{"id":120809,"date":"2024-08-24T20:12:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T20:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/superyacht-rescue-efforts-impressive-to-observe-but-this-was-a-tragedy-from-the-beginning\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T20:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T20:12:05","slug":"superyacht-rescue-efforts-impressive-to-observe-but-this-was-a-tragedy-from-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/superyacht-rescue-efforts-impressive-to-observe-but-this-was-a-tragedy-from-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Superyacht rescue efforts impressive to observe – but this was a tragedy from the beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When reports of the luxury yacht’s capsizing began to emerge on Monday morning – immediate thoughts turned to survivors – “please let everyone be okay,” people thought.<\/p>\n

But news of the first death – Recaldo Thomas – the talented on-board chef with an extensive yachting career – came within hours of the incident.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This was a tragedy from the beginning.<\/p>\n

Following news of Recaldo’s body being pulled from the water came the names of the missing and with that, the rescue mission countdown began.<\/p>\n

Time was not on their side, but they were to do their best and stay hopeful.<\/p>\n

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In Porticello, we watched an army of emergency services assemble on the harbourside.<\/p>\n

Coastguard members, search and rescue teams including divers, police officers and members of the fire service – all of their vehicles parked bumper to bumper. Tents were erected with desks and chairs within the hour.<\/p>\n

In the scorching heat, they started their delicate work. Meanwhile the port side opposite swelled with onlookers.<\/p>\n

A tiny fishing village became the centre of a rescue effort with international interest overnight.<\/p>\n

The media presence was sizable but so was the local people’s pack too.<\/p>\n

The village of Porticello is quaint and picturesque.<\/p>\n

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It’s famous for fishing and little else – there’s a cafe and two restaurants on the square. You can’t find a pharmacy or supermarket within a four-mile radius.<\/p>\n

It’s tiny and relatively remote – many here just speak the district dialect and Italian. One fisherman, not even the latter.<\/p>\n

So when a huge incident unfolded on their doorstep, they were astounded. It was the talk of the village – everyone had a tale of seeing the yacht moored on the coastline the night before – looking majestic.<\/p>\n

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By the time the emergency services descended on the marina – suddenly it became a grim spectacle for the whole village, which was both in awe at the rescue effort and heartbroken by what it was watching unfold.<\/p>\n

The search and rescue operation has been impressive to observe.<\/p>\n

Divers, clearly drained from the difficult and tiresome task, returned to the port side makeshift headquarters every so often to dry off their wetsuits.<\/p>\n

We learned the main coastguard vessel was acting like a mobile command centre so divers would take it in turns to swap swifts on-board.<\/p>\n

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The white vessel spent the search days at the shipwreck site, circling the area again and again and standing by for updates.<\/p>\n

One skipper brought us to the site to have a closer look at the work. We had to keep 200 metres away but it was enough to get a sense of how close the vessel was to the marina and shoreline before it capsized.<\/p>\n

It was very strange to be on the water that day, bobbing on the calm sea in the glistening sunshine, knowing the vessel was some 50 metres below you.<\/p>\n

The recoveries started happening on Wednesday – Mr and Mrs Bloomer and Mr and Mrs Morvillo were found together.<\/p>\n

Mike Lynch was brought ashore later that same day and then Thursday came the news that divers said upset them the most, when they finally found 18-year-old Hannah Lynch.<\/p>\n

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The mood shifted each time a body bag came ashore. We all knew who they had been looking for – seen their faces and heard their stories – so watching each recovery was met with silence from the crowd. Some respectfully bowed their heads or looked away.<\/p>\n

Once everyone had been found – Sicilian prosecutors, who said they have been compelled into updating the public on their investigation because of international interest, revealed this would be a complex case.<\/p>\n

The 15 survivors will likely live with the memory and trauma of what happened off the coast of this island forever.<\/p>\n

What was a celebratory trip for the passengers and the crew the owners knew so well, has ended in the most tragic of ways.<\/p>\n

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