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Title: Sunken Superyacht of UK Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch Recovered Near Sicily

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/2158...

The superyacht Bayesian, owned by UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch, has been
recovered off the coast of Sicily nearly a year after it sank during a storm,
killing Lynch, his daughter, and five others. Italian authorities hope the
$30 million salvage will uncover the cause of the sinking, which is under
investigation for suspected manslaughter amid concerns about design flaws and
storm vulnerability. The Guardian reports: The white top and blue hull of the
56-meter (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. A spokesperson for TMC Maritime,
which is conducting the recovery operation, said the vessel had been slowly
raised from the seabed, 50 meters (165ft) down, over the past three days to
allow the steel lifting straps, slings and harnesses to be secured under the
keel. The operation -- which has cost approximately $30 million -- was made
easier after the vessel's 72-meter mast was detached using a remote-
controlled cutting tool and placed on the seabed on Tuesday. The vessel will
be transported to the port of Termini Imerese, where investigators are
expected to examine it as part of an inquiry into the cause of the sinking.
[...] The salvage operation was very complex, and was temporarily suspended
in mid-May after Rob Cornelis Maria Huijben, a 39-year-old Dutch diver, died
during underwater work. The British-based consultancy TMC Marine, which
oversaw a consortium of salvage specialists undertaking the project, said the
hull would be lifted on to a specially manufactured steel cradle on the
quayside once it had been transported to Termini Imerese. Investigators hope
the yacht will yield vital clues to the causes of the sinking. A forensic
examination of the hull will seek to determine whether one of the hatches
remained open and whether the keel was improperly raised.

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