Shipwreck in Sicily: two bodies found, four people still wanted

The bodies of two people who disappeared when the sailboat “Bayesian” sailboat sank were found on Wednesday, August 21, on the third day of searches. The identity of the victims is not yet known and the owner of the boat, British businessman Mike Lynch, is still being sought.

The death toll from the sinking of a sailboat off the coast of Parliament, Sicily, has risen. The bodies of two people were found inside the wreck of the yacht on Wednesday, August 21, three days after the sinking, reports BBC. The death toll now stands at three, while four people are still being sought. The search continues at sea, but the chances of finding the occupants of the “Bayesian” sailboat diminish as the hours pass.

It was around 5am on Monday 19th August when the 56m British-flagged “Bayesian” sailboat sank after being hit by a waterspout, a highly dangerous meteorological phenomenon characterised by a rotating column of air and water. On board were twelve passengers and ten crew members, the majority of whom were British nationals. While fifteen of them were found safe and sound, all seven were reported missing. Of the missing, three were found in the wreckage at a depth of 50 metres.

Tech mogul Mike Lynch and his daughter still wanted

Still wanted, British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah are among the missing. Owner of the sailboat that sank, the man nicknamed the “British Bill Gates” had organized a cruise aboard his super-sailboat to celebrate with his relatives, several of his employees and his lawyers, a party after being acquitted in a fraud case in the United States. Thus, among the other people still wanted is Chris Morvillo, the lawyer partner of the firm Clifford Chance and his wife, as well as Jonathan Bloomer, the chairman of the board of directors of Morgan Stanley International and his wife.

The search operations conducted by firefighters since the sinking have been perilous. Firefighters trained in deep-sea diving from Rome and Sardinia have also been mobilized on site to assist local rescue services and try to find the bodies of the four remaining missing persons, probably trapped inside the wreck. Intact and on its right side, access to it is made difficult due to “the presence of furniture which obstructs the entrance”, indicated on X (ex-Twitter) the firefighters.

The heavy swell observed off the coast of Sicily further complicates operations. Grouped together in a hotel, the survivors have the opportunity to meet psychologists assigned to their disposal.

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16:29 – Who are the people missing after the sinking of the sailboat ?

Six people were missing this Wednesday morning before the discovery of two bodies. The Italian authorities have not specified what they are saying. identity of the people found, but here are the names of the six wanted people reported by the BBC and among which are those of two victims found.

• British businessman Mike Lynch, who contributed to the &agrav; the creation of Cambridge Neurodynamics and co-founded the companyé Autonomy
• His daughter Hannah Lynch, an 18-year-old student
• Joanthan Bloomer, Chairman of Morgan Stanley Bank International
• His wife Judy Bloomer
• Chris Morvillo, associate from the law firm Clifford Chance
• His wife Neda Morvillo, jewelry designer

The yacht's head chef, Canadian national from Antigua Recaldo Thomas, was arrested. found Monday. He was the seventh person reported missing after the sinking.

The bodies of two people were found dead. summer found é Inside the 'Bayesian', the luxury sailboat that sank off the coast of Sicily in the early morning e on Monday, reported the Reuters press agency and the Italian media this Wednesday, August 21. The identities of the two people found have not yet been determined. communicated.