The tragedy of Mike Lynch and the sunken yacht | The Story

Five bodies were found yesterday inside a shipwrecked yacht in the search for British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and fellow missing passengers. Just hours before the tragic event, the party had been celebrating a spectacular legal victory - so what led to this moment?

Guest: Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Danny In The Valley, TalkTV, GB News, LeadersIn.

Further listening: Danny In The Valley: Mike Lynch’s first post-acquittal interview

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[annereidy]

Is it true that his business partner was killed last weekend, in a hit and run accident? What a strange coincidence?

[brandon]

The irony is that jail would have saved him.

[fishfun]

The tragedy of normal everyday people who struggled their whole life just to be shanked by someone in the street.

[disblack]

Another wildly rich person dying in mysterious circumstances...hmmm....

[DRventura]

One never knows what to expect out in the waters. However, wasn't the captain aware of the impending storm? Didn't he take precautions? Was he like the captain of the Titanic, foolishly trying to test the unsinkable yacht? Sorry for the families who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Odd though of these reports that a business partner was unalived a few days prior. Hopefully, the daughter is found.

[dianamincher]

Mike was the son fireman and a nurse! Wow! Wat a meteoric rise! Superman!

[ybeoxpf]

He was assacinated, not a "tragedy". Proof? Captain made it safely to the shore

[richardhole]

Why is a billionaire's life any more important than another? Shouldn't we have a a segment on everyone who dies?

[knightyknight]

I guess you can't take your wealth with you. 🤔

[BrianWillcox-qphr]

When you think about it water isn't mans habitat, it's not our territory, if we were meant to travel the seas we would have gills & we'd eat raw fish & plankton.

[lynnhubbard]

this trial took place here in SF and I heard it from UK media??!!

[Roc-Righteous]

The apostle Paul made it clear. We brought nothing into this world, and you're certainly not carrying anything out. 1 Tim 6:7-12

[moderndesign]

Are we to feel sorry for billionaires??

[robnelsonbayvillage]

Sad to hear about this sailing disaster.

[douglasgibson]

Being rich doesn’t make you immune from tragedy, illness. These things don’t discriminate.

[martinhumble]

And his money went to save so many starving people. Or, no?

[TheFman]

Wasn’t that big… if it had a radio.. I would have hoped they were warned…of impending storm so they could anch in a safe harbor..

[janly]

Mike Lynch life is not a tragedy but the ending of his life is unfortunate. He was so wealthy so much money to enjoy life. The only reason we all live is to enjoy money & he had so much of it. The end of his life is also full of irony. He was celebrating the acquittal of his court case & strangely his business partner also died in a separate accident on land at the same time he died. The universe is a mystery.

[CryptoInvest-LunaticCapital]

life is fleeting, life is short, no matter who you are, you going to end up dust, as the Bible says. Learning curb: never overstock so much money, give donations to science, technology, medicine, poor and saving the mother-earth from pollutants humans, and greatest of all love God, second love fellow beings, turn to Jesus, to which He said, you will be rewarded in Heaven.

[travelwithtony]

Sorry I used up all of my pity on the thousands of children slaughtered and murdered in Gaza.