Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were found dead in a cabin on the sunken Bayesian yacht.
The news comes a couple of days after the Bayesian superyacht, sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm on Monday. The superyacht was carrying 22 people onboard, including a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers.
It includes Mike Lynch, the founder of Autonomy Corporation, his 18-year-old daughter, his wife Angela Bacares, and others. The trip had been organised by Lynch for his work colleagues.
On Wednesday, divers recovered five bodies from inside the yacht, Salvatore Cocina, director of the island’s Civil Protection Agency, confirmed to NBC News.
However, one person still remains missing, as confirmed by the divers.
“The operations are long and complex,” Italy’s national fire department, whose diving teams have been participating in the search, posted on X.
According to the divers, the wreck is lying at a tilt at a depth of approximately 50 meters (164 feet), while narrow access points, thick glass windows, and a range of objects and electrical cables are obstructing access.
According to reports from eyewitnesses and survivors, the ship was violently rocked by a storm at around 4 a.m. local time on Monday while it was anchored near the Sicilian port of Porticello. It sank rapidly after capsizing.
According to BBC, the 183-foot luxury yacht is owned by Revtom, a firm controlled by Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares, which is based on the Isle of Man.
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