VOICE AIR MEDIA, News Update
A man has died and six people are missing after a UK-flagged superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily in a tornado – with a prominent British businessman among those unaccounted for.
Voice Air Media understands technology tycoon Mike Lynch owned the 56-metre vessel (183ft), named Bayesian, which has been described as one of the biggest superyachts in the world.
Mr Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares is confirmed to be among the 15 people who were rescued after the British-flagged yacht capsized at around 4.30am local time (3.30am UK time) on Monday.
A body, believed to be that of the vessel’s chef, has been found close to the vessel, according to local media.
Police divers have been trying to reach the hull of the ship, which is resting at a depth of 50 meters (163 feet) off Porticello near Palermo where it had been anchored during the storm.
During the rescue effort divers saw “corpses through the portholes” of the wreck, Salvo Cocina, the head of the Civil Protection of Sicily, said.
Four of the missing passengers are British and two are American, Italian news website la Reppublica reports.
Most of those on board were reported to be from Britain – including a mother and one-year-old daughter who are among those rescued.
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