British tech tycoon with Irish parentage and daughter among those not seen since luxury vessel Bayesian sank near Palermo
Rescue boats operate off Porticello near Palermo on Tuesday, a day after the luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Gettybecause it is believed the boat sank quickly and search and rescue efforts by sea and air have so far delivered no results.“Our search and rescue activity by sea and air has gone on for around 36 hours. Of course, we do not exclude that they are not inside the boat, but we know the boat sank quickly.
Mr Lynch is of Irish heritage – his father was a fireman from Co Cork, and his mother was a nurse from Co Tipperary. One body, reportedly belonging to the ship’s chef, was recovered at the scene of the sinking on Monday.Mr Lynch, who founded software giant Autonomy in 1996, was cleared in June of conducting a massive fraud relating to an $11 billion sale to US company Hewlett Packard.The Financial Times reported that Mr Bloomer appeared at trial as a defence witness for Mr Lynch, while media reports suggest the pair are close friends.
Her father Lin Ronald confirmed to the Telegraph she had been invited aboard as a thanks for assistance in Mr Lynch’s recent court case.
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