Italian authorities say a fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the “Bayesian” superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier in the week.
The head of Sicily’s civil protection agency Salvatore Cocina told CNN on Wednesday that the fifth body had been located on the yacht but has not yet been recovered or identified.
The news comes after four bodies were found by divers earlier Wednesday, though the identities of those found remain unclear.A CNN team on the ground saw Italian authorities move four body bags from rescue boats to ambulances at the Sicilian port of Porticello earlier on Wednesday.
The British-flagged vessel sank early Monday – killing at least one of 22 people on board – after its mast, one of the world’s tallest, broke in half during a violent storm. Fifteen people were rescued, with six initially reported missing, and one body recovered Monday – thought to be that of the onboard chef Ricardo Thomas.
The six individuals reported missing are British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah Lynch; Morgan Stanley International director Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy Bloomer; prominent American lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife, Neda Morvillo. Security camera footage has shown the moments before a tornado sank the 56-meter-long (184-foot) yacht. As rain lashes down on the port, the grainy video shows the boat being battered by the storm, rocking violently from side to side before capsizing.
CNN has not been able to independently verify the location or date of the video but the profile of the ship pictured in the footage appears to match the design of the Bayesian.
— CutC by cnn.com
