Salvage underway to recover superyacht

Remember the 56-metre Bayesian that sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily in 2023, which claimed seven lives, and was described by its builder as unsinkable? A high-stakes international salvage mission is now underway to recover the superyacht.

Two specialized barges form the backbone of the recovery. One is equipped with advanced diving systems and underwater drones, while the other features an 83-metre crane, but the first challenge will be removing the yacht’s 72-metre mast — one of the tallest in the world.

Divers will deploy a remotely operated saw over a metre wide to cut through the mast near its base. Only then can crews thread approximately ten steel cables beneath the wreck to form a lifting harness. The lifting operation is projected to take place in mid-May. – Full report