British superyacht that sank off Sicily, killing 7, to be raised this weekend

The British superyacht that sank disconnected Sicily past August sidesplitting 7 volition beryllium lifted from the seabed this coming weekend, pursuing the palmy removal of the 72-meter mast

MILAN -- The British superyacht that sank disconnected Sicily past August sidesplitting 7 is scheduled to beryllium lifted from the seabed this weekend, aft the removal of its 72-meter (236-foot) mast, the salvage institution heading the cognition said Wednesday.

The cutting down of the Bayesian's mast allowed the hull to beryllium brought to a astir upright position, accelerating the betterment docket by astir a week.

The British-flagged superyacht sank successful August, sidesplitting U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch, his girl and 5 others.

The vas is to beryllium lifted from a extent of 50 meters (164 feet) by a almighty maritime floating crane barge connected Saturday, upwind permitting, and is expected to beryllium brought to larboard connected Monday, TMC Marine said successful a statement. The mast, meanwhile, was near connected the seabed for aboriginal removal.

Lifting the 56-meter (184-foot) Bayesian requires the installation of 8 main alloy lifting straps, on with 4 antecedently installed, the institution said.

During the caller operations, salvage crews removed a beingness raft and platform furniture, which were brought to the port. TMC has antecedently recovered suspected debris from the seabed utilizing a remote-controlled submersible.

Marine salvage experts began the cognition successful aboriginal May to retrieve the superyacht, but the cognition was temporarily halted aft a diver’s decease a fewer days later. A caller betterment program was approved past week.

British investigators successful an interim study issued past period said that the yacht was knocked implicit by “extreme wind” and couldn’t recover. The study stated that the Bayesian had chosen the tract wherever it sank arsenic structure from forecast thunderstorms. Wind speeds exceeded 70 knots (81 mph.) astatine the clip of the sinking astatine 4:06 a.m. connected Aug. 19 and “violently” knocked the vas implicit to a 90-degree space successful nether 15 seconds.

Italian authorities are conducting a full transgression investigation.

Billionaire entrepreneur Lynch, 59, and his girl Hannah, 18, were among the dormant erstwhile the Bayesian sank. Fifteen radical survived. The vessel travel was a solemnisation of Lynch’s acquittal successful a fraud lawsuit successful the U.S. successful June. Fifteen radical survived the accident.

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