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What we know about the luxury yacht disaster off the Sicilian coast
British tech magnate mike lynch is among the missing after the bayesian went down off the coast of porticello..
Five bodies have been found in the search for six missing people after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the Sicilian coast, the head of Sicily’s civil protection agency Salvatore Cocina said.
It comes after the body of man believed to be the boat’s chef, Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan man, was recovered near the yacht on Monday.
Among those missing are British tech magnate Mike Lynch after the Bayesian sank at around 5am local time on Monday when it was moored half a mile off the coast of Porticello.
The cruise was reportedly a celebration of Mr Lynch’s recent acquittal on fraud charges in the US.
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– Who is involved and why were they there?
Mr Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah – who had recently finished her A-levels and was bound for Oxford University – remain missing.
Also unaccounted for are Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley and insurance company Hiscox, and his wife Judy, a psychotherapist; and Chris Morvillo, a lawyer from Clifford Chance and part of the legal team representing Mr Lynch, and his wife Neda, who reportedly runs a luxury jewellery line.
The body of a man believed to be chef Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan man working onboard, was recovered near the yacht.
Fifteen of the 22 people onboard – including Mr Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares – were rescued after escaping on to a lifeboat.
The Telegraph reported Mr Lynch had guests from the legal firm that represented him and his own company to join him on the voyage.
Among others rescued were Charlotte Golunkski and her one-year-old daughter Sophie. Ms Golunkski kept her daughter alive by holding the girl over her head in the water.
– How did the boat sink?
Italian authorities said stormy conditions caused the yacht to sink, but investigations are continuing.
It is believed the luxury vessel may have been hit by a water spout, a rotating column of wind that forms over a body of water and is often likened to a tornado.
According to the US National Ocean Service, tornadic weather spouts have the “same characteristics” as a land tornado and are often accompanied by severe thunderstorms, high winds and seas, large hail and frequent dangerous lightning.
– What search and rescue efforts are under way?
Salvatore Cocina, the head of Sicily’s civil protection agency, told the PA news agency that four bodies have been recovered and that efforts to bring a fifth to shore are “ongoing.”
In the afternoon, body bags were seen being taken to the port of Porticello, where dozens of emergency services staff were waiting.
Vincenzo Zagarola of the Italian coastguard previously said the missing tourists were all feared dead.
Asked about the likelihood of them being alive, he said: “Never say never, but reasonably the answer should be not.”
Italy’s fire brigade said it developed a plan to enter the wreckage of the Bayesian, which is resting on the seabed off the coast at a depth of 50 metres. It described the operation as “complex”, with divers limited to 12-minute underwater shifts.
Remotely controlled underwater vehicles are being used, with naval units and cave divers also taking part in the search, the Italian Coastguard has said.
Divers reached parts of the vessel through the gap, the Giornale Di Sicilia reported on Tuesday.
“If you manage to get inside, you understand there is a world of objects. So, getting inside and descending into the compartment below from the stairs that are narrow and going into all of the cabins is a really hard and difficult job,” fire department diver Marco Tilotta told the Reuters news agency, according to the BBC.
“We are not stopping. We have resources, manpower and means. Our goal is to find all the people who are missing, so that is our job.”
Dr Jean-Baptiste Souppez, a senior lecturer of mechanical, biomedical and design engineering at Aston University, said the next 24 hours are “crucial” to find survivors trapped inside the wreck.
“The speed at which the vessel sank (a few minutes, according to survivor and witness accounts) and the fact that it remains intact and on its side could favour the formation of small air pockets inside,” he said.
“This is obviously highly speculative and impossible to predict accurately.”
– Who is Mike Lynch?
The British multimillionaire, from Suffolk, owes his fortune to software firm Autonomy, which he sold to Hewlett-Packard for billions in 2011.
He graduated with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He is married to Angela Bacares and they have two daughters.
He has a reported net worth valued at around £852 million, according to The Independent.
His business ventures led him to once being dubbed “Britain’s Bill Gates”, but also landed him in legal trouble.
Autonomy’s sale was dogged by fraud claims, and he faced civil action in the UK before being extradited to the US to face criminal charges.
In June, he was cleared of 15 fraud charges after allegations that he inflated Autonomy’s worth.
– What do we know about the Bayesian?
The 56-metre sailing boat was launched by Italian shipbuilder Perini Navi in 2008, according to the company website.
It was once called the Salute, but was later renamed after Mr Lynch’s PhD thesis on statistical theory by mathematician Thomas Bayes.
Media reports suggest the yacht’s owner is listed as Revtom Ltd, a company owned by Mr Lynch’s wife.
– Who was Stephen Chamberlain and how is he connected to the incident?
Mr Chamberlain was an associate of Mr Lynch and stood trial for fraud alongside him after Autonomy’s sale.
Days before the yacht disaster, Mr Chamberlain died after being hit by a car while out jogging.
Mr Chamberlain, Autonomy’s former vice president of finance, was cleared of all charges by a San Francisco court in June.
Relatives said in a tribute released through police that he was a “much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend”.
“He was an amazing individual whose only goal in life was to help others in any way possible,” they said.
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Mike Lynch’s Body Is Found After Sicily Yacht Sinking, Official Says
The authorities have recovered the bodies of all but one of the six people missing after disaster struck a yacht carrying the British software tycoon.
