A friend of Mike Lynch still hopes for a miracle as the search continues (Image: Getty) There could still be the "miracle" discovery of survivors in the search for Mike Lynch and five other people, a close friend of the missing tycoon has said. Billionaire Mr Lynch, 59, and the others have yet to be found despite extensive searches of the sea after the superyacht they were on capsized and sank after being hit by a freak tornado off the coast of Sicily. The luxury vessel named Bayesian capsized around 4.
30am yesterday (August 20) while anchored near Porticello, close to Palermo in northern Sicily. It is feared they could have been trapped inside the wreck, which has yet to be recovered. The body of the yacht's chef Recaldo Thomas has been found.
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