Mike Lynch could still be alive trapped inside yacht

[@stevebrooks1304]

Funny how his partner in the fraud case was killed at the same time.

[@MessiahJesuSaviouroftheWorld]

wife lives on, bandaged head to toe

[@jiubboatman9352]

Which government do you think has targeted weather control systems? I mean all the talk about cloud seeding is clearly true so it's known you can make it rain 3 days after a seeding operation, when the seeding operation was stopped because weather forcasts predicted rain. But yeah, what country can target weather at a specific spot? And don't get me started on car crashes, they are so raw that has to be an inside job. No way a distracted driver could hit a person. Don't get me wrong, there is something deliciously conspiritoral about this for some people. But storms happen and people die in car crashes all the time. A really common fallacy in this kind of instance is that of cherry-picking, counting the hits and ignoring the misses. It stands out because of the coincidence, it like dealing a shuffled deck of cards and getting every card in numerical and suit order. and people saying wow, what are the odds of that? They are precisely the same as any apparently random arrangement of cards. Indeed, if you want to perfrom a truly unique action, take a deck of cards shuffle them well and deal them out. The odds of any one getting that speciofic arrangement are 8×10^67. The age of the universe in seconds is 4.32x10^17. Humans are pattern seeking creatures. that means we can see patterns where the are none. Jesus on a slice of toast?

[@Estherartnewsletter]

neutral! all turn back in life?

[@MessiahJesuSaviouroftheWorld]

@@jiubboatman9352 agreed, those studying the moon, mars and Antarctica pictures are coming up with pyramids, alien craft & bases when its just natural fings; dont get me going on faces in the clouds and feces / stains, on toilet walls that depict Mary

[@FRAKKKA]

​@@jiubboatman9352dew directed energy weapons

[@tehpickle1250]

Is this another one of those “he’s obviously dead, but let’s string out the possibility of him being alive because it makes compelling news” things, like the Oceangate farce?

[@elbo7755]

1000%

[@threegenders201]

Like the woman that they found in the river and Jay Slater. It's a sick distraction.

[@donwonnie7913]

​@threegenders201 and that BBC guy by the hotel

[@simonbrown7455]

I think the possibility of survival is a million times higher than the Ocean gate thing. Those guys were vaporised. There have been many examples of boats going down and people surviving in air pockets.

[@anjou6497]

​@@simonbrown7455 Well said. 👍🌟

[@avflashback8913]

There is absolutely no chance that anybody is still alive on that yacht. After those lucky 15 people were rescued it was always going to be a body recovery mission to find the rest of the people on-board. It's not a Submarine.

[@alanduncan1980]

It's unlikely, but not impossible. There have been cases where boats have sank, and people have survived trapped in air pockets for hours. It can happen. I doubt there are survivors, but they have to send divers down immediately, however small the chances are.

[@StrikeBuster-b2b]

When I was kid I would go underwater in the pool with a five gallon bucket on my head and I could breath in the air pocket.

[@MarcusN-kp1jn]

Yes there is. There are examples on youtube of people being found trapped in air pockets and rescued.

[@dfuher968]

That doesnt mean, that the rescue services just give up. They continue, until every hope of finding ppl alive has been exstinguished. As Im certain, the ppl, they saved from inside the wreck of the Costa Concordia, appreciate.

[@diverguy3556]

He goes missing after being dramatically acquitted after a multi billion pound fraud case, following months of house arrest and years of legal action. Hmmm

[@elbo7755]

And his co-defendant in the same trial was fatally hit by a car this morning - strange…

[@sheilasimmonds2856]

He’s not alive.

[@will7its]

And his partner was killed jogging a few days ago......double hmmmm

[@kyleop1]

Morgan Stanley boss also killed on the boat. Just another titanic, MH370, etc. Disgraceful!

[@CenturionMacro]

Clearly the assassins deployed a Force 8 hurricane to cover it all up

[@BlindSquirrel425]

I saw a huge lightening storm come out of nowhere over the Adriatic, spend an hour roiling around with huge lightning strikes, wildly rotating over both land and water. I was glad to be in my comfy apartment terrace.

[@MessiahJesuSaviouroftheWorld]

some sort a prophetess, like, or a dreaming squirrel vision....sorta thing....

[@id5girl]

Quite odd that of 22 people, 6 are missing but they just happen to be Lynch himself and daughter. Morillo (one of their lawyers in the case) and wife. Bloomer ( banker, defence witness ) and wife. Lynch's wife was rescued and they have another older daughter. Hard to believe this happened.

