How heroic Sicily rescue mission became recovery operation as Italian authorities announce they have taken four bodies from the water with one more remaining on tech tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht and a further missing passenger unaccounted for READ MORE: Hostesses who survived superyacht disaster are 'alive by a miracle' By Katherine Lawton and Inderdeep Bains and Nick Craven Published: 01:45, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 01:50, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments Rescue efforts to save six missing people from Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht turned into a recovery operation yesterday as four bodies were retrieved from the water. A fifth body was found inside the wreckage of the Bayesian but has not yet been recovered, while a sixth passenger is still unaccounted for. It is believed two of the four bodies recovered were British tech billionaire Mr Lynch and his eighteen-year-old daughter Hannah, who was due to start studying English at Oxford University this year.
Those still unaccounted for are Morgan Stanley boss Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy and US citizens Chris Morvillo and his jewellery designer wife Neda Morvillo. The body of one crew member, chef Recaldo Thomas, was found on Monday. Search teams made the tragic discoveries yesterday while scouring through the ruins of the luxury sailboat, which sank off the coast of Sicily after being hit by a waterspout on Monday morning.
Four bodies were found on the lower deck of the yacht and brought into port at Porticello, .