An operation to retrieve the luxury yacht 'Bayesian' that sank off the coast of Sicily last year was temporarily suspended after a specialist diver died while underwater.

Report into sinking of Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian to be published - The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said it will release an interim report into the incident on Thursday.

Work to recover the late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht off the coast of northern Sicily has been paused following the death of a diver involved in the operations, the company leading the effort said on Saturday.