Four victims of Bayesian sinking suffocated in air pocket - reports

Investigators believe their cabin filled with carbon dioxide as the oxygen supply diminished.

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Banking executive Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo were among the seven people who lost their lives when the vessel went down during a violent storm.

Post-mortem examinations revealed that none of them had water in their lungs, suggesting they did not drown, according to reports.

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah Lynch and the yacht's chef, Recaldo Thomas, also died in the incident.

The group was travelling on the yacht following Mr Lynch's acquittal of fraud charges in the United States earlier this year.

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