7 h. ago Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht glimpsed above surface ahead of being fully raised

Seven people died when the Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily.

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9 h. ago Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian raised from seabed off Sicily

UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter were among seven killed when vessel sank during storm last AugustMike Lynch’s superyacht, Bayesian, has been resurfaced for the first time since it sank during a violent storm off the coast of Sicily in August last year, killing seven people including the tech tycoon and his teenage daughter.The white top and blue hull of the 56-metre (184ft) vessel emerged from the depths of the sea in a holding area of a yellow floating crane barge, as salvage crews readied it to be hauled ashore for further investigation. The Italian coastguard said the recovery was scheduled to begin on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Moment Mike Lynch's Bayesian superyacht is raised from the seabed ten months after it sank killing tycoon and six others off Sicily

The white top and blue hull of the 56-meter (184-foot) Bayesian emerged from the depths of the sea in a holding area of a yellow floating crane barge.

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36 h. ago What caused the Bayesian to sink? Superyacht to be raised from seabed 10 months after tragedy

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the vessel sank off the coast of Sicily

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56 h. ago Mike Lynch’s tragic superyacht to be finally raised from Sicily seabed this weekend

The mast has been left on the seabed for future retrieval

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58 h. ago Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht set to be lifted this weekend

The 56-metre (184ft) Bayesian is set to be lifted to the surface near the fishing town of Porticello on Saturday or Sunday.

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9 d. ago Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht to be lifted in late June as debris is found

Maritime and investigatory authorities in Sicily approved the final recovery plan on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Runner who died in crash took up sport after fraud charge in US, inquest told

Stephen Chamberlain sustained a traumatic head injury in a collision on the A1123 near Stretham, Cambridgeshire, on August 17 last year.

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3 w. ago Bayesian's watery grave:  Wreck where billionaire Mike Lynch, his daughter and five others died is pictured... and the hatch that was initially blamed for disaster

Captured in astonishing detail by a renowned photographer, it shows the gold letters of the doomed vessel's name still proudly displayed on the submerged stern.

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last month ‘That damned night’: Porticello awaits the truth about Bayesian sinking

The Sicilian fishing village is watching the salvage of Mike Lynch’s superyacht for answers to the causes of the tragedy Some say that the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s superyacht, Bayesian, sank because it was vulnerable to high winds that drove the vessel past its point of stability. Others insist that a chain of human errors led to the incident that claimed seven lives, including Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah.But in the quiet Sicilian fishing village of Porticello – where on 19 August 2024 the Bayesian was caught shortly before dawn in a violent storm while anchored off coast – everyone knows the truth lies 50 metres below the surface, in the wreckage of a yacht that divers, floating cranes and underwater drones are still struggling to bring back from the depths of the ocean. Continue reading...

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