‘Air Pocket’ Hope Vanishes as Bodies Are Found in Billionaire’s Sunken Yacht

Two bodies were recovered from the doomed superyacht of the British billionaire Mike Lynch on Wednesday morning, shattering any sliver of hope that air pockets may have saved those missing.

Sources familiar with rescue efforts confirmed to The Independent that the bodies were removed from the Bayesian by dive teams, which have had to work in 12-minute shifts because of water pressure.

The Bayesian, an 184-foot sailing vessel, was struck by a waterspout and sank off the Sicilian coast around 5 a.m. Monday morning with 22 people aboard. That included Lynch, 59, as well as his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who are both unaccounted for.

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