British tech billionaire Mike Lynch is missing off the coast of Sicily after yacht capsizes

One person is dead, and six others are missing after the superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily in a storm.
Sky News understands that the yacht is owned by the family of Mike Lynch who is reported to be missing after the accident involving the boat.
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[@anthonywalker6168]

We live in times where “tech billionaire” could literally mean anything.

[@stevenmoore3480]

snidey thief mostly

[@nathankhalid9575]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@TheMilford99]

He was worth pushing 1 billion sterling.

[@rockets4kids]

It generally means anyone who has sold a worthless company for billions of dollars.

[@sebastianstoica578]

​@@nathankhalid9575, from Hamas?

[@muhammadomer4674]

Even having billions is no match for the end

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Obviously

[@muhammadomer4674]

@@GoGetYourShinebox naa. Not too obv. As these billionaires seem to act like theyll be here forever

[@chadbrunton3373]

Obviously, obviously duh​@@GoGetYourShinebox

[@thud9797]

One of the Walton sons died in a $1500 ultralight crash, seems so senseless.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

@@muhammadomer4674 That's true

[@EbedesSchool]

Poor Crew my thoughts are with them too.

[@stevenmoore3480]

Shouldn't work for the obscenely wealthy...

[@kyzrsosay]

@@stevenmoore3480Dude wtf?!

[@FoulPet]

Maybe have your thoughts with thousands of people who go hungry daily.

[@Thomas-vg8ov]

​@@FoulPetNever let a good virtue signaling go to waste, hey? Simpleton.

[@Thomas-vg8ov]

​@@stevenmoore3480Wow! The wealth envy is certainly big here.

[@loumorningstar7709]

A lot of wealthy people going missing in the ocean recently. I wonder what they have going on down there.

[@user-sz2ut4od6s]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Thebloggermustdie]

Atlantis

[@n64fan60]

🏴‍☠️

[@gingercheesecake7357]

Underwater ocean party 🎉

[@caseyhoward8261]

A big ol' party, I've been told. I've yet to be invited! 😢

[@timbob1145]

Clearly something fishy here.

[@topcarib8488]

This is either foul play or an unbelievable act of god! So last Saturday morning his VP Stephen Chamberlain is killed struck by a car whilst out jogging. Sunday night/ Monday morning this yacht sinks, Mike is missing feared dead. So one of the 14 survivors inc his wife has questions to answer! Just saying.

[@user-cr6qk8nm7g]

Smell like a Hillary Clinton job

[@SK-lt1so]

"Billionaire" doesn't equate to skills in all fields.

[@andyblyth4519]

Perini Navi Yachts are massive boats, formidably well built and can withstand almost anything. I am aware that there are videos of huge ships breaking in two in inclement seas but these yachts are maintained within an inch of their lives and the crew has to be qualified and they undertake constant safety training every month. I know, I worked on superyachts for years. Some catastrophic weather hit this boat, but even so it can normally survive. Very sad for all concerned, but I'm afraid if the rescuers haven't found them, they are inside the yacht. It is a truism that I was taught all the time, if it goes to sh1t, it's very fast and in pitch black in the night. Crews are trained to escape and to get guests out but we do it in flat calm normally, same with all drills. Not at 5 a.m in the dark. If the boat is on its side with water pouring in, it's a very different scenario. God help them.

[@englishdecorator]

Calm down Andy....

[@nadir8804]

Local fishermen on shore spoke of a tornado that hit the yacht and they saw the red sos signal in the sky but the yacht just vanished underwater within minutes.

[@MyCatJeff]

These long paragraphless ramblings are now common AI stories. Same pattern, always near the top, useless wiki data, spineless in content and opinion.

[@billbogg3857]

@@MyCatJeff Everything he says is true.

[@MyCatJeff]

@MyCatJeff

[@marcseclecticstuff9497]

I keep my superyacht on a trailer in my driveway just so this kind of thing doesn't happen.

