The US Coast Guard federalized the vessel on Tuesday, which means the yacht cannot be moved until all fuel, batteries, and any other pollutants on board are removed. That process may involve a helicopter and is expected to take at least through Wednesday, according to a DLNR news release.
The casualty was successfully removed from its grounded position and re-floated at about 18:46 hours on 05 March 2022. It was towed back up to the entrance of the Port by Tug Vasileos from where
was a roving watch required for that vessel. reporter: the crew reports seeing no passengers on the second deck. meaning they never got out of the bunk house. the sheriff said the burns were so severe requiring dna testing and recovered 33 of 34 bodies. only 18 have been i.d. d. due to the intense fire all the recovered remains suffered varying degrees of fire damage requiring dna analysis to confirm the identities of the victims. reporter: now, they re still trying to recover the boat and have a salvage plan in place. they re expecting 30 knot winds this weekend and could be postponed until monday but brought in a barge to pick it up and bring it to a secure place for investigation. dana. dana: as we re trying to piece it together, what do we know about the time line and what the crew did or didn t do?