Names of people missing in the Sicily Yacht Disaster can be accessed below.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the British tech magnate, Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury super yacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said.
The 56-meter yacht, named Bayesian, was carrying 22 people, including British, American, and Canadian nationals.
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Fifteen people were rescued, including a one-year-old British girl and Mike Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares.
The body of the yacht’s cook was recovered from the wreckage.
The yacht capsized around 5:00 am local time after encountering a severe storm that caused waterspouts, or rotating columns of air, to form over the sea.
The vessel sank near the port of Porticello, just east of Palermo, Sicily’s capital.
Witnesses reported that the yacht’s anchor was down when the storm struck, causing the mast to break and the ship to lose balance and sink.
One of the survivors, identified as Charlotte Golunski, said she momentarily lost hold of her 1-year-old daughter Sofia in the water, but then managed to hold her up over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were both pulled to safety, Italian news agency ANSA reported. The father, identified by ANSA as James Emslie, also survived, said Cocina.
Rescue operations are ongoing, with the wreckage lying at a depth of 50 meters. Divers are preparing to resume their search for the missing.
Here is the list of those missing in the Sicily yacht disaster:
1. British tech tycoon, Mike Lynch.
2. Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah Lynch.
3. Morgan Stanley International Chairman, Jonathan Bloomer.
4. Jonathan Bloomer’s wife, Judy Bloomer.
5. Clifford Chance lawyer, Chris Morvillo
6. Chris Morvillo wife, Neda Morvillo.