[@joeprimal2044]

Yeah, me too. Guy had all the money in the world but obviously no common sense. 😂

[@user-eo8mz9xn4k]

Brilliant, love it 👌

[@timewa851]

mine even circles back to pick me up. (it's a 550cc Jet Ski) but I'm pretty wealthy & can afford such fancy things. It's a 'Peri Kawasaki.' Seven footer.

[@watsthatagain]

Highest being ever seen.B Higher than GOD Greening out in a space craft racing to see wat is Lightspeed all about

[@eileenbowery5538]

Love this comment.

[@scoochysteve]

So who did he upset with access to HARP? 🤔

[@osilandBiley]

He was accused of defrauding Hewlett Packard out of billions in the 'tech trial of the century'. His co-defendant was killed in a 'car accident' a few days ago.

[@masonite1973]

Refused to go along with the narrative maybe?

[@bannjaxx]

I don't know what HARP is, but his business partner was killed at the weekend - hit and run.

[@freedomofspeech766]

@@bannjaxx HARP is modifying the weather

[@taraalan1131]

@@freedomofspeech766Yes - in the Arctic - I was waiting for someone to mention that. The tornado targeted the yacht.

[@gillesparis3889]

No other boat at anchor outside the harbour sunk ????? That's fishy considering the type of boat !

[@jj9749]

Winning the extradition battle proved fatal

[@samanthaeduardamoreira1630]

My thoughts exactly

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Anything to do with the Americans not being able to have him? Did he know too much? Was it "Lets not take any chances, we need him silenced"?

[@laqutis]

Let me guess...he's under investigation for financial malfeasance.

[@TheMilford99]

Ask Steve Jobs.

[@traveler142]

184 ft. yacht sinks at anchor from a gust of wind on the Med... too funny that they will sell this story and people will actually buy it. USDOD black op...

[@stevenmoore3480]

@@traveler142 do be quiet ya tinfoil shithead

[@Dini2kMTB]

@@traveler142 explain the other 5 deaths then wacko?

[@guntherlotze5040]

@@Dini2kMTB bad luck, what else

[@ivanconnolly7332]

Typhoon kills Tycoon.

[@lahaina4791]

Pure Gold ❤

[@user-6999-e1p]

I have a sinking feeling it's not going to end well

[@Fuzzmo147]

Pun noted

[@laurenglass4514]

Wonder what is the real reason of his disappearance

[@skippyripley1239]

Strangely his partner in crime was killed at the weekend..🤔

[@MyCatJeff]

He scuba'd to a waiting aqua transport, to a fishing boat, to the shore, to a waiting car, to a private plane, to another country. And a new life on the run.

[@user-mp7nl7nn2c]

Really, he just happens to get on a boat that sinks. Could it be that mother nature wasn't the only hand at work.

[@jhouben2021]

kremlin tentacles

[@honeydate]

One thing is certain- we never know the hour!

[@Stantheman848]

Yours is 5.34 am Sunday December 8 2047.

[@stephenkane1074]

Thoughts and prayers to the families of those missing.

[@george1la]

Anything can happen to anyone at anytime. This is reality. At least he was enjoying his money with others. The story of the mother and the baby is too much. What a mother. And in the dark in the middle of the night. Thanks to the captain and crew of the rescue vessel for reacting so fast. They are real people.

[@leslievincent20]

Sounds like tying up loose ends to me.

[@ianbradbury1542]

His co-defendent was hit by a car and killed on the same day.......

[@everyone7679]

taxman took his revenge

[@B3ckShots]

@@Thequietone974 Yeah because a storm is after him, nothing weird about this they was caught in bad weather.

[@Thequietone974]

@@B3ckShots a freak storm …. It’s just odd that his partner was killed 2 days ago on his bike after this court case. It may be completely just a naturally caused incident but it seems sketchy. The boat was said to be leaning to one side before the storm … Lightening was said to have hit the mast , splitting it. If his body isn’t found I’m going to say he planned this

[@russellspear4911]

Maxwelled

[@B3ckShots]

Yeah because a storm is going after people who haven't paid taxes. Can random people summon a storm now?

[@Stantheman848]

​@@B3ckShots and now his co defendant is killed while jogging in cambrdge....

