The yacht Bayesian, belonging to British millionaire Mike Lynch, who died in a storm, is being raised near Sicily.
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Work has begun to raise the yacht "Bayesian," which sank off the coast of Sicily in the summer of 2024. Among the dead was British businessman Mike Lynch and his daughter.
Comprehensive work has begun near Sicily to raise the sunken superyacht Bayesian, owned by one of the most famous British entrepreneurs, Mike Lynch. He and his daughter were among the seven people who died in a severe storm off the Sicilian coast of Italy last summer.
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A 55-meter barge with a heavy crane has begun work to raise the British-flagged superyacht Bayesian from the seabed off the coast of Sicily, where it sank on August 19, 2024. The disaster killed seven people. British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were among them.
Hebo Lift 10, one of Europe's most powerful offshore cranes, with a deck area of 700 square meters, arrived on Saturday from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to the Sicilian port of Termini Imerese to prepare for the operation. To ensure the process, a dozen marine and logistics specialists working from land have been invited. About 70 marine experts from Europe have also arrived in Sicily to participate in the operation.
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Marine rescue specialists have begun work to raise the Bayesian.
The Italian Coast Guard confirmed that its officers are monitoring operations and patrolling the security perimeter created to ensure the safety of personnel working on the evacuation.
Using underwater operators and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), all operations will be carried out for approximately one week to prepare for the vessel's recovery.
What is planned to be done. Among the key tasks is to disconnect the yacht's 75-meter aluminum mast (the second tallest in the world) - to make it easier to lift the hull, which is at a depth of 49 meters, to the surface.
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On August 19, 2024, the 56-meter yacht was anchored near Porticello when the ship was caught in a severe storm shortly before dawn and sank. Lynch, once dubbed the British Bill Gates, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among the victims.
Mike Lynch was an advisor to two British Prime Ministers and co-founder of Autonomy in 1996. He played a key role in creating software that allows you to extract useful information from unstructured sources, such as phone calls, emails and videos.
In 2006, he received the Order of the British Empire for services to entrepreneurship, and in 2011 he was appointed a member of the Science and Technology Council under Prime Minister David Cameron. In 2008, he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Engineering, and in 2014 to the Royal Society.