Billionaire Mike Lynch's wife Angela Bacares reveals shocking details of superyacht sinking

As the yacht overturned, 22 terrified passengers, mostly British, screamed in panic.

The wife of missing British billionaire tycoon Mike Lynch, Angela Bacares, has shared the harrowing details of the moments leading up to the sinking of their superyacht.

Bacares, 57, who is now in a wheelchair after injuring her feet on broken glass, is anxiously awaiting news of her husband and their daughter Hannah, 18, who are still unaccounted for.

Bacares recounted to Italian publication La Repubblica that she and Lynch were abruptly awakened around 4 a.m. on Monday by a sudden tilt of their £14 million superyacht. The vessel, which sank about 160 feet at 5 a.m. local time after its mast collapsed and it capsized, had six people still missing off the coast of Sicily.

As the yacht overturned, 22 terrified passengers, mostly British, screamed in panic. Bacares described feeling a slight tilt before the tragedy and said that when she stood up to investigate, the sound of shattering glass sparked widespread panic.

Among the missing are Jonathan Bloomer, 70, a top executive at Morgan Stanley, and two Americans. The search for the missing continued through the night and into the following day, after 15 people, including a one-year-old British girl, were rescued.

Severe weather played a role in the disaster, with torrential rain, strong winds, and waterspouts battering the Porticello port in Palermo. Witnesses reported a tornado severing the yacht’s mast, which is the second tallest in the world. The yacht had anchored when the storm hit, causing it to lose balance.

Divers located wreckage about 50 meters underwater and found the body of a man near the wreckage, tentatively identified as the boat's chef. The yacht was hosting a party to celebrate Lynch’s recent legal victory in the U.S. over fraud charges related to the £8.5 billion sale of his software firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard.

In an eerie twist, Lynch’s former colleague and co-defendant in the fraud trial, Stephen Chamberlain, passed away just days before the yacht incident. Karsten Borner, the captain of a rescue boat, witnessed the yacht sinking after a tornado struck the Sicilian coast. Local fisherman Pietro Asciutto also saw the yacht capsize and sink. Luca Mercalli, president of the Italian Meteorological Society, described the extreme weather conditions, which included funnel clouds and winds reaching up to 200 km/h.

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[sbalenger]

If she was right there next to him in the same bedroom with him why was she the only one that was alive

[adtecrpl]

No comment from the wife at all. ABSOLUTE clickbait!

[garyjohnstone]

Perini and Navi do indeed build unsinkable yachts assuming they are operated as intended. They build the world`s finest ocean going yachts. The vessel is not at fault, the skipper caused it all on his own. The 240 foot mast did not break but it did provide extreme leverage because the counter balancing retractable keel was left up! Inexcusable. The yacht was on her side and hatches and cabin portholes were left open rather than rely on air con? The stern door was open too.

The standard procedure in this situation is to simply abandon the anchor and motor away. The watch crew did not monitor the radar which is an important duty in an area known for sudden, fierce tempests at this time of year.

The skipper made sure survived by leaving all aboard to their fate! He must remain aboard until last but took the coward`s way out. This is a clear dereliction of his duty for which he will pay dearly. He will definitely be charged and lose his ticket, his sailing days are over. Jail is likely for manslaughter or failure to act in a responsible manner.

It is a shocking example of the worst seamanship ever displayed and proves he ought never have been a skipper at all. Anyone can sail in easy seas, it takes an extreme event like this to test whether a skipper is worth his title or not.

[MelsSweetPeaNursery]

Click bait. Liars nothing on what wife said. Reported you.

[mcsabas]

That picture isn’t even of his wife… quit being predatory and trying to get a story out of nothing.

[rebekahbjackal]

He was trying to avoid paying a tax...they're all still alive with new identity. Don't waste ure time on it.

[G-host]

That first female picture is not his wife. That is Poppy

[tavelos]

hello @ the xpress tribune, you got a nice report from me for SPAM AND CLICK BAIT. Enjoy!

[scotyount]

what are the shocking details? This stuff is garbage....who says the mast snapped?

[mohindersidana]

God did not aquitted him from his court

[EricBurgeson]

Hannah looked like her mother; same hair color

[nickfosterxx]

Reported: Spam or misleading >Misleading text >'Content bears no relation to title.'

[Rikki-lhmw]

Why did no one come out during the storm, and the latches were unlocked, so the water entered?

Also, British businessmen. Co defender got killed by a car accident in Cambridge a couple of days ago before the yachts sinks?

[mequavis]

wtf kinda clickbait skills are these...

[Helene-kied]

Thevmast was BOT snapped - it was found intact as well as the hull. The builder said the only way it could have sunk is if someone left a door or hatch open. Yes I realize he is just CYA.

[Greenhead]

I hate these types of videos, say something or have people talking

[JerubbaalgodSlayer]

Thanks! I will give this video a thumbs down! 🇨🇦

[Mahmoud-mf]

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