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By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo
Emma Bubola reported from Porticello, Italy, and Elisabetta Povoledo from Pallanza, Italy.
The body of the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch was among those recovered by Italian divers, an official in the Sicilian capital, Palermo, said on Thursday, confirming that he was killed when a violent storm struck his yacht this week.
Of the 22 people on board the yacht, which had anchored off the Sicilian coast early Monday, when it sank, nine crew members and six passengers survived.
As of Thursday afternoon, Italian recovery teams had retrieved the bodies of the one remaining crew member and five passengers who had been on the yacht, which now lies in 165 feet of water near the port of Porticello, and were searching for one more passenger.
The death of Mr. Lynch was confirmed by Massimo Mariani, the prefect of Palermo, who said that the remaining missing person was the technology entrepreneur’s daughter Hannah.
The others victims were Jonathan Bloomer, the chairman of Morgan Stanley International; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Christopher J. Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance; and his wife, Neda Morvillo.
“This is an unimaginable grief to shoulder,” the Bloomer family said in a statement. “Our parents were incredible people.”
The Morvillo family said it was “completely devastated by the passing of Chris and Neda,” and added, “Their passing is a tremendous loss.”
The yacht was caught in a sudden downpour. Weather experts said that strong winds and lightning had hit the area and that the yacht had most likely been struck by air generated within a thunderstorm descending rapidly or by a waterspout , similar to a tornado over water.
12 guests occupied the yacht’s six cabins. There were also 10 crew members.
Open hatches, doors and cabin windows could have let in water during a storm, according to the manufacturer.
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Rescue teams involving deep sea divers with the Italian firefighters’ corps, coordinated by the coast guard, as well as helicopters and rescue ships, had worked to reach the hull of the ship, which had settled on its side on the sea floor.
Carlo Dall’Oppio, the national head of Italy’s firefighters, said on Thursday that the boat was tilted by 90 degrees on the sea bottom. He said the bodies had been found “in the cabins,” although it remained unclear if they were all found in the same one.
The rescue teams recovered four bodies on Wednesday and one on Thursday, bringing them ashore in body bags in front of a crowd of reporters and onlookers.
The priority remained “the recovery of the missing body,” said Mr. Mariani. Once that search is completed, the judicial authorities would decide the next steps, he said.
The bodies recovered so far were already at the disposal of prosecutors, he said, “and then there is the investigative phase,” which would include the recovery of the yacht.
The Italian prosecutors handling the case have attracted strong criticism from the local press association because of their reluctance to share any information with reporters.
As of Thursday, they had not held a news conference or released a statement on the investigation, generating what the Sicilian press association called “a black market of news” that made it hard to verify information.
Finally, on Thursday afternoon, Ambrogio Cartosio, the prosecutor handling the case, said that a news conference would be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the town of Termini Imerese, the location of his office.
Mr. Mariani said the operations to recover the bodies had gone quickly, taking into account that the divers had a limited amount of time — about 12 minutes — to operate before coming up.
“It was complicated and also potentially dangerous for the divers,” he said, because of the size of the yacht. “There are objective difficulties; thankfully, they are well trained and know what they are doing.”
Michael J. de la Merced contributed reporting from London.
Emma Bubola is a Times reporter based in Rome. More about Emma Bubola
Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and the culture of the region. She has been a journalist for 35 years. More about Elisabetta Povoledo
Vincenzo Zagarola told PA: "This is not a topic on the agenda. It will be, but not now."
21:26 , Tara Cobham
The search for Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah was called off at around 8pm in Sicily on Thursday.
Divers are expected to begin scouring the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht again at 6.30am on Friday.
'Indescribable' crew errors led to Sicily shipwreck, yacht maker says
21:00 , Tara Cobham
A series of "indescribable, unreasonable errors" by the crew led to the shipwreck in which British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six others died earlier this week, the yacht manufacturer's CEO told Reuters on Thursday.
The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-foot) superyacht with 22 people aboard - 12 passengers and 10 crew - capsized and sank on Monday within minutes of being hit by a pre-dawn storm while anchored off the coast of northern Sicily.
"The boat suffered a series of indescribable, unreasonable errors, the impossible happened on that boat ... but it went down because it took on water. From where, the investigators will tell," Giovanni Costantino said in an interview.
Costantino helms The Italian Sea Group, which includes Perini Navi, the Italian high-end yacht maker that built the Bayesian in 2008. The vessel has been refitted twice, last in 2020, but not by Perini.
The CEO ruled out any design or construction errors, which he called unlikely after 16 years of trouble-free navigation, including in more severe weather than on Monday.
He blamed the Bayesian's crew for the "incredible mistake" of not being prepared for the storm, which had been announced in shipping forecasts. "This is the mistake that cries out for vengeance," he said.
Costantino said passengers should have been summoned out of their cabins and assembled at a point of safety while the boat was being prepared for the storm by pulling up the anchor, closing doors and hatches, lowering the keel to increase stability and other measures.
Six out of 12 passengers died in the shipwreck, and five bodies were found inside the wreck. Emergency services are still trying to locate the body of the last missing person, Lynch's daughter Hannah.
Had correct procedures been followed, all passengers would have gone back to sleep after one hour "and the next morning they would have happily resumed their wonderful cruise," Costantino said.
Another yacht anchored near the Bayesian escaped unharmed. The captain of the sunken yacht and other crew members have not commented publicly on the disaster, while Italian prosecutors investigating it are due to hold a press conference on Saturday.
