Bayesian, the superyacht that sank on 19 August, lifted from the water

The sailing ship Bayesian, which sank in Porticello on the night of 19 August last year, was lifted by Hebo Lift 10 and 2 cranes. Already yesterday the boat had been brought afloat to insert more ropes. This morning the hull was pulled out of the water and will finally be visible after 10 months. Immediately afterwards, operations will begin to empty the water in the hull. From then on, it will be possible to see how the boat reacts to the emptying. On board a patrol boat are the public prosecutor Raffaele Cammarano, who is coordinating the investigation, and the soldiers from the harbourmaster's office, who conducted the investigation.

Around the salvage area there are several patrol boats of the Harbour Master's Office to check the stretch of sea and verify that there is no spillage of fuel from the boat. Arpa technicians are also present and drones are being used to intercept the slightest risk of pollution with infrared beams.

The sailing mega-yacht - launched by the Perini shipyard in Viareggio and owned by Revtom Ltd, a company owned by Angela Bacares, wife of technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch - had sunk on 19 August and has been lying on the seabed ever since, outside the harbour of Porticello, a hamlet of the Sicilian municipality of Santa Flavia, in the province of Palermo. It was brought back to the surface after the 72-metre-high mast was cut and slinged between the two crane barges, Hebo Lift 10 and Hebo Lift 2. Before raising him completely above sea level, technicians had to reinforce and increase the harnesses.

Seven people died in the shipwreck, including British tycoon Mike Lynch. Three people are under investigation by the Termini Imerese public prosecutor's office for the shipwreck: New Zealand captain James Cutfield, engineer officer Tim Parker Eaton, and watchman Matthew Griffith. The charges are multiple manslaughter and culpable shipwreck. Following the death of Dutch diver Rob Cornelis Huijben on 9 May during salvage operations, a second investigation has been opened in which three people from the Dutch company Smit Salvage, for which Huijben worked, are under investigation. The three are under investigation for manslaughter and violation of occupational safety regulations.