Mike Lynch is reportedly among six people missing after a superyacht carrying 22 people capsized and sank off the coast of Sicily due to bad weather.
British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is reported to be among six people missing after a superyacht carrying 22 people sank off the coast of Sicily , authorities say.
The British-flagged, 56-metre Bayesian had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers, representing British, American and Canadian nationalities, the Italian Coast Guard said.The Bayesian, which is listed on charter sites for rent to up to 195,000 euros a week, sank off the coast of the Sicilian capital Palermo, on Monday around 5am, local time.
Mr Lynch, 59, was acquitted in June by a jury in San Francisco of fraud charges linked to the sale of his software company, Autonomy, to Hewlett-Packard for $US11 billion in 2011. One of the survivors, identified only as Charlotte, said she had 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.that helped to rescue passengers from the Bayesian said that when the storm hit he turned his engine on to keep control of the vessel and avoid a collision with the Bayesian.
Mr Borner said "a little baby and the wife of the owner" were among the survivors, while the owner of the sunken ship and another child were among those missing. Local media said a fierce storm, including water spouts, had battered the area overnight but skies were clear and seas calm by Monday morning.
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