Water pressure at 160ft means Bayesian victims are unlikely to be found alive fears diving expert

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Bayesian superyacht victims 'would have died within minutes' of doomed vessel sinking as air ran out, diving expert says

The search continues for missing Brits including billionaire Mike Lynch as CCTV footage shows the horrifying moment the yacht was toppled in a storm off of the coast of Sicily.

A DIVING expert fears the pressure under 164ft of water means it is unlikely the missing Bayesian yacht passengers are alive.

Phil Jones, of the UK-based search team Beneath the Surface, told The Sun it very quickly "becomes a recovery operation" in such circumstances.

The frantic hunt for survivors is about to enter its third day as divers desperately look for a way to access the yacht's cabins 50 metres under the surface.

It comes as horrifying CCTV shows the moment the yacht was engulfed by the storm.

The 183ft boat - which was anchored for the night off the coast of Sicily, was caught in a storm, including a tornadic waterspout which snapped the mast, at around 4am on Monday.

It sunk quickly to the depths within 60 seconds - and six people remain missing, feared dead.

Among them are four Brits, including yacht owner and tech tycoon Mike Lynch - who was hosting a party to celebrate being cleared of fraud charges in the US.
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