Key unanswered questions over Bayesian yacht sinking amid desperate search for Mike Lynch and other missing passengers after £30m sailboat sunk off Sicily during freak storm Follow MailOnline's live coverage of the search today here By Emily Jane Davies Published: 10:09 BST, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 10:09 BST, 20 August 2024 e-mail View comments After the £30million superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Italy on Monday morning, many questions have been raised as the desperate search effort continues. The search for six missing people continues today with fears bodies are still trapped in the vessel which went down as British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his friends celebrated his acquittal in a US fraud trial. Mr Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, Morgan Stanley boss Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy, lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda are all still yet to be found.
The vessel had been anchored just 300 metres from the coast when it was hit by a suspected freak waterspout amid heavy thunderstorms near the city of Palermo at around 5am. The boat - which had been carrying 10 crew members and 12 passengers - went down quickly, with survivors found floating in a life raft describing how they swam for their lives. But unanswered questions over the Bayesian sinking remain, including why it capsized when other boats stayed afloat.
Luxury sailboat Bayesian was docked off the coast of Porticello when a waterspout struck The 'Bayesian' sailing boat, in Palermo, Sicily, Ita.