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20:30 , Tara Cobham
Mike Lynch’s friend mourns ‘unbelievably tragic’ death after fraud trial acquittal
Mike Lynch described as ‘extraordinary, intellectual, inventive, humorous and generous'
20:00 , Tara Cobham
Mike Lynch has been described as a “truly extraordinary, intellectual, inventive, humorous and generous man” by a colleague.
Martina King, chief executive of Featurespace, a fraud prevention company, said: “It is a high statistical probability that Featurespace wouldn’t be a thriving technology company without Mike.
“Our co-founders, Professor Bill Fitzgerald and Dave Excell, were inspired by Mike’s combination of intellect and commercial acumen. They benefited from his friendship and guidance.
“Mike’s personal investment in Featurespace supported the development of an invention that has proved fundamental in the progress of AI and he served as a Non-Executive Director for over 10 years from 2008 – 2019.
“Mike was a true champion of the UK technology sector, including the need for greater diversity and advocated for many female leaders, including me.
“Cambridge, the technology sector, colleagues and friends will be unable to calculate the loss of this truly extraordinary, intellectual, inventive, humorous and generous man. He will be sorely and deeply missed.”
19:22 , Tara Cobham
The family of Christopher and Neda Morvillo have paid tribute to the “devoted, loving” parents after their deaths in the Bayesian superyacht tragedy were confirmed.
In a statement issued to Sky News , they said: “We are completely devastated by the passing of Chris and Neda, and our collective hearts go out to all the families who have also been affected by this senseless tragedy.
"Chris and Neda were each widely respected for their professional successes, Chris as a distinguished attorney and Neda as a skilled jewellery designer, but their true talents were that of mother and father, son and daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt and dear friends to so many.
"Neda and Chris lived their lives as devoted, loving parents who always put their daughters and families first. Their passing is a tremendous loss for our family and for the countless people who knew and loved them both.
"We extend our deepest gratitude to the Italian rescue services for their unwavering dedication and to Clifford Chance for all the support they have provided.
"As we grieve this enormous loss, our primary focus remains on Chris and Neda's daughters and other loved ones, and we respectfully request privacy."
Friend and mentee of Mike Lynch says he was a ‘loving and much-loved’ father and husband
19:13 , Tara Cobham
A friend and mentee of Mike Lynch has said he was “unfailingly supportive” and “fiercely loyal”, as well as a “loving and much-loved” father and husband.
Suranga Chandratillake, partner at Balderton, a venture capital firm in London, said: “Mike Lynch’s PhD at Cambridge put him at the very forefront of modern artificial intelligence.
“More than just technology, however, Mike contributed vastly to its commercialisation. Mike didn’t just invent things, he built products and companies.
“By my count, he founded over 10 technology companies and was instrumental in the building of three that became multi-billion dollar public companies (Autonomy, blinkx and DarkTrace) – a personal track record without equal in the UK’s technology ecosystem.
“I worked for Mike for five years and he then served on my board at blinkx for close to a decade.
“I can share that he was an unfailingly supportive mentor who challenged and supported in equal measure.
“Years before Covid, he mastered hybrid work, splitting his time between Cambridge (where the tech was built), London (where it was sold) and Suffolk (which he loved dearly), and juggled leading his work with being a loving and much-loved dad and husband.
“He was famously fiercely competitive but, to his friends, equally fiercely loyal and always ready for a cup of tea and a chat.
“The loss to the UK’s technology ecosystem is incalculable but I am as sad to lose an old friend and all my thoughts are with his wonderful family who are facing an unthinkable double tragedy at this time.”
Company Darktrace describes founding investor Mike Lynch as ‘champion of tech sector’
19:03 , Tara Cobham
The company Darktrace, in which Mike Lynch was a founding investor, has described the British entrepreneur as “an active champion of the UK’s technology sector”.
In a statement issued to The Independent , a spokesperson said: “We are shocked and saddened by the news confirming the death of Mike Lynch and the other victims of this terrible tragedy.
“Mike was a founding investor in Darktrace, an active champion of the UK’s technology sector, and a committed husband and father. His loss will be felt by many.
“Our thoughts are with his family and all the families who have lost loved ones in this awful event.”
Tributes paid to victims of yacht disaster as search continues for Mike Lynch’s daughter
18:49 , Tara Cobham
Tributes have been paid to those who have died following the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht owned by tech tycoon Mike Lynch.
The yacht sank with 22 passengers and crew onboard after a freak storm off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday, with six people on board confirmed to have died as the search continues for the final missing passenger.
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, Morgan Stanley banker Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judith Bloomer, lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, were all identified this morning after their bodies were recovered.
My colleague Alex Croft reports:
Tributes paid after yacht disaster as search for Mike Lynch’s daughter continues
Mike Lynch was a ‘visionary unlike any other’, says chief at company he founded
18:39 , Tara Cobham
The chief executive of legal AI company Luminance has paid tribute to its founder Mike Lynch, saying he was a "visionary unlike any other" following his death in the luxury yacht disaster off the coast of Sicily.
Eleanor Lightbody said in a statement: "I am devastated to hear the news about our founding investor, Mike Lynch, and all of those involved in this tragic accident.
"Mike was a visionary unlike any other. He had a unique ability to spot the next technological revolution and solve tomorrow's challenges before others even knew they were coming.
