Four of the five bodies located on Wednesday have been recovered from the wreck (Image: Getty) The search is resuming for the sixth person missing after a superyacht sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily following the discovery of five bodies inside the wreck. Six people, including tech tycoon Mike Lynch , were unaccounted for after the £30million vessel, Bayesian, sank in a violent storm at about 5am on Monday (August 19). Salvatore Cocina, the head of Sicily's civil protection agency, confirmed that of the five bodies found on Wednesday (August 21), only four had been recovered, with the whereabouts of the missing sixth person still unknown.
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The bodies of Mr Lynch and his daughter Hannah are also believed to be among those retrieved from the sunken vessel. Body bags were seen being carried 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". THIS IS A LIVE BLOG.
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11 mins ago 07:05 Jon King British inspectors to study site of sinking A team of four British inspectors from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have arrived in Porticello to look at the site of the sinking. The MAIB is looking into what happened because the Bayesian was flying a British flag, it is understood. The Italian Coastguard said the MAIB is not involved in the search for the missing people and that it has not been requested to help.
13 mins ago 07:03 Jon King Captain describes moment Bayesian survivors' life raft spotted Sir Robert BP captain Karsten Borner said his crew noticed the Bayesian had disappeared before a passenger spotted a flare. He told Sky News: "We couldn't see them any more and they disappeared from the radar, we were busy keeping our own ship sailing. "We couldn't see the ship again so we were aware something was very wrong.
" He said it was only when the tender set out that they found the life raft. Mr Borner continued: "It turned out to be the life raft, a 12-person life raft with 15 people inside including one baby. "They stepped over to our tender and we brought them back to our ship.
There we took good care of them, gave them dry clothes, towels, blankets, tea and coffee and so on and took care of them." 15 mins ago 07:01 Jon King Survivors recovering at hotel in Porticello The survivors of the sinking have been recuperating at a hotel complex in Porticello. Local authorities have been gathering witness statements.
The survivors have been recovering in Porticello (Image: Getty) 17 mins ago 06:59 Jon King Bayesian's captain quizzed by authorities The ship's captain, James Cutfield, was reportedly quizzed by authorities for two hours as they began questioning all crew members. Speaking to New Zealand media, Mr Cutfield's brother Mark said his sibling was a "very good sailor" with eight years of experience working abroad on luxury yachts. 20 mins ago 06:56 Jon King Survivors' distress flare spotted by nearby yacht The captain of the Sir Robert BP yacht, who helped to rescue the 22 survivors of the Bayesian, said those aboard his vessel spotted a distress flare set off from a life raft.
Mike Lynch was reportedly celebrating his acquittal in a US court case on the Bayesian (Image: PA Images) 25 mins ago 06:51 Jon King Who are the six who have yet to be located or officially identified? Those named as missing were Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah; Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda Morvillo. The body of Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was working as a chef on the Bayesian superyacht, was recovered at the scene of the sinking on Monday. Of the 22 passengers and crew on board, 15 - including Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares - were rescued after escaping onto a lifeboat.
28 mins ago 06:48 Jon King Priority is finding the missing, search chief says Salvatore Cocina, the head of Sicily's civil protection agency, has said searches will resume on Thursday morning, and there will be an investigation in due course. Mr Cocina said the priority is finding the missing. Thesearch resumes this morning (Image: Getty) 29 mins ago 06:47 Jon King Good morning Hello and welcome to our live blog where we will bring you the latest news from Sicily.
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