American tech entrepreneur , Mike Lynch , and , Morgan Stanley International , chair  , Jonathan Bloomer , are among those feared dead aboard the sunk wreckage of a luxury yacht off the coast of , Sicily.
Vincenzo Zagarola, a spokeswoman for the Italian coast guard, said searches did remain, “but, at this point, it would be reasonable to think that we are more likely to find the missing persons inside the boat”.
Zagarola added that military boats and helicopters are being used to assist in the search for the six missing individuals. When questioned if the people would be discovered dead in a separate meeting with the PA news organization, he responded that “reasonably the truth should not be not.”
Six customers and nine staff were rescued from the Bayesian sailboat, which sank after a storm struck the vehicle near Porticello,  , Sicily , on Monday. When the wind struck, Lynch and his family were celebrating his most recent conviction for fraud with a small cluster of experts.
The mind of the legal protection agency in , Silesia, Salvo Cocina, said in a text to Bloomberg before on Tuesday that the missing people are Bloomer and his family Judy,  , Clifford Chance , partner , Chris Morvillo , and his family Neda, as well as Lynch and his daughter Hannah.
Lynch, 59, had been seeking to reestablish his reputation as one of Europe’s most successful businesses. For years, he’d argued that he had been scapegoated over the$ 11 billion acquisition of his software company,  , Autonomy Corp., by , Hewlett Packard Co.  , in 2011. A year later,  , HP , wrote down$ 8.8 billion of the purchase price and formally accused Lynch of scams.
Firefighters said gaining access to the yacht, which is 48 meters ( 157 feet ) below the surface, was” complex”. Fishermen are “evaluating the viability of properly entering the catastrophe, an activity that has become complicated due to the depth and location of the hull,” according to a media release from the beach watch.
According to a declaration from the coast guard, the searches are now being carried out using a remotely operated submerged vehicle that has been operating on the ocean for more than two hours.
Officials in Italy have already launched an investigation into the falling. The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch, which investigates coastal incidents involving American warships worldwide, has sent four auditors to , Sicily , to perform a preliminary judgment, according to a spokeswoman for the , Department for Transport. They will discuss whether an investigation is necessary with the local government and emergency assistance personnel.
Talking with members of the crew, passengers, and other witnesses may be a part of an investigation as well as gathering physical and digital facts, such as logbooks, team qualifications, and any cruise recorder data.
The , UK , adviser had likewise flown to Palermo Monday to join with leaders and the families of the victims, the , UK , consulate said.
” The research will go on as long as necessary”, Zagarola added. ” For certain, the entire deck will need to be examined metre by meter.”
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