The doomed party, haunting last photo and the cruel double tragedy twist: As cave divers join search for bodies, how Mike Lynch's 'victory' celebration on superyacht happened at the 'wrong place, wrong time' Do you know more about what happened? Email elena.salvoni@mailonline.co.
uk By Miriam Kuepper and Katherine Lawton and Elena Salvoni Published: 20:31 EDT, 19 August 2024 | Updated: 20:57 EDT, 19 August 2024 e-mail View comments It was supposed to be a 'victory' celebration for Mike Lynch after he was acquitted of fraud charges, but the sailing trip to sunny Sicily soon turned into a tragedy after his superyacht was hit by a freak waterspout and sank just before 5am on Monday. As six passengers - including Mr Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah - remain missing, cave divers have joined the search after rescuers said they fear the six could be in the hull of the ship after getting trapped in their cabins. So far, the divers have failed to find the six missing passengers due to furniture obstructing access to the bridge in the wreck lying on the sea bed 160ft beneath the surface, authorities said.
British tech tycoon Mr Lynch, 59, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, as well as Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife remain missing. The two others yet to be found are Mr Lynch's attorney Christopher Morvillo and his wife Nada. 'They were in the wrong place at the wrong time,' Salvo Cocina of Sicily's civil protection agency said, noting that another big ship ne.