Tech tycoon, defense attorney, and Morgan Stanley banker among those missing in freak yacht sinking
A superyacht that sank off the Sicilian coast during a storm left six passengers missing, including British tech kingpin Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah
By KELVIN CHAN
Published - Aug 21, 2024, 01:29 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 21, 2024, 01:29 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — A superyacht that sank Monday off the Sicilian coast during a storm left at least six people dead and one passenger missing. Among that list is British tech kingpin Mike Lynch and some of his inner circle, who were gathered to celebrate his victory in a long-running legal trial.
Lynch was acquitted in June in a U.S. fraud case and was apparently aboard the Bayesian with some of the people who stood by him throughout the ordeal. Another member of Lynch's legal team who wasn't aboard, Reid Weingarten, said the outing was intended in part as a celebration of the acquittal.
Here's a look at the people who are dead or missing, as well as details on the recent death of an associate of Lynch who was not on the yacht.