The first autopsies of the Bayesian wreck reveal that the victims died of asphyxiation when the oxygen inside the yacht ran out.

The first autopsies of the Bayesian wreck reveal that the victims died of asphyxiation when the oxygen inside the yacht ran out.

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The first results of the autopsies practiced in four of the fatal victims of the Bayesian, the yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, died of asphyxiation when the damaged vessel ran out of oxygen, judicial sources reported Thursday.

Him Bayesiana 56-metre British-flagged superyacht carrying 22 people was anchored off the Porticello Harbournear the city of Palermo, when capsized during a strong storm on August 19.

The English Mike Lynch and his family were on board with a small group of his financial and legal advisers celebrating the tycoon’s recent acquittal on fraud charges of which he had been accused.

The first results of the autopsies performed on four of the victims: the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomerhis wife Judythe lawyer Chris Morville and his wife Neda– suggest it They died of asphyxiation while trapped in the boat.

Further forensic tests have been ordered, with results expected in the coming weeks, the same sources said. In addition, autopsies of the Chef Recaldo Tommaso and of Mike Lynch will take place this Friday, while Hannah Lynch’s will take place on Saturday.

The bodies of the deceased, except that of the cook, They were found in the cabins on the port side of the shipwhere passengers could have tried to search for remaining air bubbles, the head of the Palermo fire department said last month.

James Cutfieldcaptain of the ship, and the crew members Tim Parker Eaton AND Matthew Griffith They have been investigated by Italian authorities for possible manslaughter and shipwreck. Being investigated does not imply guilt and does not mean that formal charges will be filed.

Griffiths, who was on duty the night of the disaster, told investigators that crew members did everything they could to save the people aboard the Bayesian, Italian news agency Ansa reported last week.

Him The sinking has baffled naval expertswho argue that a vessel like the Bayesian, built by Perini, a high-end yacht builder owned by The Italian Sea Group, should have weathered the storm and, in any case, should not have sunk so quickly.