One of Europe's most powerful floating cranes will be used to lift tech tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht from the seabed next month, project organisers say.
Billionaire businessman Mr Lynch, 59, along with his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, were among seven people who died when the 56m-long vessel Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily on August 19 last year.
Recovery work is expected to start in May after Italian authorities approve a detailed rescue plan, although the timing will depend on weather and sea conditions.
The Bayesian, located at a depth of 50 metres near the port of Porticello, a fishing village, is expected to be recovered by the end of May.
British maritime consultancy TMC Marine will coordinate the specialist consortium, led by Rotterdam-based Dutch marine services company Hebo and SMIT Salvage, with support from Italian experts.
Salvage workers will raise the vessel's 72-metre mast before removing the hull, which investigators say is a key source of evidence.
The team will use the 5,695-tonne capacity floating crane Hebo Lift 10, which departed from Rotterdam on April 19 and is expected to arrive off Porticello within days.
This crane, recognized as one of the most powerful in its class in Europe, has a lifting height of 83.2 meters.
It will operate in conjunction with Hebo Lift 2, a multi-purpose floating barge with 700 square meters of deck space and a deck crane equipped with systems for divers and remotely operated underwater vehicles, as well as an auxiliary tug.
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