Who are the six people search teams have been looking for?
Search teams have spent more than three days searching for six people who were missing after the Bayesian yacht sank before dawn on Monday.
The bodies of five people have now been found, though it has not confirmed which missing people they belong to.
The six people authorities have been searching for are British billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch; his 18-year-old daughter Hannah Lynch, a former London schoolgirl; Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy Bloomer; Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo.
Photos show search teams resuming operation
Photos from the scene this morning show the search mission appears to have resumed.
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It is now just after 8am in Sicily. The Italian fire service, which has been leading the operation, has not yet released a statement this morning but previous days have seen firefighters resume their search at first light.
Search for sixth missing person to resume
Good morning, and welcome to the Standard’s live blog.
Today will see divers search the wreckage of the Bayesian yacht for the final person who remains missing after the luxury vessel sank off the coast of Porticello, in northern Sicily, in the early hours of Monday.
Rescuers have spent three full days searching for six missing passengers – four Brits and two Americans. After difficulty reaching the sleeping cabins where they believed the missing people to be trapped, divers finally managed to gain access yesterday afternoon and found five bodies.
Four of those bodies have been recovered. The whereabouts of the missing sixth person remains unknown.
We will be bringing you updates throughout the day as the operation continues.
