Rescue crews recovered the sixth and final missing body off the coast of Sicily, the Italian coast guard said Friday. It's been five days since the Bayesian, a luxury superyacht, sank after it was caught in the middle of an unexpected and violent storm. Six passengers were reported missing at the time.
British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who seemed to have been hosting a celebration on the yacht after being acquitted of fraud charges in June, was one of those missing. His body was recovered on Thursday. While Italian officials did not identify the last body, Lynch's 18-year-old daughter was the only person unaccounted for.
An investigation has been launched looking into the sinking. Naval marine experts said a boat like the Bayesian should have withstood the storm. Giovanni Costantino, the CEO of the Italian Sea Group, which owns the company that made the Bayesian, that the shipwreck was caused by "indescribable, unreasonable errors" made by the crew and not any design or construction issues.
The Bayesian capsized about half a mile off the coast of Porticello, a small fishing village. There were 22 people on board — 12 passengers and 10 crew members. The City Council of Bagheria said in a statement that seven adults were taken to the emergency room following the rescue, but “it seems that none are in serious conditions.
” While crews searched for the remaining bodies, others are trying to confirm why the boat sank in the first place. According to , a heavy storm hit the coa.