According to a report, four people who were on board a luxurious superyacht that sank off the coast of Italy on Monday morning, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and chairman of Morgan Stanley International Jonathan Bloomer, are presumed to be dead. Italian coast guard officials said on Tuesday that Lynch and Bloomer were among the six people still not found. The other individuals include Hannah, Bloomer's 18-year-old daughter, Clifford Chance attorney Chris Morvillo and his wife Judy, and Bloomer's wife Neda.
On Monday, a storm formed around the 184-foot British-flagged yacht The Bayesian, which was moored approximately half a mile offshore. According to civil protection officials, they think the ship was hit by a waterspout, a tornado, that crossed the water and swiftly sank the yacht. On the Giornale di Sicilia website, grainy footage from shore-based closed-circuit cameras depicted the Bayesian 's lit 246-foot mast enduring the storm before it vanished within a minute.
Moment luxury yacht sinks off coast of Italy caught on camera, with 6 presumed dead https://t.co/IMUcEA5uXR — Fox News (@FoxNews) August 20, 2024 Emergency services responded to a yacht sinking off the coast of southern Italy and searched for persons missing. Lynch was once referred to as the king of technology in Britain.
In a U.S. federal trial held in June, he was found not guilty of fraud and conspiracy in connection with Hewlett-Packard's $11 billion acquisition of Autonomy Corp.
Lynch was celebrating his recent acquittal on the yacht with the people who assisted in defending him throughout the case and their families. Also Read : Who is Lunden Roberts? All about Hunter Biden’s secret relationship and their daughter Navy When the ship sank, there were ten crew members and twelve passengers, including citizens of Canada, the United States, and Britain. 15 people, including a 1-year-old girl, were rescued, and the body of one man, Antiguan chef Ricardo Thomas, was found, according to the authorities.
Following the sinking of a luxurious superyacht off the coast of Italy on Monday, British tech magnate Mike Lynch is believed to be dead. FAQs: Who is missing following the yacht disaster? Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, tech tycoon Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah, anti-corruption attorney Chris Morvillo, and two unidentified women are among those reported missing. How many people were on board when the yacht sank? Ten crew members and 12 passengers, including British, American, and Canadian nationals, were onboard when the vessel sank.
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