{"id":2329287,"date":"2024-08-22T14:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rescuers-recover-another-body-from-superyacht-wreckage-as-search-continues\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:57:48","slug":"rescuers-recover-another-body-from-superyacht-wreckage-as-search-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rescuers-recover-another-body-from-superyacht-wreckage-as-search-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescuers Recover Another Body from Superyacht Wreckage as Search Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frescuers-recover-another-body-from-superyacht-wreckage-as-search-continues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329287&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Italian coast guard has confirmed\u200b that\u2063 the \u200dbody\u2063 of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch was among those recovered\u2062 from the\u2062 wreckage of the British-flagged \u2063superyacht Bayesian, which \u200csank off the coast of \u2063Sicily during\u2063 a \u2062storm. The \u2062tragedy occurred shortly after Lynch&#8217;s acquittal \u2063on \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">fraud charges<\/a>, and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-military-aircraft-believed-to-be-carrying-nuclear-material-crashes-in-california-multiple-people-killed\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Military Aircraft Believed To Be Carrying Nuclear Material Crashes In California, Multiple People Killed\">remains unaccounted<\/a> for. Six individuals were rescued from\u2063 the vessel, while five bodies were recovered by rescue crews. Investigators are looking into \u200cthe circumstances surrounding the sinking, which reportedly \u2064may have involved a waterspout hitting the yacht. The investigation is \u2063focusing on why the Bayesian, described \u200cas &#8220;unsinkable,&#8221; went down while a nearby sailboat survived the storm with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/main-road-to-west-mauis-lahaina-town-reopens-as-community-recovers-from-wildfire\/\" title=\"West Maui&#039;s Lahaina Town reopens after wildfire, community recovers.\">minimal\u2064 damage<\/a>. Lynch is the only confirmed fatality, with\u2063 several others, including legal professionals and a chef\u2062 from \u200bthe yacht, still missing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>The Italian coast guard said Thursday the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered off the coast of Sicily from the wreckage of a superyacht of which builders had called unsinkable.<\/p>\n<p>One woman remains missing. She has not been identified, but Hannah Lynch, Lynch&rsquo;s 18-year-old daughter, is reportedly unaccounted for. The family had been celebrating his recent acquittal on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-texas-mayoral-candidate-indicted-109-felony-voter-fraud-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraud charges<\/a> with the people who defended him at trial in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Five others were recovered by rescue crews following Monday&rsquo;s tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>The Bayesian, a 184-foot British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday as it was moored about a half a mile offshore. Civil protection officials said they believe the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout, and sank quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Termini Imerese Public Prosecutor&rsquo;s Office investigators were collecting evidence for a criminal investigation, which they opened immediately after the tragedy despite no formal suspects having been publicly identified.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The chief executive of The Italian Sea Group, which owns the Bayesian&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/family-sues-manufacturer-behind-one-chip-challenge-14-year-olds-tragic-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manufacturer<\/a>, said superyachts like these are &ldquo;the safest in the most absolute sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First of all, because they have very little surface compared to a yacht facing into the wind,&rdquo; CEO Giovanni Costantino told Sky News on Wednesday. &ldquo;Second, with the structure, the drift keel, they become unsinkable bodies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are now looking at why the Bayesian, built in 2008 by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed. Fifteen of the 22 people aboard survived by escaping in a lifeboat, including a mother who reported holding her 1-year-old baby over the waves to save her. They were rescued by the sailboat Sir Robert Baden Powell.<\/p>\n<p>The sailboat&rsquo;s captain, Karsten Borner, said his craft sustained minimal damage &mdash; the frame of a sun awning broke &mdash; even with winds that he estimated had reached 12 on the Beaufort wind scale, which is the highest hurricane-strength force on the scale.<\/p>\n<p>He said he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ecb-accounts-show-overwhelming-inflation-worries\/\" title=\"ECB accounts show overwhelming inflation worries\">remained anchored<\/a> with his engines running to try to maintain the ship&rsquo;s position as the forecast storm rolled in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Another possibility is to heave anchor before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/storm-ravages-worlds-largest-floating-solar-plant-takes-offline-days-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storm<\/a> and to run downwind at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-news-three-of-ten-pro-impeachment-republicans-including-liz-cheney-already-have-primary-opponents\/\" title=\"Good News! Three of Ten Pro-Impeachment Republicans Including Liz Cheney ALREADY Have Primary Opponents\">open sea<\/a>,&rdquo; Borner said in a text message. But he said that might not have been possible for the Bayesian, given its 246-foot tall mast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If there was a stability problem, caused by the extremely tall mast, it would not have been better at open sea,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Yachts like the Bayesian are required to have watertight compartments that are specifically designed to prevent a rapid, catastrophic sinking even when some parts fill with water.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch is the only person confirmed dead; the other bodies have not been formally identified by the Italian coast guard.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Hannah Lynch, those missing are Christopher Morvillo, one of Lynch&rsquo;s U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/activist-cnn-reporter-gets-totally-schooled-trumps-lawyers-just-arraignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawyers<\/a>, and his wife, Neda; Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley&rsquo;s London-based investment banking subsidiary, and his wife, Judy; and Recaldo Thomas, the superyacht&rsquo;s chef.<\/p>\n<p>Divers have struggled to find the bodies in the yacht&rsquo;s hull on the seabed 164 feet underwater.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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One woman is still missing and has not yet been identified; however, reports indicate that Hannah Lynch, Lynch&#8217;s 18-year-old daughter, is unaccounted for. The family was celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with his legal team in the U.S. Five other individuals were rescued following Monday\u2019s incident. The Bayesian, a 184-foot yacht registered under the British flag, sank during a storm while anchored about half a mile offshore. Civil protection officials suspect it may have been hit by a waterspout and sank rapidly as a result. Investigators from Termini Imerese Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office are gathering evidence for an ongoing criminal investigation initiated immediately after the incident, although no formal suspects have been named publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group\u2014owner of the yacht&#8217;s manufacturer\u2014stated that superyachts like this one are &#8220;the safest in every sense.&#8221; He explained to Sky News that their design minimizes surface area against wind and includes features like drift keels to enhance buoyancy.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are examining why the Bayesian sank while another nearby sailboat remained largely undamaged. Of the 22 people aboard, 15 survived by escaping in a lifeboat; one mother reported holding her infant above water to keep them safe until they were rescued by another vessel called Sir Robert Baden Powell. Its captain noted minimal damage despite winds reaching hurricane strength on the Beaufort scale and mentioned he had kept his boat anchored with engines running to maintain position as bad weather approached.<\/p>\n<p>Yachts such as the Bayesian are required to have watertight compartments designed to prevent rapid sinking even if some sections take on water. Mike Lynch is currently confirmed dead; other bodies have yet to be officially identified by authorities. In addition to Hannah Lynch, those still missing include Christopher Morvillo (one of Lynch&#8217;s U.S.-based lawyers) and his wife Neda; Jonathan Bloomer (chairman of Morgan Stanley\u2019s London investment banking division) along with his wife Judy; and Recaldo Thomas (the yacht&#8217;s chef). Divers face challenges locating bodies within the yacht\u2019s hull at depths reaching 164 feet underwater<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2329289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fd7452812b3a457ab238d230cd54106d.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38982,12701,38983,29051,17958],"class_list":["post-2329287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-body-recovery","tag-rescue","tag-search-operation","tag-superyacht","tag-wreckage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fd7452812b3a457ab238d230cd54106d.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}