Mike Lynch yacht sinking latest: Family and friends ‘devastated’ as Hannah ‘taken on precipice of her life’

The family of Mike and Hannah Lynch, who died after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, have said they are “devastated” and friends say the 18-year-old being “taken on the precipice of her life” is “cruel beyond belief.”

Tributes for the pair were published today after the final missing body, believed to be that of Hannah, was brought ashore after the Bayesian superyacht sank on Monday.

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch’s superyacht, carrying 22 passengers and crew, sunk in Sicily on a holiday celebrating of his acquittal in a fraud case in the US.
Mr Lynch, his daughter Hannah, Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo were lost when the yacht sank at around 5am local time on Monday during a storm.

Of those on board, 15 people — including Mr Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares — were rescued after escaping onto a lifeboat. The boat’s chef Recaldo Thomas was confirmed dead on Monday.

The boat trip was a celebration of Mr Lynch’s acquittal in a fraud case in the US.
A close friend of Mike Lynch has paid tribute to him as “the most brilliant mind and caring person I have ever known”.

Andrew Kanter, who was also a colleague of the British tech tycoon, said: “Mike was the most brilliant mind and caring person I have ever known.

“Over nearly a quarter century, I had the privilege of working beside someone unrivalled in their understanding of technology and business. There is simply no other UK technology entrepreneur of our generation who has had such an impact on so many people.

“His passion for life, knowledge and all those around him was instantly inspiring to everyone he met, and he will be sorely missed.