"Beyond that, it was his connection to people that made him special. He had a steadfast belief in the UK's technology sector, in our incredible academic institutions, and in the talent he took the time to spot and nurture, regardless of background or discipline.
"Above all, Mike was a kind man who had an impact on many and will be sorely missed. I feel honoured to have known him, worked with him and learnt from him over the years.
"The UK has lost someone with the means, authority, knowledge and drive to propel the UK into technological leadership, but his legacy will live on in all of the extraordinary businesses he built and mentored, as well as his family who are in my thoughts."
Family friend says his ‘life was enriched’ by spending time with Mike Lynch
17:58 , Tara Cobham
A family friend has said spending time with Mike Lynch left him feeling his “life was enriched by the experience”.
In a statement issued on his behalf to The Independent , Patrick Jacob said: “Mike’s ability to identify and solve complex problems was phenomenal as was his ability to simplify and explain them.
“As a friend, Mike was never dull and always ready for a lively debate on almost any topic conducted with intelligence and convivial vigour.
“He could be challenging and direct, but I never came away from seeing him without feeling my life was enriched by the experience.”
Mr Lynch called the ‘Steve Jobs of Britain’ by co-founder
17:34 , Tara Cobham
Mike Lynch’s co-founder has called him a “human supercomputer” and the “Steve Jobs of Britain”.
David Tabizel, who co-founded Autonomy with Mr Lynch, told the BBC the British tech tycoon “loved having his brain lit up”, describing him as a great polymath who had an inquisitive mind.
Praising his loyalty to his friends, Mr Tabizel said Mr Lynch had “an amazing gift to get to the nub of things, to get to the truth ... He was a child. At the same time, he was a moral giant ... He was certainly the brightest person I’ve ever met. To me he’s the Steve Jobs of Britain.
“I miss him. I loved him.”
Mr Tabizel also said Mr Lynch had endured “an unjust legal interruption” and that it was tragic he had died “just when he was about to reclaim his status and his position in society”.
He said: “It feels a bit like the Post Office scandal ... Just because a group of people are being accused, doesn’t mean they are guilty.”
Judith Bloomer described as a ‘champion for women’s health'
17:05 , Tara Cobham
Judith Bloomer has been described as a “champion for women’s health” following her tragic death on board the Bayesian superyacht in Sicily.
For more than 20 years, she was a supporter of the gynaecological cancer research charity the Eve Appeal, both as trustee and committee member, the charity said.
Its chief executive Athena Lamnisos called Ms Bloomer "our very dear friend".
The appeal added that she was a "champion for women's health, medical research and all that the Eve Appeal stands for".
Ms Bloomer was educated at Homerton College, Cambridge, where she studied English language and literature, and started her career as a teacher.
She later worked as a psychotherapist for nearly 30 years, specialising in anxiety and stress.
She was also a former director of property developer Change Real Estate, a property firm in Bristol which was founded by Mr Bloomer.
Sally Bailey, a former chairwoman of charity Pilot Light, wrote that Ms Bloomer was a "wonderful friend" to the Eve Appeal, and "a kind and caring person".
In pictures: Fourth day of search of Bayesian wreck as Hannah Lynch still missing
16:53 , Tara Cobham
Jonathan Bloomer was a ‘giant in financial services’, says Hargreaves Lansdown
16:47 , Tara Cobham
Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown paid tribute to Jonathan Bloomer, who was previously a board director at the firm, as a “giant in financial services”.
The group said: “We are all deeply saddened by this tragic event.
“Jonathan was a giant in financial services, and we remember him fondly at Hargreaves Lansdown as someone who made a major impact on the business with his wealth of experience when he served on the board from 2006-2013 including as our senior independent director.
“We in the Hargreaves Lansdown family will miss him and our thoughts go out to his loved ones, as well as those of the others lost in this awful disaster.”
Insurance group Hiscox chief ‘deeply shocked and saddened’ by Bloomers’ deaths
16:46 , Tara Cobham
The chief executive of insurance group Hiscox has responded to the deaths of Jonathan and Judy Bloomer.
Aki Hussain said: “We are deeply shocked and saddened by Jonathan and Judy’s tragic deaths.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to their family and friends at this devastating time.
“It was a privilege to have known Jonathan and to have benefited from his generosity and wisdom over the last year in his role as chair of Hiscox.
“His deep experience across our industry and in the broader business arena, combined with his personal values, made him both an excellent chair and a person I was proud to know and work with.
“His advice and support were immensely valuable to me, and he will be dearly missed.”
Morgan Stanley chief praises Jonathan Bloomer’s ‘spirit of kindness’
16:38 , Tara Cobham
The chief executive of Morgan Stanley has paid tribute to Jonathan Bloomer, the bank’s international chairman, following his death in the sinking of a luxury yacht in Sicily.
Ted Pick said: “We are deeply saddened by this tragic news.
“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the Bloomer family and all those affected by this tragedy.
“Jonathan’s leadership and experience helped the firm manage a period of complex change for our international businesses.
“He has been a friend and mentor to many and we will all greatly miss his wise counsel and spirit of kindness.”
16:30 , Tara Cobham
Figures from the business and technology sectors have paid tribute to Mike Lynch after the tech mogul’s death was confirmed on Thursday.
