How did £30m superyacht sink during freak Sicily storm leaving 'British Bill Gates' his daughter and Morgan Stanley boss feared dead - the same day as his business partner died after hit-and-run Do you know more about what happened? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk By Matthew Lodge Published: 02:08 EDT, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 03:35 EDT, 20 August 2024 e-mail 37 shares 47 View comments Advertisement The search for six people missing after a luxury yacht sunk in a storm off the coast of Sicily has resumed this morning with divers fearing bodies are trapped inside the vessel.
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter and a boss from Morgan Stanley, are among those who still have not been found after the £30million superyacht Bayesian went down early on Monday morning. The vessel had been moored just 300 metres from the coast when it was hit by a suspected freak waterspout amid heavy thunderstorms near the city of Palermo at around 5am. The boat, which had been carrying 10 crew members and 12 passengers - went down quickly, with survivors found floating in a life raft describing how they swam for their lives.
Search teams have already found the body of one man, thought to be an onboard chef, and there are fears that more bodies will be found in the hull of the ship by specialist divers today. Mr Lynch, once dubbed the British Bill Gates and worth an estimated £852million, had taken his family and friends on the 'victory' trip after being acquitted of fraud charges..