Tech tycoon dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ Mike Lynch among 4 Brits missing after £14m Bayesian yacht sinks off Sicily
ONE of the Brits feared missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily is reportedly tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch.
Three other British tourists are feared dead after the £14million boat was hit by a tornado this morning.
Lynch, a billionaire, was one of the 22 people sailing onboard the vessel, the Telegraph reported this afternoon.
Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, is among those rescued.
Three other Brits, two Americans, and one Canadian are among the remaining six missing.
The lifeless body of one victim who was sailing onboard the doomed yacht – named the Bayesian – has already been pulled from the Mediterranean.
Lynch is a serial entrepreneur having founded and sold tech and software companies. He was awarded an OBE for his services to enterprise in 2006.
Invoke Capital, one of Lynch’s companies has been approached for comment by The Sun.
The yacht is believed to have been flooded by water after a tornado off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, just before 5am local time on Monday morning.
A man’s body was tragically found underwater alongside the shipwreck by divers, reports Corriere Della Sera.
At least 15 people were saved by coast guards, patrol boats, firefighters and local fishermen – with seven missing.
Helicopters, divers, patrol boats and firefighters are all helping with the desperate search of the area.
Helicopters are still patrolling the coastal region as the search continues this afternoon.
An expert team of divers have already been able to locate the vessel 160ft below the water on the seabed.
Sicily is currently under a weather warning for strong winds.
Almost all of the 22 passengers and crew onboard are said to have been inside their cabins and rooms when the weather took a turn.
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