Key Points A luxury yacht capsized off Sicily, leaving one dead and six missing, including UK tech magnate Mike Lynch. Fifteen people have been rescued and eight were hospitalised after a storm hit the 56m yacht. The Bayesian, notable for its tall mast, was moored near Porticello when a waterspout struck.
Six people are now presumed dead after a luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off the Italian island of Sicily in bad weather. One body, reported to be the yacht's chef, was found, while six people remain missing and 15 people have been rescued, authorities said. The ship had overturned around 5am local time (1pm AEST) on Monday off the port of Porticello when a tornado over the water known as a waterspout struck the area Salvo Cocina of Sicily's civil protection agency said.
It had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers, including British, American and Canadian nationalities, the Italian coast guard said. Among the missing is British technology magnate Mike Lynch, according to Italy's civil protection and authorities. Lynch's wife and 14 other people survived.
The passengers were guests of Lynch, who is sometimes referred to as the British Bill Gates, and were reportedly joining him to celebrate his recent acquittal on fraud charges. Health workers carry a body bag on the pier as rescue operation continues for the missing people who were on board. Source: ANSA / Igor Petyx Police divers were trying to reach the hull of the ship, which was resting at a depth of 50 metres off Porticello, near.
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