Mr Lynch was confirmed to have died aged 59 after a luxury yacht, Bayesian, sank off the coast of Sicily.
He was the creator of software giant Autonomy , which grew to become one of the most prominent tech firms on the planet.
Alex Daniel reports:
Mike Lynch had ‘most brilliant mind’ and was ‘most caring person', says close friend
16:28 , Tara Cobham
Mike Lynch has been described as having “the most brilliant mind” and being “the most caring person” by a close friend and colleague.
Andrew Kanter told the BBC: “Over nearly a quarter century I had the privilege of working beside someone unrivalled in their understanding of technology and business."
He added: “There is simply no other UK technology entrepreneur of our generation who has had such an impact on so many people. His passion for life, knowledge and all those around him was instantly inspiring to everyone he met, and he will be sorely missed."
Mike Lynch ‘considered selling Bayesian’ in months leading up to deadly Sicily trip
16:11 , Tara Cobham
British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch considered selling his superyacht the Bayesian in the months leading up to the deadly trip to Sicily, it has been revealed.
Mr Lynch put the £30 million sailboat up for sale in March but later changed his mind after he was acquitted of fraud, industry sources told The Telegraph . He reportedly withdrew it from the market four months later and was going to review the decision in autumn after enjoying the summer on board.
16:06 , Tara Cobham
The family of Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy have described them as "incredible people and an inspiration to many" following their deaths in the sinking of the luxury yacht in Sicily.
In a statement issued on Thursday, they said: “We are grieving for our loved ones and all of those affected by the tragedy.
“We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the emergency services and everyone who helped tirelessly in this rescue operation.
“Our parents were incredible people and an inspiration to many, but first and foremost they were focused on and loved their family and spending time with their new grandchildren.
“Together for five decades, our only comfort is that they are still together now.
“This is an unimaginable grief to shoulder. Our only ask is that our family’s privacy is respected at this time.”
BBC director-general praises Mr Lynch as ‘wise, generous and insightful'
15:30 , Tara Cobham
Tim Davie, BBC director-general, has paid tribute after the death of technology mogul Mike Lynch.
He said: “We are deeply saddened by the awful news about the deaths of those aboard the Bayesian yacht.
“Mike Lynch was an outstanding BBC director who made a major contribution during his time on the board, from 2007 to 2012.
“Wise, generous and insightful, he played a particularly key role in accelerating our transformation as a digital organisation.
“Our thoughts are with his family and all others involved.”
British Library describes Mr Lynch as ‘thoughtful, perceptive and supportive’ in tribute
15:14 , Tara Cobham
Responding to the death of Mike Lynch, the chief executive of the British Library said the technology mogul was “thoughtful, perceptive and supportive”.
Mr Lynch previously served on the board of several prominent institutions, including the British Library and the BBC, and was a trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Sir Roly Keating said: “Mike’s extraordinary understanding of technology, combined with his passion for the British Library’s mission to share knowledge, made him an invaluable member of our board.
“He was thoughtful, perceptive and supportive, and will be deeply missed by all of us who worked with him in his time here.”
Who is Hannah Lynch? British tech tycoon’s teenage daughter at centre of Bayesian search
15:05 , Holly Evans
The daughter of British entrepreneur Mike Lynch is the final person left to be found after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily , with emergency workers saying that she remains their “priority”.
Hannah Lynch, 18, had been onboard her tech tycoon father’s luxury boat alongside 20 others, when the Bayesian capsized during stormy weather .
The bodies of Mr Lynch, Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, have all been recovered from the wreckage and identified.
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Who is Hannah Lynch? British tech tycoon’s teenage daughter still missing
Hannah Lynch still missing, Italian official says
14:55 , Holly Evans
Mike Lynch’s daughter Hannah remains missing after the Bayesian yacht capsized and sank on Monday morning, an Italian government official has said.
Her tech tycoon father’s body was recovered from the vessel on Thursday morning and brought ashore.
Massimo Mariani, an interior ministry official, added that she may be inside the wreck or could have been tossed into the sea as the boat sank.
Cancer Research pay tribute to Mike Lynch
14:43 , Holly Evans
The chief executive of Cancer Research UK has added to the tributes paid to Mike Lynch after confirmation of his death on Thursday.
Michelle Mitchell said: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Mike Lynch and all those who have been affected by this tragedy.
“Together with his wife, Angela, Mike was a valued donor to Cancer Research UK and a member of the board for our Create the Change campaign, which funded the building of the Francis Crick Institute.
“His support has helped to bring leading scientists together under one roof to tackle the biggest health challenges faced by humankind, including cancer.
“Our sincerest condolences go out to all the families affected.”
Who are the victims of the Bayesian yacht sinking?
14:22 , Holly Evans
The bodies of those found in the search for six people missing after the sinking of a luxury yacht during a storm off the coast of Sicily are being recovered from the wreckage.
Five bodies have now been brought to shore in the small fishing village of Porticello, around 11 miles from the Sicilian capital of Palermo.
On Thursday, the Italian Coastguard confirmed to the PA news agency that the sixth and final person yet to be found is a woman.
Mike Lynch’s death like a ‘Shakespearean era tragedy'
14:09 , Holly Evans
The timing of Mike Lynch’s death has been likened to a Shakespearean tragedy by his friend.
Brent Hoberman, the lastminute.com founder and friend of Mr Lynch, told BBC: “It’s very tragic and the timing is of a Shakespearean era tragedy.”
