Body Of British Tech Magnate Mike Lynch Recovered From Wreckage Of Superyacht, Coast Guard Says

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — The Italian seashore defender said Thursday nan assemblage of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered disconnected nan seashore of Sicily from nan wreckage of a superyacht whose builders had called it unsinkable.

The bodies of Lynch and 4 others were recovered by rescue crews. One female remains missing.

The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, went down successful a large wind early Monday arsenic it was moored astir a kilometer (half a mile) offshore. Civil protection officials said they judge nan vessel was struck by a tornado complete nan water, known arsenic a waterspout, and sank quickly.

Fifteen of nan 22 group aboard survived, including a mother who reported holding her 1-year-old babe complete nan waves to prevention her. Lynch had been celebrating his caller acquittal connected fraud charges pinch nan group who had defended him astatine trial.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier communicative follows below.

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Rescuers searching nan wreck of a superyacht that sank disconnected Sicily brought ashore a 5th assemblage connected Thursday, leaving 1 personification still unlocated, arsenic investigators sought to study why nan alloy sank truthful quickly.

Rescue crews brought nan assemblage container ashore astatine Porticello larboard while divers continued to hunt for nan sixth missing person, whom nan seashore defender identified arsenic a woman. That suggested that nan recovered bodies included that of British tech magnate Mike Lynch.

Also among nan six missing passengers were Lynch’s 18-year-old girl and associates who had successfully defended him successful a caller U.S. national fraud trial.

“We would request a crystal shot to cognize erstwhile we’ll beryllium capable to find nan adjacent body,” said Luca Cari, spokesperson for nan occurrence rescue service.

“It’s very difficult to move wrong nan wreckage. Moving conscionable 1 metre tin return up to 24 hours,” Cari said.

The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, went down successful a large wind early Monday arsenic it was moored astir a kilometer (half mile) offshore. Civil protection officials said they judge nan vessel was struck by a tornado complete nan water, known arsenic a waterspout, and sank quickly.

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