Last missing body found following Bayesian sinking

The last body missing following the sinking of the sailing yacht Bayesian on Monday 19th was found this morning and identified as Hanna Lynch, the daughter of the British tycoon.

The girl's body was found inside the wreck, which lies 50 meters deep off the coast of Palermo. Firefighters' cave divers recovered it and transported it by dinghy to the Porticello pier.

The tragedy claimed seven lives; the first to be found on Monday morning, near the hull, was that of ship's chef Thomas Recalco. Four more bodies were discovered on Wednesday, including—contrary to reports in recent days—not the bodies of Mike Lynch and his daughter, who were found and identified yesterday and today, respectively. These bodies included those of Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Anne Elizabeth, and lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Nada. The Coast Guard announced that the SAR operations in Porticello concluded at 1:30 PM today, August 23, noting that the final toll includes the fifteen survivors who were rescued.

Meanwhile, from the latest news learned, the magistrates of the Termini Imerese Public Prosecutor's Office are working to understand the dynamics that caused the sinking, also on the images of the hull of the Bayesian which, reports The Morning, “It is lying on its starboard side, after having sunk by the bow, as witnesses and survivors told investigators. They are working on a possible chain of human errors that may have occurred during the 16 minutes from the moment the boat 'leeded' until it sank. Autopsies will be performed on the six bodies found between today and tomorrow.

According to the agency Reuters Yacht Captain James Cutfield, his eight surviving crew members and passengers were questioned by the Coast Guard on behalf of prosecutors.

Always a Reuters Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which owns the Perini Navi shipyard, said the shipwreck was the result of a series of “indescribable and unreasonable errors” committed by the crew, ruling out any design or construction defects.

The South African engineer who led the salvage operations of the Costa Concordia cruise ship was called in to assist with the recovery of the Bayesian. In a press interview, he stated that the cost of the operation is expected to be around €15 million, that the recovery will take six to eight weeks, and that it must be completed by mid-October, without specifying the reasons for this delay. He also stated that the work to bring the yacht back to the surface will have to be done "very, very slowly" and could take a couple of days.

Investigators are expected to hold a press conference tomorrow, Saturday, August 24.

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