The luxury yacht sank in the early morning hours of Monday, Aug. 19 PERINI NAVI PRESS OFFICE/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Following the sinking of the off the coast of Italy, many questions remain unanswered. At a press conference held by the Italian Coast Guard on Saturday, Aug.
24, it was revealed that a black box — which collects the vessel's data and tracks activity — has yet to be found among the wreckage, which is still at the bottom of the sea. “We are not sure a black box was present," a representative for the Italian Coast Guard said of the part of the luxury boat, which sank in the during a "violent storm." "To look for it you have to look within the wreck, and this was very dangerous for the divers.
In the first part of the search, they searched for people still alive, then later on for bodies," they added. Antonio Cascio/Bloomberg via Getty Related: The press conference also addressed the work being done to recover the ship in the ocean. The black box would likely be able to answer questions surrounding the final moments for those on board.
“At the moment a lot of answers remain unanswered as [the boat] is at the bottom of the sea, and bringing it up will depend on the availability of owners and the management company and how quickly a plan is drawn up," the Coast Guard said in the press conference. The organization added, "A technical plan needs to be submitted to the maritime authorities, but also a general one outlining the retrieval process. But we are.