British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter are among six people missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Sicily. A body, believed to be that of the vessel's cook, has been found and police divers are trying to reach the hull of the ship, which is resting at a depth of 50 metres. Two missing British passengers have been named as tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah, 18 , while Mr Lynch's wife Angela Bacares has survived.
Sicily's civil protection agency confirmed that 18-year-old Hannah Lynch was among those missing with her father, along with the yacht's chef, Ricardo Thomas. The luxury yacht was carrying 10 crew members and 12 passengers. Fifteen people including Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, were rescued, according to local media.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said four of its inspectors were being deployed to Palermo. Details on the incident are still emerging, but here are all the main things we know about it so far. Mike Lynch missing in Italy Brit tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, whose family is said to own the superyacht, vanished following the disaster this morning.
The 59-year-old, a Cambridge-educated mathematician who is known for co-founding the Autonomy Corporation and founding Invoke Capital, remains missing. His 18-year-old daughter Hannah is missing too. The tech entrepreneur made a vast fortune in the IT industry, having co-founded Autonomy in 1996 and building it into a leading UK firm before it was acqu.