Bayesian Brought to Surface
Object of $30 Million Salvage Operation off Sicily
From today’s story in the Guardian:
The white top and blue hull of the 56-metre (184ft) vessel emerged from the depths of the sea in a holding area of a yellow floating crane barge, as salvage crews readied it to be hauled ashore for further investigation. The Italian coastguard said the recovery was scheduled to begin on Saturday morning.
A spokesperson for TMC Maritime, which is conducting the recovery operation, said the vessel had been slowly raised from the seabed, 50 metres (165ft) down, over the past three days to allow the steel lifting straps, slings and harnesses to be secured under the keel.
The operation – which has cost approximately $30m (£22m) - was made easier after the vessel’s 72-metre mast was detached using a remote-controlled cutting tool and placed on the seabed on Tuesday.
The vessel will be transported to the port of Termini Imerese, where investigators are expected to examine it as part of an inquiry into the cause of the sinking.
Loose Cannon published 11 stories about the possible causes of her sinking, which happened during a freak storm on August 19, 2023. Insisting the boat was “virtually unsinkable,” Bayesian’s builder promptly blamed the captain and crew for the disaster.
Experts published by Loose Cannon, however, cited problematic design issues based on the accident timeline and data in the Bayesian Stability Booklet, which we had obtained and then freely distributed to experts and other news outlets.
For previous stories, type “Bayesian” into the search field on the Loose Cannon homepage.
I’ll be interested if someone restores it or if it will be cut up and scrapped.
What a depressing sight.