AN attorney missing with his wife following the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht gushed about his excitement for the future just days before embarking on the doomed voyage, a friend says. Christopher Morvillo and his wife, Neda, are among six people missing from the luxury $18million yacht which sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily on Monday. 13 Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda (seen in 2018) are among the six still missing from the Bayesian wreck Credit: Getty 13 Terrifying surveillance footage captured the moment the luxury sailing yacht was consumed by a heavy downpour, moments before sinking Credit: supplied 13 Extensive search and rescue efforts have been underway for over 48 hours Credit: AP The boat had been chartered by British billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch to celebrate his acquittal from a high-profile, years-long criminal fraud trial in Silicon Valley – a landmark victory Morvillo helped him secure.
The British-flagged vessel had been carrying 12 passengers and 10 members of crew when it was engulfed in a fearsome storm at around 4:30am local time on Monday. Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah are among the missing, as is Johnathan Bloomer, the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, and Bloomer's wife Judy. Morvillo, a partner at the major NYC firm Clifford Chance, appeared on a podcast just days before setting sail on the Bayesian, reflecting on his career-defining legal victory on behalf of Lynch and sharing his plans for the future.