Six people remain missing after a luxury superyacht belonging to UK tech magnate Mike Lynch capsized in the Mediterranean, just off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday morning. The horrifying aftermath of the tragedy left cushions and deck chairs floating in the water, as well as 15 people who had survived, clinging to a life raft. A tornado struck the £14m vessel while it was anchored at port, causing the mast to snap and the yacht to capsize in a matter of minutes.
Many of the 22 guests and crew on board the 'Bayesian' were in their cabins when the storm struck. 59-year-old Mike Lynch and daughter Hannah, 18, are among those missing, though his wife Angela managed to escape the stricken vessel. Italian rescuers who dived around 50 metres to the capsized vessel reportedly told Salvo Cocina, head of Sicily's civil protection agency, that they had spotted a grim sight "through the portholes" of the 183-foot superyacht.
The divers are alleged to have seen bodies inside the vessel, according to Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera. One body has been recovered of the seven that were initially reported missing, that of the boat's chef, Ricardo Thomas. READ MORE: Mike Lynch's co-defendant dies after being hit by car as sea search continues overnight An eyewitness in Palermo, the capital of Sicily and the port where the Bayesian was docked, told an Ansa press agency: "The vessel was still at anchor in front of the port when the tornado struck.
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