Five bodies have been found inside the wreck of a luxury yacht that sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily, with one person still missing, officials have revealed. Salvatore Cocina, the head of Sicily’s civil protection agency, told the PA news agency that searches will resume on Thursday morning (August 22). He confirmed that of the five bodies found, only four had been recovered, and the whereabouts of the missing sixth person remains unknown.
READ MORE Met Office verdict on how long 'autumnal' weather will last as Bank Holiday weekend approaches Technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among the people unaccounted for after the yacht, named Bayesian, sank at around 5am on Monday. Identities of the recovered bodies have not been confirmed by authorities, despite local and international media reporting some had been identified. Body bags were seen being taken to the port of Porticello on Wednesday afternoon, with the process of bringing the fifth body to shore being described as 'ongoing'.
He said there will be an investigation in due course, but the priority is finding the missing. A fire service dive team arrives back at port from the rescue site (Image: PA) As the body bags were taken back to the port, dozens of emergency services staff were waiting, and one bag was seen being put in the back of an ambulance. The missing also included Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, and Clifford Chance lawyer C.