The luxury superyacht Bayesian was engulfed by the sea early Monday off the Sicilian coast in Italy. The 184-foot yacht, registered to the wife of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, capsized and sank to the seabed approximately 160 feet underwater, following an unexpected and severe storm. As rescue teams continue their desperate search, the possibility of survivors still trapped inside has been a subject of intense speculation, hope, and anxiety.
The yacht, which departed from the Sicilian port of Milazzo on August 14, was last tracked east of Palermo before the storm struck. Watch : Onboard were 22 individuals, including Lynch, his daughter Hannah, and a number of distinguished guests. While 15 people managed to escape, including Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares, six remain missing, sparking fears and prayers for their survival.
Could survivors still be trapped in the wreckage? Search and rescue efforts have been ongoing since the tragic incident, with many clinging to the hope that the missing could still be alive, trapped within air pockets in the yacht’s wreckage. “It’s a slow process and it will take time. So there might be air pockets, but we don’t know.
It’s still wait and see, so fingers crossed,” Jeremy Bloomer, twin brother of missing Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer, told BBC . Expert opinions offer a mix of optimism and caution. Jean-Baptiste Souppez, a senior lecturer at Aston University, told Sky News , “The speed at which the ves.