Watch how the millionaires superyacht tragedy unfolded after a storm near Sicily. British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was among those discovered inside the wreck of sunken Bayesian after divers gained access to the ship after three days of searches.
A British crew member of the doomed yacht Bayesian under investigation for manslaughter and causing a disaster has insisted all 'doors and hatches were closed' ahead of a violent storm.
The £30million yacht sank after being struck by freak weather as it anchored off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily at the village of Porticello near Palermo, leaving seven dead and 15 survivors. The £30million yacht sank after being struck by freak weather as it anchored off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily at the village of Porticello near Palermo, leaving seven dead and 15 survivors
When asked crucially if all portholes and hatches, including where the yacht's tender was kept, were closed he replied: 'Everything was shut. British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah both died in the Bayesian tragedy when the superyacht sank off the coast of SicilyThe bodies of Neda and Chris Morvillo, pictured in 2018, were also retrieved last week
Read More Bayesian yacht survivor says crew 'saved who we could' in sinking that killed billionaire Mike Lynch 'I then immediately woke the captain who took charge of operations. He gave the order to wake the others', the night watch said. The bodies of Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and friends were recovered over the subsequent days in a major search operation.
Cutfield exercised his right to remain silent when questioned by prosecutors on Tuesday, his lawyers said.
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