Superyacht is pulled from the seabed 10 months after sinking off Sicily

ROME — A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year , killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, partially resurfaced Saturday as salvage recovery crews finalized the complex operation to bring it ashore for further investigation.
The white top and blue hull of the 56-meter (184-foot) Bayesian was visible on the surface but was not clear of the sea yet in a holding area of a yellow floating crane barge.

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