The ruins of the doomed superyacht Bayesian that sunk off the Sicilian coast will be raised from the sea bed — as officials search for more clues about the tragic wreck.
Italian authorities will begin hoisting the sunken ship’s skeleton to the surface this April.
The salvage operation should take three weeks to complete.
The $37 million Bayesian, which sank on August 1, 2024, is currently lying at a depth of 165 feet, about half a mile off the coast of Porticello.
Seven people aboard the scuttled Bayesian — including British billionaire Mike Lynch and his daughter, Hannah — died.
Four of the victims survived the initial wreck, but were trapped inside the ship’s hull as it descended into the deep.
Fifteen others survived. Investigators are handling the sinking deaths as possible manslaughter cases.
After the wreckage is recovered, the Bayesian will be taken to a nearby port for inspection, reported the Times of London.
The Bayesian disappeared below the water’s surface 16 minutes after being hit by a storm.
Three crew members are being investigated for allegedly leaving the rear port side door open, causing the yacht to take on water.
The boat’s captain, James Cutfield, is also under investigation.
Lynch had taken his wife and daughter on the superyacht to celebrate his acquittal in the United States on fraud charges related to the 2011 sale of his software company, Autonomy.