[@theboringchannel2027]

on water tornado is called a WATER SPOUT

[@TheBooban]

Only when they’re little and cute and don’t kill anyone.

[@JustTakeAMoment]

Only when water is drawn up through the centre of the tornado, otherwise it is just a tornado.

[@MrDavfit]

have sailed through water spouts not the same as land tornado

[@theideaplace]

Was his ship the only one hit??? Very suspicious

[@domenicozauber206]

yep, another smaller sailing boat was nearby and provided first aid to the survivors. Was this 50 meter ship poorly designed, maybe? Or the captain wasn't able to do his job...

[@freedomofspeech766]

the surrounding ships were unscathed.

[@carolinependleton8445]

It must have been terrifying,drowning at night in that storm,poor people.

[@louisewright8769]

exactly what a terrible way to die and the 18 year old daughter tragic , so young .

[@tamtamlourd7748]

​@louisewright8769 WHO s the heiress now?

[@signsofplay]

A tornado came out of nowhere and made a direct hit on a boat a billionaire was on?

[@marcellaburghesu9858]

E morto solo lui ,riposi in pace😢

[@skidwarrior4025]

Not really a direct hit if there's video on land of it

[@ccccccccccc0]

Laser guided tornado

[@ccccccccccc0]

Laser guided tornado

[@signsofplay]

@@ccccccccccc0 Yes! I know these b@stards are doing this 💯

[@Prod.by.onek78]

Bond villain exit narrative

[@kimscott8176]

Epstein and Barry Sherman say hi.

[@tootintel]

Spread the wealth to the poor

[@CG-99]

Similar storm off Formentera in the Balearics just last week - 100ft super yacht and many smaller yachts grounded - reportedly owned by Georgio Armani

[@user-cu5gc4qz8p]

cue conspiracy theories

[@theboringchannel2027]

putin fired his space lasers at the yacht

[@peterkilbridge6523]

He criticized Palestinians being anally raped in Israeli prisons and the Mossad whacked him

[@user-eo8mz9xn4k]

@@user-cu5gc4qz8p Well 🤔 Never heard of a tech billionaire partying on a super yacht with tourists ....

[@neilw.3012]

"Prevents transmission"

[@beatonthedonis]

Considering the fact his co-defendant was hit by a car and killed on Saturday, I'd say that a conspiracy is by far the most likely explanation.

[@Eric-tc8iv]

Hewlatt Packard hit? This guy ripped them off for 4 billion $ or so

[@papamurrth1]

It was a storm

[@Eric-tc8iv]

@@papamurrth1 I’m surprised that this billionaire didn’t have a lifeboat on his super yacht

[@davem4131]

@@Eric-tc8iva life raft won’t stand up to a water spout tornado

[@damiangavigan6485]

Wasn't he found not guilty?

[@Terry-kd8zl]

@@damiangavigan6485found not guilty of stealing Billions of dollars from newlit packard.. but… I guess.. Karma didn’t see it tht way..

[@Tan92lfc]

he just won a court case recently

[@irenasmart183]

.... 🤔.....

[@beatonthedonis]

And his co-defendant was hit by a car and killed on Saturday.

[@irenasmart183]

@@beatonthedonis ...... Yes... I recently found that out too on a Google / Wikipedia search....wanted to know who this guy was.... Tragic all round....

[@savvageorge]

Maybe they wanted to send a signal to British businessmen not to take on large American companies?

[@jamiecapes2644]

Stephen Chamberlain was the name of the co-defendant​, and he just died on Saturday, as a result of being run over in Cambridgeshire. Is this coincidental, or should we consult an actuary?@@beatonthedonis

[@Kamikaze3557]

May all billion / millionaires yachts, stay afloat like the Titanic.

[@ploo1187]

Was worried it said Mick Lynch for a second

[@patrickstuart8211]

Surely he travels by train

[@stevenmoore3480]

he wouldn't be on a super yacht, he is too real.

[@pauli4909]

Worried?

[@Stantheman848]

​@@stevenmoore3480 but he voted brexit and so helped to impoverish the working class Brits..

