LONDON: The British-flagged luxury yacht The Bayesian capsized early on Monday (Aug 19) off the coast of southern Sicily with 22 people aboard.
Here’s what is known about the 12 passengers and 10 crew members, believed to have hailed from Canada, France, Ireland, Myanmar, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom and the United States.
THE MISSING
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah Lynch are among those unaccounted for, according to Italy’s Civil Protection Agency.
Lynch, once dubbed the British “Bill Gates”, founded software firm Autonomy in the 1990s but its US$11 billion sale to Hewlett-Packard in 2011 saw him face fraud charges in the US.
A jury in San Francisco acquitted the 59-year-old and a co-defendant of all charges in June.
It is understood he organised the yacht trip as a post-trial celebration for family, as well as some of his lawyers and employees.
His missing daughter was set to study English at Oxford University after finishing school this year, The Times reported.
Jonathan Bloomer, the 70-year-old British chairman of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy, a charity trustee, are also among those missing, UK insurer Hiscox said on Tuesday.
Source: CNA
