Search resumes for sixth missing passenger after divers find five bodies in wreck of sunken £30m superyacht off coast of Sicily By Matt Strudwick Published: 07:23 BST, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 07:52 BST, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments The search resumes today for the sixth missing passenger after divers found five bodies yesterday in the wreck of the £30 million superyacht that sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily. Tech mogul Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among those missing after the Bayesian sank after being hit by a 'black swan' waterspout on Monday at 5am . Search teams made the tragic discoveries yesterday while scouring through the ruins of the luxury sailboat.
Salvatore Cocina, the head of Sicily's civil protection agency, confirmed that of the five bodies found on Wednesday, only four had been recovered. The fifth body was discovered late last night, but dive teams were unable to bring it to shore before night fell. 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 by Mr Cocina as 'ongoing'. It comes as: Hostesses, 20 and 22, who survived disaster say they are 'alive by a miracle' Many unanswered questions remain about what could have caused the tragedy Graphic shows how ferocious waterspou.