One man has died and six people are missing after a luxury was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm The 50-metre boat, named Bayesian, in the early hours of Monday, with four , according to local media. The yacht sank as a fierce storm battered the area overnight, and was flying a British flag, according to ship-tracking site Marine Traffic. A spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said: “We are in contact with the local authorities following an incident in , and stand ready to provide consular support to British nationals affected.
” British technology tycoon Mike Lynch is among six tourists missing, The Independent understands. Mr Lynch, who founded software giant Autonomy in 1996, was made an OBE for services to enterprise in 2006. Earlier this year he was cleared of conducting a massive fraud relating to a $11 billion (£8.
64bn) sale to US company Hewlett Packard. A body, believed to be that of the vessel’s chef, has been found and 15 people were rescued. The body was found near the wreck at a depth of 164ft, fire and rescue services said.
Four of the missing passengers are British and two are American, Italian news website reported. One of the survivors, a British tourist named Charlotte, told she held her one-year-old daughter, Sofia, to stop her from drowning. “I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning,” she said.
“It was all dark. In the water I couldn’t keep my eyes open..