Full details on the recovery of Bayesian have been released. The recovery plan was confirmed following a meeting in Palermo yesterday (10 June), according to a statement released by TMC Marine, the company in charge of the salvage.
Works will begin by temporarily lifting the stern section of the Perini Navi using Hebo-Lift 10, one of the salvage vessels on site. This will allow the salvors to install the slings necessary to ultimately lift the sailing yacht in late June.
The lifting of Bayesian requires eight main steel lifting strops to be installed under the hull, forming part of a specially designed steel wire lifting arrangement. After this step (but before Bayesian is lifted), salvage teams will use “precision cutting tools” to remove the sailing yacht’s 72-metre mast. Once lifted, Bayesian will be settled on a custom-manufactured steel cradle, now prepared on the quayside of Termini Imerese.
Another key piece of preparatory work has also been completed, with authorities successfully undergoing a 360-degree visual survey of the seabed. Using remote-controlled submersible equipment, this survey covered a 20-metre radius from Bayesian and identified 17 pieces of potential debris – including a life raft casing and items of deck furniture. These materials have now been safely recovered and brought to shore.
Anti-pollution monitoring of the site also continues, though no pollution has been identified to date.
What happens after Bayesian is salvaged?
Recovering the hull is crucial to the ongoing investigation led by prosecutor Raffaele Cammarano, as well as the death inquest currently underway in Ipswich, UK. Once resurfaced, Bayesian will be transported to Palermo for forensic examination.