[@johnwright291]

I have worked on and been around boats all my life and this is mind boggling to me. That vessel should have very easily taken anything the ocean could throw at it. Really interested in hearing a report on the cause.

[@astronautist4716]

Taken out or wants to disappear. Water Tornado my arse

[@johnny.b.goode1]

Yeah....especially a sailboat. A good sailboat design is supposed to be able to batten down hatches and ride almost anything out.

[@rockets4kids]

A boat is only as good as its captain. I wonder who was in charge here.

[@agentancelotti2985]

Aparantly it was anchored on both ends so I imagined it would have been like a hammock in the wind

[@irenasmart183]

.... I thought that the yacht was big enough to take a wave bashing....and thought those with same yatchs would be worried.... 🤔

[@johnnyhock]

Amazing how many British billionaires die in freak accidents at sea… Maxwell Lord Lucan The father & son on the titanic sub ocean gate Now this (Loads in between who’s details I forget)

[@ThomasField-t8i]

Maxwell wasn’t British, he was Jewish.

[@zivkovicable]

It wasn't a freak accident...It was a storm. They happen all the time to poor fishermen. Only rich people get the headlines.

[@alfydarkdeadly]

That father and son were not British

[@doma7956]

​@@ThomasField-t8ihe became a British national.

[@clew5687]

Rich people are more likely to be at sea with their toys. Your average working class man ain't got the time or money to be playing out at sea. Obviously, there are men who work at sea, but as the other post points out, they don't make the national headlines when they have deaths . Regional news yes.

[@terencewhite8105]

Why some of these disgusting comments on here ,the victims are human beings vith families ,a sign of our the modern times we live in

[@jamespicking1140]

Jealousy of people that have money, or even have a little more than what they have. Pathetic mindset really but that's how shallow people can be.

[@joshturner9766]

​@jamespicking1140 I'm neither here or there but it isn't a little bit is it Most of us struggle to pay bills and this man has billions It's hard to get your head around how much money that actually is. , in other words 2 billion is 6000 houses worth from where I'm from And 1 house seems impossible for us normal folk to buy lol, so forgive people not feeling sympathy for a greedy typhoon

[@zivkovicable]

@@jamespicking1140 We have the largest wealth gap in history. People in full time jobs struggling to pay rent, a decade of austerity policies forced on the population, homeless people on the streets, & at the same time we have a record number of billionaires..This does not make for a happy, peaceful society. All that wealth in the hands off a few is bad for the local economy.

[@troywright359]

​@@zivkovicable that wealth was never in the hands of the common folk

[@zivkovicable]

@@troywright359 True but its got a hell of a lot worse...From the 1940's to the 1980s, the top rate of income tax never dropped below 90%. During that period a single working class wage was enough to support a family. Typically a director of a firm received around four or five times the salary of one of their workers. Now that has increased by a factor of 10 or more. The collective wealth of the nation has been sold of to the highest bidders, who stash their wealth offshore rather than spend and invest locally.

[@1SeanPG]

Reminds me of Edward Haughey who died in a Helicopter crash, another horrible human being. He forced his Pilot to take off at night in fog. All died. Even in death, he had to have the biggest gravestone in the Cemetery.

[@annkey4091]

Reminds me of Robert Maxwell, another British tycoon who died at sea.

[@osmosis2808]

But when Kobe Bryant did it nobody called him out just cuz he was a beloved basketball player

[@stevenmoore3480]

@@osmosis2808 nah in fact he was just another fleshy failure

[@bionicgeff]

Terrible news, more trash at the bottom of the ocean

[@Stantheman848]

Bit harsh

[@EB-nu7qk]

Hope the missing are found and alive, God bless them & their families. 🙏

[@leegalen8383]

The fisherman said water spout not a tornado .

[@shaunsiz.itsbetterbytube2858]

Basically who gives a ###k

[@S-u-p-a]

He was paying your benefits.

[@y0url0calb1n]

No one

[@bruceprice8882]

Six missing due to a boat sinking can only mean one thing 😕

[@suzettewilliams1758]

Aliens, the Bermuda Triangle.

