughter Hannah, Morgan StanleyInternational bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo.
The Bayesian sunk in a storm near the Sicilian capital of Palermo on Monday during a trip to celebrate the acquittal of Mr Lynch in a fraud case in the US.
Key Points
- ‘She is my little angel, my star’: Esme Lynch pays moving tribute to sister Hannah
- Divers discover body of final missing person
- Prosecutors will hold press conference tomorrow
- Family releases first picture of Mike Lynch and daughter Hannah
Watch live: Chief prosecutor leading investigation into Mike Lynch yacht sinking gives press conference
Watch live: Investigators hold press conference on Mike Lynch yacht sinking probe
Watch live as the chief prosecutor leading the investigation into Mike Lynch’s yacht sinking in Sicily holds a press conference on Saturday (24 August).
Jabed Ahmed24 August 2024 09:07 1724486520Watch: Moment Bayesian yacht engulfed by storm
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Italian authorities believe they have found the bodies of all six people who were missing after the luxury yacht sank
Jabed Ahmed24 August 2024 08:47 1724484720Pictured: who was killed in the incident?
Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo also died following the sinking of the yacht.
Jabed Ahmed24 August 2024 08:32 1724483760Mapped: Where did the Bayesian sink?
A complex salvage operation underway after ‘indescribable, unreasonable errors’
Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group , which owns Perini, has said the shipwreck was the result of a string of "indescribable, unreasonable errors" made by the crew, and ruled out any design or construction failings.
Pulling the Bayesian out of the sea may help investigators determine what happened, but the operation is likely to be complex and costly.
Nick Sloane, a South African engineer who led the operation to salvage the Costa Concordia cruise liner that sank in 2012, said in Italian media interviews on Friday that the operation would cost up to 15 million euros (£12.7 million).
He told La Repubblica that salvaging the yacht would take six to eight weeks, including preparation work, and would have to be completed by mid-October, without specifying the reasons for the timing.
Bringing the yacht to the surface will have to be done “very, very slowly”, and might take a couple of days, he said.
Jabed Ahmed24 August 2024 08:04 1724481000News conference to be held on yacht sinking amid reports of manslaughter probe
Italian officials are scheduled to hold a press conference on Saturday morning on the sinking of Bayesian off the coast of Sicily.
Termini Imerese Public Prosecutor’s Office investigators said it will hold a news conference to unveil the first findings of its criminal investigation, which was opened immediately after the tragedy despite no formal suspects having been publicly identified.
The main question investigators are focusing on is how a sailing vessel deemed “unsinkable” by its manufacturer, Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.
Jabed Ahmed24 August 2024 07:30 1724479200Captain and other survivors questioned after Bayesian tragedy
The captain of the Bayesian superyacht, James Cutfield, and the other survivors have been questioned by the coastguard on behalf of prosecutors.
None of them have commented publicly on how the ship went down.
So far, nobody has been placed under formal investigation.
Tara Cobham24 August 2024 07:00 1724475600Watch: Captain details Bayesian sinking ‘within two minutes’ after rescuing survivors
Mike Lynch’s yacht was ‘unsinkable’, says boss of company who built boat
Boats like Mike Lynch’s superyacht are “unsinkable”, according to the chief executive of the company that builds and sells the vessels.
Giovanni Costantino, the chief executive of the Italian Sea Group, said there are no flaws with the design and construction of the Bayesian and it is “one of the safest boats in the world”.
The Bayesian, a 184-ft superyacht carrying 22 passengers and crew, was anchored off the port of Porticello, near Palermo, when it disappeared beneath the waves in a matter of minutes after a freak tornado struck.
My colleague Joe Middleton reports:
Mike Lynch’s yacht was ‘unsinkable’, says boss of company who built boat
Giovanni Costantino insisted there are no flaws with the design and construction of the Bayesian
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