Rescue teams deploy a remote-controlled underwater drone to help in the search for six people missing after the capsize of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily.
The search team in Palermo waters deployed a underwater drone to continue the search for six people who remain missing after the shipwreck from a yacht on Monday.
The missing passengers are believed to be trapped in the hull of the Bayesian, a superyate of British flag. The service of italian firefighters, Vigili del Fuoco reported that the dives resumed at 8 a.m. on Tuesday off Porticello.
The sailboat rests at about 50 meters of depth. This is deeper than most amateur divers can reach, so the operation requires additional precautions. In addition, divers can only go down in shifts of a maximum of 12 minutes, which considerably slows down search efforts.
The Italian fire and rescue service states that Its divers have managed to access the interior of the wreckbut that obstacles and small spaces add a degree of difficulty to the search.
“In the last immersion held late yesterday afternoon, the divers The fire department managed to access the interior of the wreck, inspecting some rooms located under the control panel. The operations were complex due to the presence of numerous obstacles and to the narrowness of the access points,” declared the VdF.
A waterspout
Italian civil protection authorities believe that a waterspout – similar to a tornado over water– after a sudden storm that hit the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday.
15 people survived and one body was found near the wreck; It was confirmed that it was chef Recaldo Thomas. Among the missing are the technology magnate Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, as well as the presidente de Morgan Stanley, Jonathan Bloomer.
