Five bodies have been discovered inside the wreck of the luxury superyacht Bayesian after it sank in a severe storm off the coast of Sicily. Only four of the five bodies found on Wednesday have so far been recovered, the head of Sicily’s civil protection agency Salvatore Cocina said on Wednesday evening, while the whereabouts of the sixth missing person remain unknown. British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among the six people unaccounted for after his vessel sank at around 5am on Monday near the Sicilian capital of Palermo, having been caught in a violent tornado , known as a waterspout.
The other four passengers who have been missing since the disaster are Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda Morvillo. Identities of the recovered bodies have not been confirmed by authorities, despite local and international media reporting some had been identified. As the body bags were taken back to the port of Porticello on Wednesday afternoon, dozens of emergency services staff were waiting, and one bag was seen being put in the back of an ambulance.
The search operation was suspended on Wednesday evening and will resume in the morning, with the process of bringing the fifth body to shore being described by Mr Cocina as “ongoing”. He also said there will be an investigation in due course, but the priority is finding the missing. The body of Ca.