British 'Bill Gates' Mike Lynch gone missing: A devastating storm off the coast of Sicily has left one man dead and six others missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch. The incident occurred early on Monday when a luxury yacht, the Bayesian, was struck by unexpectedly violent weather and sank near the port of Porticello. The Bayesian, a British-flagged 56-meter (184-foot) sailboat, was carrying 22 people when it was hit by the storm.
The yacht, anchored just off shore, vanished beneath the waves shortly before dawn. Eyewitnesses reported that the yacht sank quickly. The Italian coast guard confirmed the incident, noting that 15 people managed to escape before the yacht went down, including Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, and a one-year-old girl.
The names of the dead and missing have not been officially released. However, a person familiar with the rescue operation confirmed that Mike Lynch was among those unaccounted for. Italian media reported that the deceased man was the yacht's onboard chef.
The missing individuals reportedly have British, American, and Canadian nationalities. Rescue Operations Survivors revealed that the trip had been organized by Lynch for his work colleagues. A coast guard official in Palermo described the storm as having unexpectedly strong winds.
“Bad weather was expected, but not of this magnitude,” the official said. Karsten Borner, the captain of a nearby boat, recounted the events. As the winds surged, he turned on his engine to.