Sailing yachts like the one belonging to Mike Lynch are “unsinkable”, according to the company that builds them.
Giovanni Costantino, the CEO of The Italian Sea Group, rejected claims there were design flaws in the Bayesian superyacht, which tragically sunk off the coast of Sicily on Monday.This comes after rescue teams discovered five bodies in the wreckage of the ship, as they continue to hunt for tech billionaire Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter.
They were: British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah, banker Jonathan Bloomer, his wife, Judy Bloomer, lawyer Chris Morvillo, and his wife, Neda Morvillo.Divers have been smashing their way into the wreckage in a bid to find them. Italian officials confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that five bodies had been found, without naming them. Four have been brought back to shore.
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