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

It was the Mechanic. Bishop. Got to look natural.

[@nicoladelglyn8835]

Terrible! thoughts to evveryone affected by this not forgetting the crew who are young people earning a living

[@jiubboatman9352]

8,000 people under the age of 15 die of starvation every day. Spare a thought for them.

[@barriewilliams4526]

@@jiubboatman9352 Send em over to the UK. TTK and Lineker will put them up and feed them!

[@jiubboatman9352]

@@barriewilliams4526 Imgine I am whispering this. Dude, your bigotry is showing.

[@nicoladelglyn8835]

@@jiubboatman9352 crass comments no matter how factual are unnecessary on this post

[@WellbeingToPeace]

Praying for them💜

[@FrankieWilde2021]

What about the others...

money talks

[@haruspex1-50]

I sailed from Malta to Sicily earlier this year. It was so choppy. Needless to say it was horrendous

[@Yesman10]

As Commissioner Gordon said, not allowed to believe in coincidences

[@thor8419]

BATMAN REFERENCE!

[@Yesman10]

@@thor8419 more to that film than meets the eye …..

[@silverliteway]

56m vessel (184ft) - reported by various outlets as 65m and 72m. 75m mast (247ft) - maybe some people confuse the mast and the Hull. I hope those survivers get over the trauma; I hope those that perished rest peacefully and their families can reconcile the loss in the fullness of time.

[@sandramullen7804]

Something very fishy about this 'accident '

[@harper07harper]

You serious? So the chef that died ., the daughter missing etc? Stop it seriously..

[@flashingturtle6505]

Yeah he's serious bro ​@@harper07harper

[@fab122s]

Everything is fishy these days.

[@faticus5369]

It got struck by lightning and a tornado. Sounds like a storm to me?

[@huzcer]

did Russian spies working for HP whip up some 150 mph winds with their new storm-manufacturing device - is that it? 😂 ffs

[@mmmm_5030]

Spoiler / reality check: billionaire-saving air bubbles only exist in movies.

[@mousaka878]

The never- ending fantasy of The Times’ reporting is comedy gold ! Always worth a laugh !

[@mikesmart390]

Just got 8 billion what could possibly go wrong

[@mariapilarme]

No he did that 10 years ago, since then he was in litigation for fraud. He was extradited to US and acquitted last June.

[@2Dylandog]

If the Captain was rescued as one of the nine surviving crew, why has no journalist got his statement ? Not a word about his identity, not a word from him.

[@thatderangedbunny]

Lynch was the captain.

[@JaquelineRamsay]

I read he was only 22

[@dfuher968]

Maybe hes among the seriously injured?

[@2Dylandog]

@@thatderangedbunny I really doubt that. The whole virtue in being a billionaire is that you can delegate important tasks like that and so have the leisure to enjoy the company on board, and indulge a little in both food and wine.

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

Captain is dead. He must have been closest to the detonation device

[@theicewitch9328]

This one of reasons why i stay on land best as possible.

[@carolesmith2619]

Don't say that, I'm going on my first cruise in October 😭😵‍💫

[@maggieedwards3951]

😅me too but land Has it's hazards also 😊

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

Cars everywhere.

[@theicewitch9328]

@@maggieedwards3951 thats why i be inside most of the time. I dont go anywhere that i don't need to be.

[@theicewitch9328]

@@user-bi8ko7kc6h there's side walks..

[@AlOh-2]

So far I’ve seen… It capsized due to a storm. It was struck by lightning. The mast broke and sunk the ship. It was hit by a tornado. Now it’s oh he could still be alive!

[@leeii337]

you know all those things can happen in a storm?

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

I’m not seeing how the mast breaking causes the ship to sink. I wonder if a very choppy sea caused the keel to detach*. In turn this would allow the wind loading on the mast to pull the boat over. If it happened fast enough it ‘could’ snap the mast * which does occasionally happen

[@alanduncan1980]

Maybe you should adjust the antenna on your tinfoil hat to find the answer.

[@cheech7900]

Rich folk in distress, the insurance company will spend fortunes to retrieve the body. Poor folk confirmed alive, insurance company: its a tragic loss The press: they’re still alive Insurance: a tragic loss (passes reporter envelope of cash) The press: a tragic loss I hope you all enjoyed my short fictional play 😏

[@themajesticmagnificent386]

Hey that’s “yacht” funny

[@cheech7900]

@@themajesticmagnificent386 1st annual meeting of the submarine appreciation society 🤷‍♂️

[@dfuher968]

Such bigotry and revolting glee at ppl dying. U should be ashamed of urself. Rescue service dont ask about ppls wallet. They dont ask, if the missing are passengers or crew, only about where they might be located. And they will continue to attempt rescue, until it is no longer a possibility. Which u clearly would not.

