Divers Look for Surveillance Video from Sunken Sicily Yacht as They Hunt for 'Clues' to How Tragedy Unfolded

Mar. 15, 2025

Divers have returnedto the wreck of the luxury yachtBayesianin an effort to learn more about why the vessel sank so quickly last month while off the coast of Sicily,killing seven of the 22 people onboard, a source tells PEOPLE.

The specialists on Thursday, Sept. 12, went looking to retrieve the video surveillance systems that were on the yacht at the time, the source close to the investigation says, describing it as “a bid to search for clues."

Information is not yet available on what was brought to surface.

The divers also looked for “any other photographic or video devices present,” the source says.

TheBayesianwent below the water after severe weather early on Aug. 19, Italian authorities have said.

The Bayesian yacht.PERINI NAVI PRESS OFFICE/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

PERINI NAVI PRESS OFFICE/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Six of the 12 passengerswere later found dead inside the sunken vessel; a seventh victim,the yacht’s chef, one of the 10 crew, was recovered near theBayesian.

Officials have determined that some of the victims drowned, though further examination and testing is ongoing to see if other victims may have suffocated inside an air pocket in the sinking yacht.

The seven victims are Chairman of Morgan Stanley International Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy Bloomer; New York City-based lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife, jewelry designer Neda Morvillo; British tech businessman Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah; and Recaldo Thomas, the chef.

Lynch and his family and friends had been celebrating with the yacht trip in the wake of his acquittal this year in a high-profile fraud trial in the U.S.

From left: Hannah and Mike Lynch.FAMILY HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

FAMILY HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

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What remains unclear is why theBayesiansank, given its size and apparent seaworthiness. The investigation continues, with authorities looking into a potential manslaughter and negligent shipwreck case.

The captain and two crew members have spoken with officials but no one has been charged.

source: people.com