Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:58pm on 20 Aug 2024,Tuesday International
Six people, including UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer, remain missing after a luxury yacht sank off Sicily. The yacht, the Bayesian, was carrying twenty-two passengers when it was struck by a severe pre-dawn storm. Fifteen people escaped, and one body was recovered, leaving six still unaccounted for. Divers are conducting a search in difficult conditions due to the depth of the wreck. The British government’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched a preliminary investigation. Experts noted that extreme weather conditions have recently impacted Italy.