Superyacht sinks: What do we know?

A British-flagged superyacht has sunk off the coast of Sicily, leaving at least one person dead and six others missing.  

Among those still lost are British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, the chairman of investment bank Morgan Stanley International Jonathan Bloomer, and Chris Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance. 

It's believed the yacht was struck by a sudden and powerful storm in the early hours of Monday morning. 

Mike Lynch, known by some as the "British Bill Gates", was recently cleared after a high-profile fraud trial relating to the $11bn sale of his software giant Autonomy to US company Hewlett Packard. 

Niall Paterson speaks to our correspondent in Sicily, Ashna Hurynag, to hear about the causes of the yacht's sinking and the investigation into what happened.  

Plus, Danny Fortson, West Coast correspondent for The Sunday Times, talks about interviewing Mike Lynch only a few weeks ago.

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse, Laura FitzPatrick
Editor: Paul Stanworth 

[RFC]

This is one of the three main reasons why I haven't bought a multi-million dollar yacht myself.

[operationlemonostrich]

Ocean demands an annual billionaire sacrifice.

[This.Island.Earth]

A disproportionate amount of attention being given to this story by the MSM. I wonder why?

[tanjee]

I would like to know insights of the court case he won against HP.

When his boat was the only boat ⛵ which got hit and sank, i have questions.

[plambert]

A higher Judge gave a ruling, or not. The Angel comes, most of the time when he is least expected. I fear the sea and flying.

[TheRuthdobson]

Well i think it was yet another hit job. His co defendant died 2 days before in a car crash and this aint fishy! 🙄

[KaruSnep]

We know that it's 8-0 for the Ocean against Rich people

[cohen]

Well look how much footage the news do when it's a wealthy person from the uk

[lightchild]

How sad for all those families involved ..and poor Mike family also ..didn’t his business partner die in a car crash recently too ?

[WandererSEA-bebe]

How is it a superyacht if it doesn't offer sink insurance, such as emergency chambers?

[andrewashmore]

Unfortunately if it was a bit bigger with a shorter mast, would probably be fine.

[sambishop]

Did anyone else see the far right thug drilling holes in the boat?

[checkeredflagfilms]

Can't cope with severe weather event when the crew has raised the keel! It would keel over quite easily. Why divers haven't reported already on the condition of the mast and the keel is beyond comprehension. Hope for survivors is a waste of time. Don't risk the lives of the divers and get a professional salvage company in there and raise/float/wench the vessel to the surface.

[damlitproductions]

ALWAYS LOOK ON DRY SIDE OF LIFE❗
Will They Be Found Alive❓
place your bets 🤔
✔ ❌

[polygonalmasonary]

Sounds like something out of the bible! God taking vengeance against rich people who have offended him. 😮🇬🇧🙏🌈

[KEZAMINE]

I don't careee, buy a better boat next time 😒

[rnilker]

I’d want my money back. Fishing boats out there are better. 👀😎😎

[Mr_OoOsH]

Yanks did it, same methods they used on the Boeing guys.

[James]

Sky are always out of tune with the public

[stephenchristian]

So no video of the boat!? Geezuz I want 2 c the mast u fools!