Rome, May 10, 2025 (AFP) - Recovery of sunken yacht in Italy suspended after diver's death

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2025-05-10

Work to raise a superyacht that sank in Sicily last year, killing a UK tech mogul and six others, was suspended Saturday after the death of a specialised diver, according to local news reports. The diver was part of a team working to raise the 56-metre (185-foot) "Bayesian" yacht that was struck by a pre-dawn storm in August last year while anchored off Porticello, near Palermo. The yacht sunk within minutes after being struck by something akin......

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