[@cheech7900]

@@dfuher968 I don’t think you understand what the word bigotry means, also freedom of speech, doesn’t mean, only the things you agree with, I shall not be censored, also the power of words lies with the listener, not with speaker and your opinions mean, nothing to me. Have a nice time with your righteous indignation 🤦‍♂️

[@ciararespect4296]

Lololol 😂😂😂😂​@@dfuher968

[@perarduaadastra873]

Direct impact of the waterspout upon the 73 meter tall mast, doubtless outside the design limitation, heeling the yacht over beyond the “down flooding angle”. Safer when technology allows panoramic glass of cabin lounges to be replaced with flexible wallpaper tv screens. And safer if the heavy aluminium mast was not so tall, and replaced with a more modern lighter carbon fibre version. Heartbreaking. Prayers. 🙏

[@pjk1714]

Incredibly cruel Times... there are families hurting and this is the direction you take?

[@pam7002]

It is disrespectful to leave this video up after he had been found dead.

[@paulwood4142]

Ridiculous thing to suggest. Shame on you.

[@chenglamchin446]

You guys also did the TITAN coverage ?

[@kelvinmackenzie9146]

As if a captain of a yacht sailing with multi billion airs wouldn’t know or risk sailing in the slightest bad weather.. oh and his sideman mysteriously gets knocked off whilst running.. anyone been arrested for man slaughter. Mental artificial weather. And that.

[@surfrescue3232]

He didn't explain what an air pocket is or how it works. He just repeated what he had already said. Wishing the best for those missing and their families.

[@alanduncan1980]

I'm no scientist, but I'm guessing an air pocket is a pocket of air. Am I way off?

[@albertlabos8400]

@@alanduncan1980 yes but it only works in very shallow water or when the vessel itself remains partly afloat.

[@Lov3toPlay]

..So his VP gets run over by a car and killed only a couple of days earlier, now he is missing and also on board was a chairman of Morgan Stanley Investment Bank that is also missing... There were two boats close together, so one - a state of the art 56 meter yacht gets completely destroyed by the 'water spout' and the other boat close to it, is completely unharmed. It could have been a set of completely freakish events, but logic contests..

[@ciararespect4296]

And the Morgan Stanley guy was a defence witness in his court case. So great friends 😂

[@Lov3toPlay]

@@ciararespect4296 Wow..Well that's a perfect triangle of death then. All in a space of few days..

[@sidonio123]

Very strange

[@valefur72]

Last night the fire service said divers couldn't access the cabins due to furniture blocking passageways. On the biggest boats that's a common problem...

[@Stan0824]

Nothing happened as an accident with those people. Dollar is taking a last breath. They decided to disappear. No questions to "dead" people.

[@markloubser2433]

No way. Boats on its side. Zero pressure resistance.

[@12alocin]

Extremely slim chance, infinetely slim.

[@JaquelineRamsay]

But you could say an infinitely slim chance of being sunk by a tornado a few hundred metres from shore

[@MarcusN-kp1jn]

Not really. Check out harrison who survived in an air pocket.

[@dfuher968]

As the expert keeps stressing. "Very faint" he calls it. Shame on Times jumping on it like ghouls.

[@Nicholas-ok9no]

Do you think he's still there?.......

who is he lol houdini

[@MarcusN-kp1jn]

There are examples on youtube of people being found trapped in air pockets and rescued. Search for the dude named Harrison before acting like armchair naval experts.

[@MessiahJesuSaviouroftheWorld]

he was in bed, those cabins unlikely to be air or water-tight. Any air, in large levels above engine level, would have bubbled to the surface within minutes, imo

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

The bottoms of boats tend to be airtight. If it has fully capsized there’s nowhere for the air to go except form a bubble.

[@icystrangers5482]

@@bob_the_bomb4508 At 50m of pressure you'd need breathing equipment.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

@@icystrangers5482 well as a PADI advanced diver you’re able to dive to 40 m on air. 50m isn’t that far beyond that. The problem would be if they are able to find someone alive at that depth you can’t just bring them straight to the surface without risking the bends or something worse. Divers are taught to exhale as they rise to release the compressed air in their lungs before it can expand and cause damage. A non-diver may try to hold their breath, with possibly catastrophic results

[@MessiahJesuSaviouroftheWorld]

@@bob_the_bomb4508 u are right, i was thinking it was upright on the ocean floor

[@DarylSolis]

I am having potato pancakes for breakfast with BBQ sauce. I recommend you try :)

[@jamieparry6420]

Thanks brother but I’m going to have scrambled eggs and toast, maybe bacon and black pudding. What are you doing for lunch?