Mr Hoberman added: “He had just worked hard to clear his name for the last 12 years and was on a celebratory cruise with the people who supported him so much through that really tough time.”
Mike Lynch’s business co-founder pays tribute
13:41 , Holly Evans
Mike Lynch’s Autonomy co-founder David Tabizel has paid tribute to him, saying “the world has lost a genius”.
In a post on social media site X, he said: “It looks like we’ve lost our dear Dr Mike Lynch. RIP. The world has lost a genius. His family have lost a giant of a man.”
It looks like we’ve lost our dear Dr Mike Lynch. RIP. The world has lost a genius. His family have lost a giant of a man. #MikeLynch #Autonomy pic.twitter.com/eBesEwOe88 — David Tabizel (@Tabizel) August 21, 2024
Seven key unanswered questions around the sinking of the Bayesian
13:30 , Holly Evans
With the Bayesian lying on her side 50 metres underneath the now gentle waters of the Mediterranean, mystery still surrounds how the 56-metre superyacht, sank in the typhoon off the port of Porticello.
Remotely controlled underwater vehicles and cave divers are looking to raise the yacht , which experts will examine in the coming days. For now, the focus is on finding the final sixth passenger since the yacht went down in the early hours of Monday 19 August.
Four bodies were recovered from the vessel on Wednesday, with the fifth brought to shore on Thursday morning. They have now been identified as British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith Bloomer, lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo.
Everything we know about the sunk luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily
Mike Lynch was ‘ready to start again’ after decade-long legal battle
13:10 , Holly Evans
The former cabinet minister Lord Deben told Times Radio on Wednesday that his friend Mike Lynch was at the “beginning of a new life” after being acquitted in a major fraud trial.
“He came back to be ready to start again. He made such a contribution to Britain. His companies have put British IT in the forefront, and he was going to do it again, and we pray that he can do it again,” the former Conservative MP said.
Paying tribute to his family, he added: “The daughters did so much for him, and yet, at the same time, achieved so much in their own work. The younger one [Hannah] getting into Oxford; the older one completing studies with very considerable aplomb.
“All that going on while still being there for him and supporting him and understanding that they could give to him what no one else could. So for that family to be torn apart in this way is really terribly sad.”
Everything we know so far about the search for Mike Lynch and the Bayesian superyacht sinking in Sicily
12:50 , Holly Evans
The identities of five bodies found inside the wreck of the luxury superyacht Bayesian have now been confirmed, and include British technology tycoon Mike Lynch.
Also confirmed dead is Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith Bloomer, Clifford Chance lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, all of whom were aboard when the boat sank in a severe storm off the coast of Sicily.
Mr Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah remains missing, with search efforts resuming on Thursday morning and Salvatore Concina, the head of Sicily’s civil protection agency, saying it remained their “priority” to find her.
What is a waterspout?
12:30 , Holly Evans
Social media users posted video of waterspouts off the coast of Italy on the same day the Bayesian sank , and in the days before the tragic incident. Video posted online on Monday also showed the superyacht being engulfed in storm conditions.
“The sea surface temperature around Sicily was around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), which is almost 3 degrees more than normal. This creates an enormous source of energy that contributes to these storms,” climatologist Luca Mercalli, president of the Italian meteorological society, said.
“So we can’t say that this is all due to climate change, but we can say that it has an amplifying effect,” he added.
Mercalli said that a waterspout or a downburst, a more frequent phenomenon that doesn’t involve the rotation of the air, could have been the cause of the sunken yacht.
A waterspout is a column of air and water mist, and there are two types - tornadic and fair weather. Tornadic waterspounds have the ability to form over water, or start on land and then move over water. They have the same qualities as a land tornado -- also taking a ropelike structure -- and can be just as destructive.
Waterspouts are often associated with severe thunderstorms and accompanied by high winds and seas. All thunderstorms have the potential to produce tornadoes.
Rescuers would need a ‘crystal ball’ to predict recovery of sixth person
12:25 , Holly Evans
Emergency workers are unable to predict if and when the sixth person, believed to be Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, would be discovered.
Luca Cari, spokesperson for the fire rescue service, told Sky News : “We would need a crystal ball to know when we’ll be able to find the next body.
“It’s very difficult to move inside the wreckage. Moving just one metre can take up to 24 hours.”
Obtaining witness testimony is key, says maritime investigator
12:10 , Holly Evans
A maritime investigator has said that obtaining witness testimony as quickly as possible will be key for the authorities.
James Wilkes said investigators will want to speak to those who survived or saw the sinking “while the memories are fresh in their mind”.
“A lot of the other information can be collected a bit more slowly,” he told Sky News.
“Fortunately, 15 people survived. I’d like to explore the circumstances in which they were able to survive the storm and the sinking, to look at the anomalies and and work out the difference between those and the people that sadly didn’t survive and combine it all with technical data and simulation,” he said.
Italian fire service share updated on search operation
11:53 , Holly Evans
The Italian fire service has shared an update on social media after the fifth body was recovered from the Bayesian and brought ashore.
Posting on X, Vigili del Fuoco shared a picture of their equipment alongside the caption: “The dives in the sea began in the early hours of the morning and continue for the search and recovery of the last missing person.”
“The body of the fifth victim was recovered and brought ashore by the divers,” they added.
