British Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch Body Found, Daughter Hannah Still Missing Days After Bayesian Superyacht Sank off Sicily: Reports
The bodies of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah Lynch, were recovered three days after the Bayesian Superyacht sinking incident off the coast of Italy. However, some reports say that the daughter is still missing.
Mumbai, August 22: Italian coast authorities' specialist cave divers have reportedly recovered the dead bodies of British tech magnate Michael 'Mike' Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah Lynch, three days after they went missing when their Bayesian Superyacht sank off the Sicilian coast in Italian waters on August 19. However, a fresh report in The Independent says that Hannah is still missing. The Lynch family and three other passengers had gathered on the yacht to celebrate Mike Lynch's acquittal in a fraud trial. All five people were assumed dead after the yacht sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily. So far, four bodies have been recovered, and the rescuers are on the lookout for the one missing person.
Bayesian Superyacht Tragedy - Rescue Operation Underway
While the Italian fire department and coastal guards were engaged in the rescue mission since the morning of the sinking, a four-member British team of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) also joined in Porticello to look at the site of the sinking. British Tech Magnate Mike Lynch Among Those Missing After Luxury Superyacht Sinks off Sicily Following Tornado Over Water.
The wreckage of Bayesian lies at a depth of around of 50 metres, and the search is obstructed by debris and furniture. According to The Telegraph, robots were deployed to remotely scan the seabed and take underwater videos that may provide "useful and timely elements" for prosecutors looking into the disaster.
Bodies of British Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch and His Daughter Found, Say Some Media Reports
Among the persons missing since the yacht's sinking are Jonathan Bloomer, the chairman of Morgan Stanley International; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Chris Morvillo, the Clifford Chance lawyer; and Neda Morvillo, his wife. The director of Sicily’s civil protection agency, Salvo Cocina informed The Telegraph of finding Lynch and his daughter and expressed his condolences at the tragic event. Sicily Bayesian Yacht Sinking: 5 Bodies Recovered from Sunken Superyacht, 1 Passenger Still Missing.
Bayesian Superyacht Tragedy - Investigation Details So Far
As per a report in Corriere della Sera, the yacht's captain, James Cutfield (51) was questioned for two hours by the Termini Imerese public prosecutors on the day after the vessel sank. The coast guard has questioned survivors and passengers on the yacht anchored next to Bayesian, who witnessed the ship going down as well. However, no one is reportedly accused or under investigation for the sinking currently.
The Bayesian, a British superyacht with the world's tallest aluminium mast, was a GBP30 million vessel built by the Italian shipbuilder Perini in 2008 and owned by Lynch's wife. It was anchored off the port of Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, when a tornado aka waterspout struck it with 22 persons aboard on August 19.
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