Rome (AP) – recovery of A Superyacht that sank last year off the Sicilian coast was temporarily interrupted on Saturday after the death of a specialized diver while working under water, the company supervising the operation.
The British technology magnate Mike Lynch, his daughter and five other people died in August after A powerful storm slam the Bayesian. The luxury ship has been 49 meters (160 feet) underwater for 49 meters.
TMC Marine, British based, said in a statement sent by email that the suspension of the work “is necessary for surveys to be completed and allow all recovery and partners to cry the tragic loss of a highly respected recovery diver” on Friday.
The palermo port authority, which oversees the investigation, refused to comment on the cause of death when contacted by the Associated Press.
Marcus Cave, head of naval architecture and marine director of TMC, said that the rescue team provided “complete cooperation to the authorities in their investigations”.
The local prosecutor’s office sealed the area where the 39 -year -old Dutch diver died, local media reported.
Marine safeguard experts began working at the beginning of May to bail out the ship from the Sicilian port of Porticello, leading one of the most powerful sea cranes in Europe.
The plan was to cut the aluminum mast of 75 meters (246 feet) of the yacht – the second largest in the world – to allow the shell to be brought back more easily to the surface. We initially thought that the recovery operation would take 20 to 25 days.
The 56 -meter yacht (183 feet) and 473 tonnes sank during what seems to have been a sudden blow, or a powerful wind located with a thunderstorm which spreads quickly after hitting the surface. Prosecutors investigate The captain and two crew members for a possible responsibility in the sinking.
In addition to Lynch and her 18 -year -old daughter, Hannah, the international president of Morgan Stanley, Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy, lawyer Chris Mornvillo and his wife, Neda, and the ship’s cook, Recaldo Thomas, died.
Investigators focus on how a sailing ship judged “insinable” by its manufacturer, the Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.