❌ #Porticello #Palermo , recuperato e portato a terra dai #sommozzatori dei #vigilidelfuoco il corpo della 5ª vittima: le immersioni in mare erano iniziate dalle prime ore del mattino e proseguono per la ricerca e il recupero dell’ultimo disperso [ #22agosto 9:00] pic.twitter.com/rm1d803NG0 — Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) August 22, 2024
Raising sunken yacht a future possibility says Italian Coastguard
11:43 , Holly Evans
A decision on whether to raise the sunken yacht from the seabed is “not on the agenda” but “will be”, a spokesman from the Italian Coastguard has said.
Vincenzo Zagarola told the PA news agency: “This is not a topic on the agenda.
“It will be, but not now.”
He also said that the Italian Coastguard’s working theory is still that the missing woman is inside the boat.
Lynch made a ‘powerful contribution to science'
11:31 , Holly Evans
The chairman of the Francis Crick Institute has described Mike Lynch as a “human being of great ability”, following confirmation on Thursday of the technology mogul’s death.
Mr Lynch was a member of the Create The Change fundraising board, set up by Cancer Research UK and which helped fund the building of the institute.
Lord John Browne said: “Mike Lynch should be remembered as the person who catalysed a breed of deep tech entrepreneurs in the UK.
“His ideas and his personal vision were a powerful contribution to science and technology in both Britain and globally.
“I send my condolences to those close to him. We have lost a human being of great ability.”
Divers in search operation facing ‘huge amounts of psychological stress’
11:24 , Holly Evans
Divers who have been retrieving the bodies of Mike Lynch and his companions will be under huge mental pressure, a former Royal Navy submarine captain has said.
“It’s been exceptionally stressful for them both mentally and physically,” Ryan Ramsey told Sky News.
“If you take into account the pressures that they’re operating under, those are considerable.
“It’s dark. It’s a platform that they’ve never been inside before, and they’re having to recover bodies. That’s huge amounts of psychological stress for those for those divers.”
Search efforts have been hampered by debris and furniture blocking the narrow spaces in the yacht, as well as divers only having a 10-minute window to search the vessel each time.
Ambulance carrying fifth body leaves Porticello harbour
11:08 , Holly Evans
Tech group pay tribute to ‘pioneering’ Mike Lynch
11:05 , Holly Evans
Technology industry group TechUK has paid tribute to Mike Lynch following his death.
A spokesperson said: “Mike Lynch was a hugely significant and pioneering figure in the UK technology sector.
“Our hearts go out to all of the families and friends who have been impacted by these tragic events.”
The 22 people on board the Bayesian and how they were celebrating after years of court battles
11:00 , Holly Evans
British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among the people initially unaccounted for after his superyacht Bayesian sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday.
On Thursday morning, Italian authorities confirmed the identities of five bodies found inside the luxury vessel, after a three-day operation that has seen divers carefully navigating their way into the cabin bedrooms.
After a decade-long legal battle which had seen him extradited to the US to face an $11bn fraud case, Mr Lynch had celebrated by inviting his close friends, colleagues and those who helped him on his legal team aboard his boat as a gesture of gratitude.
The 22 people on board the Bayesian and how they were celebrating after court battles
Royal Academy of Engineering sends ‘profound condolences’ to Lynch family
10:51 , Holly Evans
The Royal Academy of Engineering has paid tribute to its “mentor, donor and former council member” Mike Lynch following his death in the luxury yacht disaster off Sicily.
In a statement, the academy said: “The trustee board, fellows and staff of the Royal Academy of Engineering are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mike Lynch, and send our profound condolences to his family.
“Mike became a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2008 and we have fond memories of the active role he played in the past as a mentor, donor and former council member.
“He was also one of the inaugural members on the enterprise committee.
“Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.”
Captain of boat that rescued Bayesian survivors details mega-yacht sinking ‘within two minutes’
10:46 , Holly Evans
Captain of boat that rescued Bayesian survivors details sinking ‘within two minutes’
Pictured: Four of the passengers killed in the Bayesian sinking
10:39 , Holly Evans
Multi-millionaire Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah, Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo were lost when the Bayesian sank at around 5am on Monday.
Five of their bodies have now been recovered and identified, with searches still ongoing for the Mr Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter.
‘I knew Mike Lynch and his next idea was to get us to believe the unbelievable'
10:24 , Holly Evans
Just under 10 weeks ago, 59-year-old Mike Lynch was on trial in San Francisco on 17 charges of fraud . He was almost guaranteed to receive a 25-year sentence.
He was terrified that he would die in a US prison, not because he was guilty – he had spent £30m on legal fees arguing his innocence – but because it’s almost unheard of in the US to win a case against the US Justice Department. His chances of winning were put at 0.5 per cent. However, after 13 years of putting together detailed evidence to support his plea, he was acquitted and it felt like a miracle.
Once back in the UK, Lynch set about celebrating what he called his second life. Through tears, he told one interviewer how even the traffic in London seemed magical. “I’m just thinking this is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen,” he said.
Read the full article here from Jonathan Margolis:
I knew Mike Lynch and his next idea was to get us to believe the unbelievable
Bayesian was ‘one of the safest boats in the world’, says yachting CEO
10:19 , Holly Evans
The disaster has baffled naval marine experts who said such a vessel, built by Italian high-end yacht manufacturer Perini and presumed to have top-class fittings and safety features, should have been able to withstand such weather.
