Divers Find 5 Bodies in Superyacht Wreck, 1 Still Missing

The 164-foot boat, owned by the wife of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, was carrying 22 passengers when it capsized during a storm.

Italian emergency services return to port on the third day of the search for survivors, in Porticello, Italy on Aug. 21, 2024. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Divers recovered the bodies of five people on Aug. 21 as they search the wreck of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier this week.

Rescue crews unloaded three body bags from rescue vessels that pulled into port at Porticello. Salvatore Cocina, head of the Sicily civil protection agency, said two additional bodies had also been found in the wreckage.