35 h. 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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9 d. 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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2 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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3 w. ago ‘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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3 w. ago First images of Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht brought to surface as investigation continues

The main boom from the 56-metre superyacht Bayesian was recovered from the sea bed along with its anchor following the tragic sinking of the vessel off the coast of Sicily, Italy

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3 w. ago Mike Lynch's superyacht 'Bayesian' dredged from sea nine months after tragedy

The billionaire businessman and his daughter were among seven people who died when the vessel sunk off the coast of Sicily

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3 w. ago Bayesian superyacht wreck pulled from sea as Mike Lynch's ship brought to surface

Salvage operations to retreive the superyacht Bayesian have continued - the vessel belonging to billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch sank near Sicily in August last year

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3 w. ago First major pieces of Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian recovered from seabed

One of Europe’s strongest floating cranes is being used to recover the sunken yacht which killed seven onboard

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3 w. ago First pieces of Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht brought to surface

Bayesian’s main boom, a pole which holds the bottom of the sail, and its anchor, have been recovered from the seabed.

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3 w. ago First major piece of the Bayesian superyacht is raised from the seabed after it sank last summer, killing British billionaire Mike Lynch

Footage posted on specialist marine websites show a section of the Bayesian's boom being hauled aboard one of the salvage vessels that is currently above the yacht.

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3 w. ago Family of chef who died alongside six others on the doomed Bayesian superyacht could be in line for massive £40MILLION compensation

Recaldo Thomas was among seven people who drowned when the yacht owned by British tech billionaire Mike Lynch went down in a violent storm off the coast of Sicily last summer.

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3 w. ago Furious family of chef killed in Bayesian superyacht disaster lash out at crew for their response to storm forecasts and raise concerns over 'series of failures' for the tragedy

Cook Recaldo Thomas, 59, was one of the seven people who died in the disaster last August aboard the luxury yacht owned by British tech billionaire Mike Lynch.

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4 w. ago Family of chef who died on Mike Lynch’s superyacht have ‘concerns’ after report

Marine Accident Investigation Branch investigators said that the 56-metre (184ft) Bayesian was knocked over by ‘extreme wind’.

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4 w. ago Extreme wind blamed for sinking of superyacht off Sicily last year, British probe says

British investigators say the superyacht of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, which capsized last August off the coast of Sicily at the cost of seven lives, was knocked over by “extreme wind” and could not recover

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4 w. ago Mike Lynch: Autonomy founder who fought to clear his name for 13 years

The tech tycoon scaled the heights of the business world by founding software giant Autonomy, before a massive lawsuit threatened his reputation.

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4 w. ago Who is Mike Lynch? Autonomy founder finally cleared of fraud after more than decade

The tech tycoon rose to become one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs, before a massive lawsuit threatened his reputation.

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4 w. ago Mike Lynch's superyacht sank in 'extreme winds', says report

The Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily on August 19 last year

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4 w. ago Superyacht Bayesian was toppled by ‘extreme wind’, report says

Some were thrown into the sea when the yacht went down, while others used furniture as a ladder to escape

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4 w. ago Timeline of Bayesian superyacht mystery in FULL as new report sheds light on cause

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the 56-metre Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily last August in extreme winds

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4 w. ago Revealed: The 'vulnerabilities' of the Bayesian superyacht and investigators' minute

The 184ft vessel capsized off the coast of Sicily last August killing seven including its British billionaire owner Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah.

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