[@carolesmith2619]

​@jamieparry6420 I'm having Tuna, pasta and Mayo for lunch 😋 😉

[@ImranD-o5m]

I’m in the middle of making a smoothie, just realised I’m out of blueberries. So I need to go to the shops now…. I’ll keep you updated

[@MessiahJesuSaviouroftheWorld]

just had a clear out after stomach bug from your sauce, ''whooooosh''

@@ImranD-o5m do take the boat

[@houstandy1009]

I don’t understand how a boat that big goes down in a force 8 . Even if the sails were up and it gets knocked down it should just right surely

[@mickg7299]

Force 8 with water spout, yacht took a direct hit.

[@houstandy1009]

@@anjou6497 Even if the mast took a hit and it blew a hole in the bottom it would stay afloat long enough to get everyone off in jackets. I’m not implying a conspiracy here by the way just surprised it capsized

[@houstandy1009]

@@mickg7299 I’ll be honest and say I don’t know enough about water spouts. It’s a big boat to tip over though and I would still expect it to right itself.

[@mickg7299]

@@houstandy1009 Me too, don’t know much about yachts or water spouts but the water spout was reported to be like a “tornado over water.” Sounds like a case of wrong place at the wrong time.

[@2Dylandog]

@@anjou6497 Apparently it was, and it broke. It might be 246 high, but the snapped portion was surely less, and I cannot imagine if it was made of aluminium how it could possibly have unbalenced such a yacht even in a force 8. The water spout, if a direct hit, must be the more likely killer. A one in a billion chance of bad luck.

[@ciararespect4296]

He wasn't a billionaire anyway? He only had 800 million?

[@robbranco-x6e]

not a chance they are alive this far along

[@RicardoDinizPortugal]

Had it not been for the freak weather, this very sad tragedy would seem fishy, with the recent case and the business partner run over and killed only a few days ago. But this seems like a real accident. Terrible.

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

Happened in hawaii also. They have to keep testing this stuff

[@bornholm1588]

Nobody deserves such. No matter what he did. Nobody. It is just too much money. Of course, nobody maybe also does not deserve to do down in a yacht but most people would never buy a yacht and instead give the money to the poor.

[@PaulA-lj3gg]

Ah, Dr Boxhall. Good to see you again…. or not? You know that when this sexy “Neptune” like, dad bear turns up on the news… things are bad at sea!

[@flyinghedgehog3833]

Boat 53M......not 250 ft

[@kevinbaldwin6280]

The odds off this happening a tornado more chance of winning euro lottery 4 times in a row is that unlucky or what on a super yacht wow

[@rogermoore-gd9do]

I'd imagine he got great live insurance so someones got a good pay out coming towards them.

[@maggieedwards3951]

Wish the best but come on do they really think anyone survived ? I dont think so it would really be a miracle!🤨

[@qubex]

Probably not.

[@heaven-is-real]

six dead recovery complete

[@PaulGlancy-fp7ob]

He's dead. Never heard of the guy. Presenter "Whats an air-pocket?" Id have laughed, but the bearded guy explains what an air-pocket is. I hope it's just him that's thick and that he didn't ask the question to satisfy the viewers. Numpty.

[@dfuher968]

No, the bearded expert kept trying to keep it realistic, but the "journalist" kept trying to sensationalise it. "Journalist" might be thick, but hes doing this on purpose.

[@faticus5369]

I doubt it!

[@valefur72]

Anybody know if a speleological sub team has already entered the boat? 😮 I know they would do it very soon. We have a very good tradition in that, because of the many underwater caves...

[@mickg7299]

Divers were on scene the following morning, not sure if they are cave divers.

[@valefur72]

@@mickg7299 from BBC News "Last night the fire service said divers couldn't access the cabins due to furniture blocking passageways".

[@valefur72]

@@mickg7299 BBC news: "Last night the fire service said divers couldn't access the cabins due to furniture blocking passageways." This situation is quite common on big boats.

[@willmarshall9375]

If's, but's and maybe's, fantastic journalism.

[@cyberfunk3793]

They should just lie and claim certainties in an uncertain situation?

[@will7its]

Anything more would require actual work.....lol

[@adambritain5774]

Why wouldn’t the yachts full time professional crew not just ride out the storm in the harbour?

