A prominent British businessman, Mike Lynch, is reported missing following a tragic accident in Italy. A luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily due to a severe storm.
Along with Mike Lynch, seven others are missing in this incident. The yacht had departed from a Sicilian port on the 14th of this month with 10 crew members and 12 passengers on board.
The ship is believed to have sunk near the Porticello coast due to adverse weather conditions.
Rescue teams immediately launched operations following the accident, and efforts are underway to retrieve the ship.
While Mike Lynch, the British business tycoon, is among the missing, his wife and 14 others were rescued from the disaster. Italian authorities have reported that among the missing, four are British, two are Americans, and one is Canadian.
The body of one individual has been recovered so far.
Mike Lynch, 59, had recently been acquitted in a fraud case in the United States. He is known for founding the tech giant Autonomy Corporation in 1990.