The search for British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter is set to continue on Tuesday after their luxury yacht sank amidst a tornado near Sicily's coast . The two are among six tourists unaccounted for following the capsizing of the yacht, named Bayesian, during severe storms off Palermo's coast in the early hours of Monday. According to the BBC , which reported that searches are expected to recommence later on Tuesday morning, those missing include Morgan Stanley International Bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and Clifford Chance attorney Chris Morvillo.
Italy's fire service, Vigili del Fuoco, noted that initial inspections of the sunken vessel were "unsuccessful" due to restricted access to the bridge and furniture blocking passageways. A body, presumed to be the yacht's cook, has been found. La Repubblica, an Italian news outlet, reported that four of the missing individuals are British and two are American.
READ MORE: After four years and two lengthy trials, Cole Kershaw's family hope they can finally move forward Mr Lynch, who established the software behemoth Autonomy in 1996, was honoured with an OBE for services to enterprise in 2006. He was exonerated in June of allegations of a massive fraud connected to the 11 billion dollar (£8.64 billion) sale of his company to Hewlett Packard.
Ayla Reynold, a New Zealander employed at Clifford Chance, miraculously survived the disaster. Her father Lin Ronald told the Telegraph that she had been invited on the yacht as.