Autopsies reveal causes of death of two superyacht passengers killed when £30million Mike Lynch vessel sank in a thunderstorm off Sicily coast as authorities continue criminal probe into the tragedy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Autopsies reveal causes of death of two superyacht passengers killed when £30million Mike Lynch vessel sank in a thunderstorm off Sicily coast as authorities continue criminal probe into the tragedy

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Autopsies have been carried out on two victims who drowned when the super yacht Bayesian sank last month in a freak storm with the loss of seven lives. Mr Lynch's wife Angela Bacares, Hannah's mother, survived along with 14 others after the £30 million vessel sank off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily at Porticello near Palermo on August 19. The first autopsies were carried out on lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda and confirmed that they drowned, sources said on Monday British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah both died in the Bayesian tragedy when the superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily Judy and Jonathan Bloomer died on the Bayesian as it keeled over in the water Recaldo Thomas, chef on the Bayesian, was the first person to be recovered after the yacht sunk Who are the nine surviving crew members Captain James Cutfield, 51, a New Zealander Sasha Murray, 29, from Ireland Kyaw Htun Myin, 31 from Myanmar Matthew Griffith, 22, from France Leo Eppel, from South Africa Onboard hostess Leah Randall, 20 from South Africa Hostess Katja Chicken, 23, from Germany Tus Koopmans, from the Netherlands Eaton Parker, believed to be from the UK All the victims were passengers except for the boat's cook Recaldo Thomas. Hannah, 18, was due to start at Oxford before tragedy struck the Bayesian superyacht A handout photo made available on August 19 by Perini Navi Press Office shows the 'Bayesian' sailing boat, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy The £30 million vessel sank off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily at Porticello near Palermo on August 19 The 18-year-old's body was found alone in her own cabin on board the super-yacht after it sank 50 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean, rescue workers said James Cutfield, a 51-year-old New Zealander, was in charge of the Bayesian when it sank off the coast of Sicily during a storm Pictured: Hannah with her father Mike Lynch who both died on the yacht Chief engineer Tim Parker Eaton, 56, has insisted all 'doors and hatches were closed' on the doomed Bayesian ahead of a violent storm Matthew Griffiths was one of 22 people on board the Bayesian when it was devastated by a freak waterspout Prosecutor Raffaele Cammarano said last week that the vessel was most likely hit by a 'downburst,' a very strong downward wind. CCTV captured the last moments of the Bayesian superyacht before it sank beneath the waves The British-flagged Bayesian superyacht was owned by tech magnate Mike Lynch Rescue workers standing by after recovering the body of Hannah Lynch off the coast of Porticello on August 23 Search teams at the site of the Bayesian sinking as they prepared to continue looking for Hannah Lynch on August 23 He said: 'I activated the generators and the hydraulic pump for the rudder.'

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