[@emmamcleod432]

Acquitted in June. Dead in August. WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

[@savvageorge]

According to Wikipedia the death penalty was abolished in the UK in 1964. I'm not sure if it would be legal for a British citizen to be given a death sentence by an American court.

[@Stantheman848]

​@@savvageorge No connection

[@savvageorge]

@@Stantheman848 Was speaking hypothetically. Not saying that's what happened in this case but it's possible the CIA has a secret court system that takes out people they suspect of crimes.

[@SabzeeS]

Hmm something smells fishy here

[@papamurrth1]

It was literally a storm

[@chihauhaun]

hehehe I was looking for this comment, thanks friend

[@garriejackson9551]

😂😂😂good one

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

So corny lol

[@SamanthaMoore-mk3oz]

Definitely something fishy! How did they not know a storm was coming! When they are so close to land! How convenient that the boat sunk! Conspiracy! This guy is somewhere living his best life!

[@JourneywithSmee]

God doesn’t like Billionaires playing with the seas

[@todorkolev7565]

god can Suc|< my Dic|

[@syf3344]

Facts !

[@roobleguure9290]

Facts

[@kakprat]

Should have put some weather prediction "tec" in that fancy boat of his.

[@sweeneytod1]

Nobody can make a billion or even a million without being totally crooked. As soon as I hear billionaire I stop caring.

[@trevoroneil3522]

💯👍

[@Stantheman848]

Not true. A million? So a senior consultant who saves lives daily is crooked?

[@DARKNESS66611]

@@Stantheman848yeah

[@mmr6825]

​@@Stantheman848 i thought that also..million is just easy

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Odd. Surely the captain would of seen the storm coming on reports. And if at night, the night watch would of woken the captain up. Maybe they did but it was too late to avoid it.

[@MissX905]

True. Maybe he did but the owner didn't heed the warnings?

[@AthelstanEngland]

There are sudden harsh storms in that area fairly often in the summer... poor people. Shame about the comments for a bloke who made a fortune starting with nothing. Rare for a yacht that well appointed to sink though.

[@harrycrazy46]

Oh no. What will the world do without another billionaire

[@Evemeister12]

Mike's co-defendant also died a few days ago when he was hit by a car.

[@posthocprior]

The greatest irony: the yacht was named Bayesian.

[@esecallum]

That's a mathematical Function

[@hexhex7220]

yachts, helicopters, private planes

[@jayjay9610]

Sounds like a rich people problem 🤷

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

The crew on that boat are not rich, in fact the only body found so far was the cook.

[@tamtamlourd7748]

​@@CarolStJohn-ev9ry He wan'st rich

[@yanmarle2864]

Tragically he’s not the only one to perish in the mediterranean these days while trying to reach europe.

[@jstar1000]

I heard he never showered in the boat because he preferred to wash up onshore.

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

Ba dum.

[@Ozma2]

Oh no, not a billionaire 😐

[@kristina7901]

It’s either a fake disappearance or he was offed by the handful of villains. Perfect way to disappear! May the person or persons who have passed away, rest in peace!!

[@cim6864]

Fake? I'm from Palermo and tonight there was a terrible weather. And there are some fishermen who have seen the yacht sinking

[@Aaa-t5x]

Or a yacht sank in the middle of the night.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Give it a rest mate not everything is a conspiracy smh

[@eventhorizon7741]

And the payout goes to...

[@2434-k3l]

@@cim6864no one said the yacht didn’t sink but considering he ripped people off for 4 billion dollars and his partner was killed a couple days before…. He was either murdered or faked his own death or Gods judgement came.

[@facts9538]

Billionaires kryptonite is water huh

[@chihauhaun]

Poseidon hungers for the rich

[@AlecYourMaw]

I feel bad for the others whom are amongst the missing who’s name aren’t being talked about about ❤

[@powerboon2k]

I feel for the crews of these disgustingly wealthy individuals.

[@ritaroad]

Why disgusting?

[@choosehope8729]

If they were docked, they probably got extensive damage bashing up against the wall.

[@annetteelliott1494]

Heartbreaking........

