Bayesian superyacht sinking: Autopsy reveals four victims died of 'dry drowning', gasped for oxygen
Image of Bayesian, a 56-meter-long sailboat, which sank off the Sicilian capital Palermo.
Days after the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily, the autopsies of four of seven victims killed in the incident revealed that they died of "dry drowning" after getting trapped alive inside the cabins of the ship.
New York City lawyer Chris Morvillo, his wife Neda and Morgan Stanley Bank International chair Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy lost their lives because of “dry drowning”, as per the tests conducted in the last two days, reported Italian outletla Repubblica.
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In the autopsy, water was not found in the lungs, trachea or stomach of the four passengers who were aboard the ill-fated 185-foot sailboat, further revealingthat none of them drowned in theseawater after the ship sank amid the August 19 storm.
'Death by confinement' and not 'sinking in sea'
The Palermo Institute of Forensic Medicine's pathologists found that the four victims died because of asphyxiation once there was depletion of oxygen in the cabin and the air bubble turned toxic because of carbon dioxide.
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An Italian publication said that the cause of death was “death by confinement".
Later, the dead bodies of Morvillos, the Bloomers and yacht owner Mike Lynch were discovered inside a similar cabin room towards the left side of the hull.
The superyacht sank and sat on the ocean floor with a tilt towards its right side. This proves that the victims were probably awake and went inside the cabins with the hope of getting air pockets.
However, the air pockets turned toxic when the victims breathed all the oxygen and breathed out carbon dioxide.
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As reported by a local outlet, the survivors - Lynch’s wife and Hanna’s mother, Angela Bacares - made attempts to warn those present below the deck of the ship but suffered injuries and were not able to reach the cabin.
More tests will be carried out to confirm that the four victims died by “dry drowning,” reported la Repubblica.
On Friday (September 6), the autopsy examinations of Lynch, Hannah and Thomas will be carried out.
The officials have not yet determined the cause of the ship’s capsize, although stormy weather can be a contributing factor.
(With inputs from agencies)