Divers Find 2 Bodies in Superyacht Wreck, Hopes of Locating More Survivors Fade

Published on August 21, 2024

Divers have recovered the bodies of two people as they search the wreck of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier this week. Italian rescue teams have not identified the two bodies or given details about their age or sex. The 164-foot boat, owned by the wife of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, was carrying 22 passengers when it capsized during a storm half a mile from the port of Porticello, near Palermo. Fifteen people, including a 1-year-old child, were rescued from the sea but the boat’s chef, Ricardo Thomas, was found dead and six others were reported missing....