Italian special forces divers have recovered potentially crucial video equipment from the wreck of the Mike Lynch superyacht that could explain how it sank.
The Bayesian going down off the coast of Sicily last month resulted in seven deaths, including those of the British tech tycoon and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah.
The divers, from an Italian navy unit equivalent to Britain’s Special Boat Service, recovered video surveillance systems, computers and hard drives that will be sent to specialised labs, a source close to the investigation told Reuters.
It is hoped that if they were recovered intact, the equipment may help investigators find out what happened on the night of the sinking.
It is believed the yacht was hit by a meteorological phenomenon known as a downburst, which can pack as much punch as a mini tornado.