Diver’s Heartbreaking Account of Finding Hannah: 18-Year-Old Victim of Luxury Yacht Tragedy

Giuseppe Petrone, head of the Italian Firefighters’ Diving Team, has shared his harrowing experience of finding the body of 18-year-old Hannah Lichts, the daughter of tech mogul Mike Lichts, who perished in the sinking of the luxury yacht Beiazian. Petrone describes the frantic search efforts in the wreckage, the limited visibility, and the crushing weight of time as his team raced to find any survivors. Hannah’s body was found five days after the tragedy, trapped in a cabin at the edge of the yacht. Petrone expressed his sorrow, stating that Hannah, who was set to begin studies at Oxford University the following month, had a bright future ahead of her that was tragically cut short. The Beiazian, flying a British flag, sank in the early hours of August 19th during a storm off the coast of Sicily. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities exploring the possibility of negligence on the part of the crew, as they examine the role of a sudden meteorological event in the sinking.