A fifth body has been recovered from Mike Lynch's family yacht off Sicily, raising further questions about the luxury vessel's mysterious sinking

 **Rome —** Divers recovered a fifth body from the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht on Thursday morning, confirmed Sicily Civil Protection Chief Salvo Cocina. The body was identified by Italian Interior Ministry official Massimo Mariani as Mike Lynch, the British tech magnate, whose wife owned the vessel.

The Italian Coast Guard, represented by spokesperson Vincenzo Zagarola, reported that efforts are ongoing to recover the final missing victim. The yacht, which sank early Monday during a severe thunderstorm off the coast of Palermo, Sicily, left six people trapped inside at a depth of over 160 feet. 

The recovery has been challenging, with four bodies retrieved on Wednesday. The vessel's position on the seafloor, combined with the hazardous interior conditions, has slowed the recovery process. Although the remains recovered have not been officially identified, Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, survived the sinking, while Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among those missing.

Another victim, the chef of the Bayesian superyacht, was found dead shortly after the vessel capsized. In addition to Lynch and his daughter, those believed to have been trapped inside the yacht when it sank include Lynch's American lawyer, Chris Morvillo, and his wife, Neda, as well as British banker Jonathan Bloomer and his wife.

As questions continue to arise about how the state-of-the-art yacht could have sunk so rapidly, Italian prosecutors have opened an official investigation into a possible "culpable shipwreck" following interviews with survivors and witnesses. No suspects have been named yet.

Giovanni Costantino, head of the Italian Sea Group, which owns Perini Navi, the company that built the Bayesian in 2008, suggested that human error might be to blame. He emphasized the resilience of Perini ships, noting that one withstood Hurricane Katrina, and questioned why no one on the bridge had seen the storm approaching.

One possible factor in the sinking could have been the yacht's keel—a retractable structure that helps stabilize the vessel. If the keel wasn't fully deployed, the yacht may have been more prone to instability, especially in the strong winds on Monday morning. While the keel is designed to be raised for shallow harbor navigation, doing so at sea could have made the yacht more vulnerable.

When asked if divers had seen the keel in a raised position, a spokesman for the Italian Coast Guard indicated that only the prosecutor could confirm this, though they did not deny the possibility.

Italian media reported that the yacht's captain, 51-year-old New Zealander James Cutfield, was questioned for two hours by prosecutors on Thursday.