[@dolmio_sauce]

the yacht completely capsized, cant ride out the storm when the boat is on its side

[@will7its]

Does all the hotel staff leave after 8 hours??? Its a 24 hour operation. You ever had a job?

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

At that size it might not be able fit in the harbour. Also, it’s common for yachts to anchor outside harbours for any number of reasons. Someone with his profile might simply choose to anchor (rather than come alongside) for security reasons

[@kelvinmackenzie9146]

He’s been paid

[@tasmantiger3036]

of course they are NOT alive

[@g4joe]

No, he sleeps with the fishes.👎

radiohead

[@77898]

FIDDLY DE FIDDLY DAAAAAH 😂

[@elbo7755]

Who cares

[@SimDeck]

Yet here you are.

[@elbo7755]

@@SimDeck nothing gets past you.

the insurance company big payout

[@aldavis705]

Dream on

[@walter3433]

Oh no he might still be alive

[@johnfoxwell9576]

Wanna bet?

[@robertstorey7476]

Cobblers.

[@andywilma2094]

Like maybe in a mini submarine.

[@mariapilarme]

Nonsense. They are all dead unfortunately.

[@getuptogetdown918]

Nah he’s dead.

[@JohnSmith-t8c]

Forget about it, the guy is dead. You cannot accept a rich can die but life is that way, totally unpredictable and death or tragedy can happen to anybody at any time.

[@themajesticmagnificent386]

But…But..Rich people cannot die or ever go to prison.!

@@themajesticmagnificent386 bernie madoff did and harvey is in the slammer along with ghislane

[@northleedspoppa]

Let's waste more money finding a billionaire who threw his life away playing adventure

[@SurfinScientist]

And who evaded taxes by registering his yacht as owned by a company with his wife as whole shareholder.

[@cyberfunk3793]

It's you that is "waisting" the money?

[@jamieparry6420]

@@cyberfunk3793 Is that an abysmal attempt at an insult?

[@cyberfunk3793]

@@jamieparry6420 It's basic English, why do you need me to interpret it to you?

[@cyberfunk3793]

@@SurfinScientist What taxes does that avoid, when you register property under a business?

[@TheRuthdobson]

So fishy

[@anitaherbert1037]

Did

[@duncanbedford4765]

Gives another slant on "soak the rich "

[@andrewbinkley3313]

Who cares?

[@onlyme8117]

is it cos he is rich?

[@flickthenick]

why is this such a story to attract such a lot of media attention?

[@User3445frf]

Rubish reportage

[@misterguts]

"What do you call a corrupt rich guy at the bottom of the ocean?"

[@roberto7711]

Womp womp

[@77898]

BUBBLES IS IN THE MALDIVES 🌪🌬⛵️🌊🚣‍♂️✈️⛱️🕺🥂👻

[@robinhardaker6450]

This is obviously a hit job, another guy connected with him got run over , This was not a accident, simple

[@jonataseuuk]

Like in the submarine!

[@Navyproudmom]

Reminds me of the movie with Leo Di caprio idky

[@fs5866]

Why is this even covered when nobody cares,boohoo billionaire sink their super yacht,what a tragedy,move on nobody cares!!!!

[@Mark-nm7fq]

WOMP WOMP

[@EmmanuelBediako-yg8ne]

That beluga whale is still alive

[@larrygerry985]

Lol

[@adambritain5774]

Has this guy or his family changed their surname to sound more Anglo? He has a very particular ‘look’ to him.

[@radhanisthebold562]

Have you had a lobectomy? Your words have a very particular feel to them.

[@will7its]

He's British. You are a sharp one aren't you???

[@shirazsaquib8816]

Mike called me and he is no more ...may b his ghost 👻 called me

[@JeffreyBomton]

Looks like the calmest sea I've ever seen the yacht is 250 feet long not small it must have been anchored? The yacht wasn't that far out at all in 50 metres depth of sea water, so the question is could a yacht capzise if it is anchored in 50 metres of sea water that is 250 feet long and capzise if there is a bit of bad weather, It could have been whacked by an under water sea drone missle which would have sunk it quick

[@johnsidwell2241]

It was a waterspout or if you like a tornado on the water have you never seen the carnage a tornado can cause it didn't just hit the yacht other property in the area was also damaged

[@JeffreyBomton]

@@johnsidwell2241 my beautiful wife would have been appalled

[@JBEAN]

Stop it, he's drowned. Stop the coverage and let the family greave. there's zero chance of him being alive. Focusing this much on him just because he's rich, it's over, accept it.

[@shicetrouph4709]

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