CHRIS Morvillo is among a handful of people who have gone missing after a luxury yacht sank in a storm off Sicily. The Bayesian was carrying 12 passengers and 10 crew when the boat sank. Here's what we know about him.

2 Chris Morvillo is one of six people still missing after the luxury yacht capsized Credit: Clifford Chance Who is Chris Morvillo? Christopher Morvillo is a prominent lawyer and partner at multinational law firm Clifford Chance. Alongside Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, Morvillo is one of the six missing passengers. Early in the search, it was revealed that UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter, Hannah, were also unaccounted for.

The 56-metre Bayesian was carrying 22 people including Brits, Americans and Canadians. Fifteen people were rescued after the yacht capsized due to a heavy storm that caused waterspouts, or rotating columns of air and mist. One body has been recovered, officials said.

Fire rescue crews reported that divers were unable to access the below-deck cabins because they were blocked by debris that had shifted during the violent storm that toppled...

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