The captain, James Cutfield, and his eight surviving crew members have made no public comment on the disaster.
Giovanni Costantino, CEO of the Italian Sea Group , which includes Perini, said the Bayesian was “one of the safest boats in the world” and basically unsinkable.
He added that he believed the disaster was caused by a chain of human mistakes and that the storm had been expected, in interviews with Italian media.
“The ship sank because it took on water, from where investigators will have to say,” Costantino told television news programme TG1 late on Wednesday.
Citing data from the yacht’s automatic tracking system and based on available footage, Costantino said it took 16 minutes from when the wind began buffeting the yacht, and it began taking on water, for it to sink.
Costantino said the Milan-listed group had suffered “enormous damage” to its reputation, with shares falling 2.5% since the disaster.
Latest: Pictures from the scene
10:13 , Holly Evans
Children’s charity pays tribute to Jonathan Bloomer as ‘kind individual'
10:10 , Holly Evans
The chairman of children’s charity the NSPCC has described Jonathan Bloomer, the former honorary treasurer of the organisation, as “a very kind individual”, following his death in the luxury yacht disaster.
Speaking about the Morgan Stanley International bank chairman and his wife Judy, who died off the coast of Sicily, Neil Berkett said: “We are deeply saddened that the deaths of Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy have been confirmed after the yacht they were on tragically sank off the coast of Sicily.
“Jonathan and Judy were great supporters of the NSPCC over many years, with Jonathan joining our board of trustees in 2008 and serving as the honorary treasurer from 2009 to 2016.
“We remember Jonathan from his time with us as a very kind individual with a great sense of humour and Judy as formidable and passionate.
“We are so grateful for everything they did for children and the NSPCC and our thoughts are with their family, friends and colleagues at this desperately sad time.”
Charity board member Judith Bloomer confirmed dead
10:07 , Holly Evans
Judith Bloomer, the wife of Jonathan Bloomer, has been identified by Italian authorities as another one of the five people whose bodies have been recovered.
Coast Guard divers confirmed this morning that her body was discovered on the wreckage of the Bayesian luxury yacht.
Mrs Bloomer worked as a board member for the Eve Appeal, a gynaecological cancer charity.
She is described by the charity as a “brilliant champion for women’s health and medical research... an incredible supporter, committee member, and trustee of our charity for over 20 years”.
Morgan Stanley banker Jonathan Bloomer confirmed dead by authorities
09:37 , Alex Croft
Morgan Stanley banker Jonathan Bloomer has been identified as one of the five bodies recovered from the wreckage of the Bayesian.
Mr Bloomer, 70, had been called to the stand during a court case involving Mike Lynch.
The banker was the chairman of the audit committee at Autonomy, the company owned by Mr Lynch which was being investigated in a high-profile fraud case relating to a 2011 sale.
Mr Bloomer has been chairman of Morgan Stanley International since 2018, after starting his career in 1974 at the defunct accounting firm Arthur Anderson.
Mike Lynch identified as dead while daughter is still missing
09:11 , Alex Croft
The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of a yacht that sank earlier this week off Sicily during a tempest.
Lynch’s 18-year daughter Hannah is still missing.
Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith Bloomer, Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo have also been identified by Italy’s coast guard.
Divers facing search operation plagued with difficulties
09:07 , Holly Evans
The search operation to find the missing has been described as “complex” from the offset, with the boat sitting 50m below the surface of the sea.
Debris and furniture has cluttered the narrow passageways of the yacht, with divers only having 10 minutes underwater before they could suffer from nausea, known as ‘the bends’.
Fire crews from the Vigili del Fuoco said they have been accessing the vessel through natural entrances, without making openings.
Remotely controlled underwater vehicles have been used, with naval units and cave divers also taking part in the search, the Italian Coastguard has said.
Priority is finding the final passenger, says head of civil protection agency
08:46 , Holly Evans
Salvatore Cocina, the head of Sicily’s civil protection agency, confirmed that the fifth body had been recovered on Thursday, following the recovery of four others on Wednesday.
Identities of the bodies have not been confirmed by authorities, despite local and international media reporting some had been identified.
Searches resumed on Thursday morning, with Mr Cocina saying there will be an investigation in due course, but the priority is finding the final missing passenger.
The ship’s captain, James Cutfield, was reportedly questioned by authorities for two hours as they began speaking to all crew members.
Watch live: Italy rescuers search for final missing person from sunken Bayesian superyacht
08:37 , Holly Evans
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Two bodies found on sunken luxury yacht off coast of Sicily
By Ted Hennessey in Sicily and Josh Payne, PA
A body has been pulled from the water near the site of a sunken luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily as two more missing people were found by divers.
The head of Sicily’s civil protection agency Salvatore Cocina confirmed two bodies had been found in the yacht which sank at around 5am on Monday.
He said there will be an investigation in due course, but the priority was to find those who are still missing.
On Wednesday afternoon, a green body bag was taken back to the port of Porticello where dozens of emergency services staff were waiting.
The Italian Coastguard previously did not rule out the possibility that those missing, including technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, may still be alive, with experts speculating air pockets could have formed as the yacht sank.
Among those also missing are Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda Morvillo.
Inspections of the yacht’s internal hull took place on Wednesday morning.
A team of four British inspectors from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) also arrived in Porticello to look at the site of the sinking.
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