The search for six people missing after a luxury yacht sank in during a mini-tornado off the coast of Sicily is set to resume this morning. British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah are among those missing. The yacht, named Bayesian, was battered during intense storms off the coast of Palermo in the early hours of Monday and locals say that it sank suddenly.
Fifteen people, including Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, were rescued in the moments after. One body was recovered but six remain missing. Rescuers, including divers.
spent the day on Monday in the area Here is what we know so far: Tech tycoon among those missing The Bayesian was carrying 10 crew members and 12 passengers when it was hit by a freak waterspout at around 5am on Monday. Mr Lynch – once dubbed the British Bill Gates and worth an estimated £852 million, and his daughter Hannah, 18 - who completed her A-levels this summer and has a place to read English at Oxford University – were among six missing and feared dead. Sicily's civil protection agency told the BBC that 18-year-old Hannah Lynch was among those missing with her father, along with the yacht's chef, Ricardo Thomas.
The BBC is reporting Morgan Stanley International Bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo were among those missing. The Financial Times reported Mr Bloomer appeared at trial as a defence witness for Mr Lynch, while media reports suggest the pair are close friends. Mr Bloo.