Superyacht sinking latest: Mike Lynch's body recovered off Sicily
A fifth body was recovered Thursday from the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, as rescuers searched for a remaining missing person to bring the saga to an end.
PORTICELLO, Sicily — The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was recovered from the wreck of a superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC Thursday.
Rescuers were still searching for Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah, the source said, the last person missing from the luxury boat that went down in what authorities said was a freak storm early Monday.
A massive search effort was launched, and four bodies were recovered from the 180-foot Bayesian on Wednesday after an operation hampered by the depth to which the wreck had sunk and the debris that blocked divers’ path through its narrow passages.
Salvatore Cocina, head of Sicily’s civil protection agency, confirmed to NBC News on Thursday morning that a fifth body had been recovered. And hours later, CNBC reported that Lynch, regularly described in U.K. media as “Britain’s Bill Gates,” was one of them.
The U.K.'s Royal Academy of Engineering said Thursday morning that it was “deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mike Lynch,” who is one of its fellows. “Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time,” the academy said in a statement on X.
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