Giuseppe Petrone, 49, was the head of the Italian firefighters’ diving team that led the search for the site of the August 19 tragedy when seven people died when a yacht sank in Sicily, Italy. The search for survivors lasted nearly a week and was hampered by the fact that the vessel was 165 feet below the surface.
Hannah Lynch was the last of the seven crew members to be found on the Bowesian. The 18-year-old’s body was found inside her cabin and trapped under debris far from the yacht. “This young lady [Hannah Lynch] I had to write important pages of my life, but unfortunately the story ended completely differently,” said Giuseppe Petrone. Daily mail.
The diver found Hannah’s rescue the most difficult, “we’re talking about a situation where it took four or five dives to advance just one metre.” “The cabins were dark and filled with floating debris, mattresses, sheets and even closets,” he explained. Therefore, the investigation”moved forward with difficulty, ensuring the safety of rescue teams.
Giuseppe Petrone also explained that 27 divers participated in the “complex operation”, 11 of whom were specialists in underwater cave rescue and eight of whom were trained in the use of oxygen. The teams were able to stay in the water for 50 minutes, but they did not spend more than 12 minutes on the yacht due to the complexity of the investigation. When they entered”two divers, their safety monitored by a team of six people, ready to intervene at any sign of danger.”
The yacht was initially believed to have sunk during a storm, but authorities launched an investigation to look into the possibility that the crew was responsible for multiple murders and negligence that led to the sinking. On Monday, James Cutfield became a suspect in multiple manslaughter.