Divers of the Italian Legion Vigili del Fuoco. On August 23, 2024, four days after the sinking of the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayes, a team of firefighters left the port of Porticello near Palermo to continue the search for the last missing person.
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Divers found the body of the last person missing after a luxury yacht sank off the northern coast of Sicily on Friday, the Italian fire department said.
The body has not yet been formally identified. Eighteen-year-old Hannah Lynch, daughter British tech entrepreneur Mike LynchHe is the last of the six people who disappeared after the incident and is still missing. Superyacht Bayes suddenly sinks A severe storm rolled through early Monday morning.
Five bodies have since been Salvaged from yacht wreckagethe following people have been confirmed dead: Mike Lynch; Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, charity trustee Judy Bloomer; Clifford Chance LLP Attorney Chris Morvillo and his wife, jewelry designer Neda Morvillo.
Recaldo Thomas, a native of Antigua, Canada who worked as a cook on the ship, was confirmed dead earlier this week.
Due to the difficulty of entering the interior of the wreck, which is located at a depth of about 50 meters and has narrow entrances and exits surrounded by objects, it took several days to find the missing persons.
Fifteen other people who were on the boat when it sank were rescued Monday, including Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, and a one-year-old baby and his parents.
Lynch is the founder of enterprise software company Autonomy. He became the target of a protracted legal battle The company clashed with HP after HP accused Lynch of selling Autonomy for $11.7 billion. HP took an $8.8 billion write-down on the company’s value within a year of acquiring it.
Lynch acquitted on fraud charges in June The unexpected victory in a US court came after a three-month trial.
It is believed the yacht trip was to celebrate his acquittal. Clifford Chance’s Movilo represented Lynch at the trial, while Morgan Stanley’s Blumer testified for the defense.
Lynch is also the founder of Invoke Capital, a venture capital firm that supports European technology startups. He became a key figure in supporting the UK technology industry and backed key players such as cybersecurity companies hidden traces and legal tech company Luminance.
Correction: This story has been updated to correct that the ship sank off the northern coast of Sicily. A previous version incorrectly described this location.
