FEARS are growing for the missing passengers of the Bayesian superyacht with searchers believing they are still trapped inside the vessel. The frantic hunt for survivors is into its second day as divers desperately look for a way to access the yacht's cabins 50m underwater. 19 The £14million Bayesian superyacht before it sank on Monday morning 19 Divers are now searching for the missing passengers Credit: Reuters 19 Firefighters are desperately trying to find a way to access the boat Credit: @/vigilidelfuoco/ 19 Mike Lynch - still missing - with his wife Angela, rescued on Monday The £14million luxury vessel capsized on Monday after it was hit by a tornado off the coast of Porticello, Sicily.
All six people missing are tragically believed to still be inside the wreck, the Italian Coast Guard has said. They include Brit tech tycoon Mike Lynch, 57, who was hosting a celebration on the boat, and his daughter Hannah, 18. Furniture has made it impossible for divers to move through the inside of the boat and reach the cabins.
However, they have now opened a hole in the hull of the Bayesian to get in through another direction, Italian outlet Il Messaggero reports. It comes as..
. As time runs out, search and rescue workers only have 10 minutes working under water at a time. The divers had also been able to enter the boat via a ladder and reach the lounge, but they have had to find another way to reach other parts of the boat.
Vincenzo Zagarola, a spokesman for the coast guard, said.