Mike Lynch’s tragic superyacht to be finally raised from Sicily seabed this weekend
Mike Lynch’s superyacht to be recovered this weekend
- A British superyacht that tragically sank off Sicily last August, claiming seven lives including UK tech magnate Mike Lynch, is scheduled for recovery this weekend.
- The complex salvage operation involved removing the yacht's 72-meter mast, which allowed the hull to be brought to a nearly upright position and accelerated the recovery schedule.
- TMC Marine, the salvage company, plans to lift the vessel from a depth of 50 meters using a powerful maritime floating crane barge on Saturday, with the aim of bringing it to port by Monday.
- British investigators reported that the yacht was knocked over by "extreme wind" exceeding 70 knots, capsizing it to a 90-degree angle in under 15 seconds on August 19.
- Mike Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among the seven fatalities, while fifteen people survived the incident.