The wreckage of the giant sailboat of the billionaire Mike Lynch, who had sank in a few seconds in August 2024 off Sicily, causing seven victims, will be brought back to the surface. Investigators hope that his analysis will make their investigations advance.
The mystery of the sinking of Bayesian Will he finally be lifted? Almost a year after the drama that cost the lives of seven people off Sicily in August 2024, the bailout of the wreckage will begin, the Italian media announces. Two cranes arrived in Palerme in early May and will be able to bring back to the surface the yacht which is based almost 50 meters deep.
The first, Hebo Lift 2, arrived on May 1 in Sicily and was installed at the shipwreck, says Rai News. Hebo Lift 10 has arrived from Rotterdam (Netherlands) three days later, and should soon be installed on the accident site. This one, one of the largest sea cranes in Europe, is equipped with a yellow arm of more than 86 meters, which can raise up to 2,200 tonnes. The two devices also embark advanced equipment, including a remote-controlled submarine.
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Nearly 70 people will participate in bailout operations, which must last a month. It will first be necessary that divers check the state of the wreckage and its positioning “To ensure that our methodology and our environmental protection plan are always valid”explains to Palermo Today The expert in naval architecture Marcus Cave. In particular, we must pay very attention to the 18,000 liters of fuel still in the reserves of Bayesian.
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Once these checks are completed, the teams will be able to start the preparatory submarine work, before lifting. The huge 72 -meter mast, which was renown of the ship, will have to be cut. The operation should cost more than 25 million euros, says the British daily The Guardian . The investigators hope that the analysis of the wreck can make it possible to advance the investigations, the prosecutor favoring for the moment the track of the chain of human errors having not made it possible to react correctly during the storm.
The flash sinking, which occurred in a few seconds in the night of August 18 to 19, 2024, won the British billionaire Mike Lynch, owner of the ship, his 18 -year -old daughter, several of his friends present on board, as well as the cook. Some of them died asphyxiated, stuck at the bottom of the water in an air pocket until their oxygen reserves are exhausted.
