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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colleen Barry

Mike Lynch’s superyacht to be recovered this weekend

  • A British superyacht that tragically sank off Sicily last August, claiming seven lives including UK tech magnate Mike Lynch, is scheduled for recovery this weekend.
  • The complex salvage operation involved removing the yacht's 72-meter mast, which allowed the hull to be brought to a nearly upright position and accelerated the recovery schedule.
  • TMC Marine, the salvage company, plans to lift the vessel from a depth of 50 meters using a powerful maritime floating crane barge on Saturday, with the aim of bringing it to port by Monday.
  • British investigators reported that the yacht was knocked over by "extreme wind" exceeding 70 knots, capsizing it to a 90-degree angle in under 15 seconds on August 19.
  • Mike Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among the seven fatalities, while fifteen people survived the incident.

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