Body of Mike Lynch's daughter recovered from yacht She was seventh and last victim of disaster Marine experts baffled by sinking in storm Boatbuilder CEO blames crew errors Wreck salvage operations estimated to cost up to 15 mln euros Italian divers have retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch's 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last person still unaccounted for after the family's luxury yacht sank this week off Sicily. Seven people, including Lynch himself, died when the 56-metre-long sail boat, the Bayesian, capsized during a fierce, pre-dawn storm on Monday off Porticello, near Palermo. Fifteen people survived, including Lynch's wife and the yacht's captain.
Lynch's family is devastated and in shock, a spokesperson for the family said on Friday, in their first public comments since the yacht sank. "Their thoughts are with everyone affected by the tragedy. They would like to sincerely thank the Italian coastguard, emergency services and all those who helped in the rescue," the statement said.
"Their one request now is that their privacy be respected at this time of unspeakable grief." Prosecutors in the nearby town of Termini Imerese are looking into possible human error that might have led to the disaster. As of yet, nobody has been placed under formal investigation and none of the survivors have commented publicly.
Hannah Lynch's body was discovered on Friday by specialist divers who have been scouring the submerged vessel for the past five days, a s.