Tech tycoon Lynch's doomed Bayesian yacht lifted to surfaceNEW!MenuselectSearch quotes, news & videosMenuTech tycoon Lynch's doomed Bayesian yacht lifted to surfacePublished Sat, Jun 21 20256:50 AM EDTUpdated 5 Hours AgoSeawater is pumped out of the wreckage of the 'Bayesian' yacht, owned by the late British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, as it is recovered by the floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2 off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on June 21, 2025.Igor Petyx | ReutersSalvage experts hauled British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht from the water on Saturday and plan to take it to a Sicilian port for inspection, 10 months after it sank off the coast of Sicily, killing Lynch, his teenage daughter and five others.Work had resumed at first light, with one of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe used to haul the 56-metre-long (184-foot) Bayesian from beneath the waves.The Bayesian's upper decks appeared badly damaged while the blue hull was encrusted with mud after it had lain on the seabed at a depth of 50 meters.Italian authorities in the nearby port of Termini Imerese will have a chance to inspect the luxury yacht next week as they seek clues into a tragedy that has puzzled maritime experts.The Bayesian was moored off the small port of Porticello, near Palermo, in August last year when it sank during a sudden storm. The yacht was vulnerable to violent winds and was probably knocked over by gusts of more than 117 km (73 miles) per hour, an interim British report said last month.The wreckage of "Bayesian" yacht, owned by late British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch who died when the yacht sank off the coast of Porticello, is recovered by floating crane ships HEBO LIFT 10 and HEBO LIFT 2, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on June 21, 2025.Igor Petyx | ReutersThe salvage team, led by British company TMC Marine, pumped seawater out of the hull, and the vessel was held in an elevated position, surrounded by pollution containment booms, while further checks were carried out."This was a complex and precise lifting operation to recover Bayesian, and followed a step-by-step program of salvage work," said Marcus Cave, a director of TMC Marine.The plan is for the yacht to be carried to port on Sunday before it is lifted on Monday onto a specially manufactured steel cradle on the quayside.The recovery process has been made easier after the vessel's 72-meter mast was detached using a remote-controlled cutting tool and placed on the seabed on Tuesday.In addition to Lynch, founder of the software company Autonomy, his daughter Hannah, lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda, banker Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, and chef Recaldo Thomas were killed when the yacht sank. Nine other crew members and six guests were rescued.News TipsGot a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you.CNBC NewslettersSign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inboxGet this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services.Advertise With Us© 2025 CNBC LLC. All Rights Reserved. , The Bayesian sank Aug. 19 off Porticello, near Palermo, during a violent storm as Lynch was treating friends to a cruise to celebrate his acquittal two months earlier in the U.S. on fraud charges , A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing UK tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, was lifted fully out of the water on Saturday afternoon as salvage recovery .