The bodies of two people have been recovered from the the Bayesian yacht that sank on Monday, Aug. 19, after a storm. A person involved in the search and rescue operation reported that two bodies were recovered but their identities have not been released yet.
The Bayesian is a 183-foot vessel, and sank around 5 a.m. local time on Monday while moored a half mile from the the coast of Porticello, according to a statement by the Italian coast guard. After the sinking, 15 people were rescued, the coast guard said. Another body was also found near the vessel and has been reported to be the chef, Ricardo Thomas.
Those still missing include Mike Lynch, a British tech entrepreneur and his daughter Hannah, as well as Chairman of Morgan Stanley International Jonathan Bloomer, his wife, Judy, and New York City-based lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife, Neda.