British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among six people missing after his superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily.
The British-flagged superyacht, named Bayesian, capsized at about 5am local time off the coast of Palermo on Monday when the area was hit by a tornado.Four of the missing passengers are British and two are American, Italian news website la Repubblica stated, while Sicily's civil protection agency told the BBC that Mr Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah was also among those missing.Fifteen people including Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, were rescued, according to local media.
”Speaking to local news website la Repubblica, she added that her husband, James, had suffered minor injuries and was taken to Civico hospital in Palermo.Charlotte said she had reassured her husband that their child was ok and the pair promised to hug each other again soon.Mike Lynch was acquitted in the US earlier this year in a multi-billion pound fraud case. The yacht was owned by Mr Lynch, according to reports.
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