Rescue teams recovered two bodies from a sunken British-flagged yacht off the coast of Sicily yesterday, with two more bodies located inside the capsized vessel, according to sources who spoke with Reuters. The yacht, named *Bayesian*, sank early on Monday after being struck by a violent storm, leaving six people, including prominent businessman Mike Lynch and his daughter, still unaccounted for.
The identities of the two victims recovered yesterday remain unknown at this time. A source close to the rescue operations described one of the bodies as belonging to a heavily built man, while the other was that of a woman, as reported by the Italian news agency Adnkronos.
The recovered bodies were brought ashore at the Porticello harbor near Palermo, where they were carried in black body bags by a fire brigades boat and then lifted onto the quayside. Divers and specialist rescue teams have been conducting thorough searches inside the hull of the sunken yacht since the incident occurred.
The tragedy has left authorities racing against time to find the missing individuals, as families and loved ones await news with growing concern. The storm that caused the yacht to capsize was described as ferocious, and the search and rescue operation continues amid challenging conditions.