[@dannyjonze]

would be a good site for a wreck dive.

[@ruthhughes1883]

People need to wake up. This is a very odd coincidence.

[@rockets4kids]

I wonder what the chances of that happening were...

[@johnny.b.goode1]

Its not easy to sink a sailboat that quickly. Must have been in rough shape after the tornado.

[@mooseduck]

The sea is a proletarian hero 💪🌊

[@stevenmoore3480]

LOL excellent comment sir, salute!

[@TheBigChill1]

Just another convenient "disappearance"... I don't believe that a billionaire stayed in the yacht when a severe weather warning was announced... ;)

[@georgeh5075]

Oh no, whatever will we do without another billionaire. Hope the crew are alright tho

[@freeatlast.]

Glad I wasn't invited

[@user-cm2yc3gu9i]

I've heard that the boats keel was liftet up as they lay at anchor. Stability was then seriously reduced

[@pariharabhimanyu4503]

Aquaman finally got him

[@Celticsamuraiblue]

No such country as Britain, be more specific Sky.!

[@camperdse5802]

Mikę didn’t want to pay the lawyers for the court trial. It was a mystification . The question is who will receive the insurence ?

[@NinjaBenification]

Interesting, I can't find any information on a storm there on recent weather channels, maybe someone else can find something

[@RD-ud3eh]

Why did one shark have an argument with another? Cos both sharks said that’s mike lunch, not yours!

[@VictoriaWhitbeck]

Weird that even his co-defendant has also died in another location four days before him.

[@signsofplay]

Weather can be weaponized these days.

[@bobdidit55]

Why is this news, yes it’s a shame a human has lost their life. But 1000s of people die every day. They just don’t have money.

[@kirstenwright1974]

Not many die in a boat tornado. Jeez silly question

[@belindacole71]

Anybody find his body?

[@Mike-cs1ft]

No chance of him getting to play GTA 6

[@davidransom643]

Can I just point out that assuming something couldn’t possibly be an accident is not a sign of intelligence or critical thinking ability

[@superhard6606]

People starving same time

[@williamrae9954]

His co-accused died after being hit by a car on Saturday...the plot thickens?

[@MrItaliano1900]

Around the super yacht there were several fishing boats and smaller ships that did not suffer any damage. We are talking about one of the largest yachts in the world, costing millions of dollars, practically unsinkable. This is clearly a murder with weapons that we, mere mortals, cannot even imagine. Climate change and the creation of storms have been within the reach of governments for several years, as well as directed energy weapons. The same thing happened, again in Italy, on the exclusive Lake Maggiore. Where 10 secret agents of the Mossad died, again on a boat, always in the same way. Who are the instigators is difficult to say. Italy is clearly involved, but we are talking about Russia, and a struggle between bankers and governments. Surely such blatant murders are a clear threat to other powerful people. The world dynamics are changing, it is a period of strong international tensions.

[@minui8758]

The vanity of man is so often his undoing. Same here. He wasn’t fishing. He didn’t need to be on the water

[@MCowie]

Did he have info on the Clintons?

[@AnikeEsq.]

I will assume all 10 crew members survived whilst 6 passengers are still missing with another deceased. Perhaps, only 5 passengers survived (yet) out of 12 passengers

[@CharlesMackeurtan]

Funny how Oil Rig divers can dive to 100 meters to weld a broken pipe for hours, but top Italian search & Rescue divers can only go down to 50 meters for 12 minutes at a time???

[@iteachmaster409]

he jumped off the boat

[@mercymugo7775]

This seas can swallow anyone, may they rest in eternal peace.

[@Undisputed_King]

His co-defendant was killed a couple days ago while he was out jogging. Coincidence?

[@MaggsLily]

Life-preservers, dingy's, blow-up rafts, etc...why were none of these on-board?

[@FailedSociety321]

Couldn’t care less

[@Stantheman848]

Why not?

[@jillmortlock8439]

So he and his second in charge of the company in the court case both die within days of each other. Okay.

[@stevenmoore3480]

Should of used some tech to check the weather... Couldn't happen to nicer rich folk.