Lynch had been celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with his family and the people who had defended him.
Lynch and four others were recovered by rescue crewsThe Bayesian, a 56-metre British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early on Monday as it was moored about a kilometre offshore.British tech magnate Mike Lynch walks into federal court in San Francisco, March 26, 2024.
The chief executive of The Italian Sea Group, which owns the Bayesian's manufacturer, said superyachts like these are "the safest in the most absolute sense". "First of all, because they have very little surface compared to a yacht facing into the wind," CEO Giovanni Costantino told Sky News on Wednesday.Investigators are now looking at why the Bayesian sank, killing at least six people. A seventh remains missing.
Civil protection officials said they believe the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout, and sank quickly. Fifteen of the 22 people aboard survived, including a mother who reported holding her one-year-old baby over the waves to save her.The 56-metre British-flagged Bayesian was known for its single 75-metre mast, one of the world's tallest made of aluminium. Lynch had been celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with his family and the people who had defended him at trial in the United States.
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