Superyacht sinks: What do we know?
August 20, 2024
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August 20, 2024
Superyacht sinks: What do we know?
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Summary
A British-flagged superyacht has sunk off the coast of Sicily, leaving at least one person dead and six others missing. <br /><br />Among those still lost are British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, the chairman of investment bank Morgan Stanley International Jonathan Bloomer, and Chris Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance. <br /><br />It's believed the yacht was struck by a sudden and powerful storm in the early hours of Monday morning. <br /><br />Mike Lynch, known by some as the "British Bill Gates", was recently cleared after a high-profile fraud trial relating to the $11bn sale of his software giant Autonomy to US company Hewlett Packard. <br /><br />Niall Paterson speaks to our correspondent in Sicily, Ashna Hurynag, to hear about the causes of the yacht's sinking and the investigation into what happened. <br /><br />Plus, Danny Fortson, West Coast correspondent for The Sunday Times, talks about interviewing Mike Lynch only a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse, Laura FitzPatrick<br />Editor: Paul Stanworth
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