Mike Lynch superyacht recently sank: Manslaughter inquiry to see liability of Hannah tribute group

Susanna Gurdoon, a close family friend of the Lynches from Suffolk, shared heartfelt stories about Mike Lynch and who he was beyond being one of Britain’s biggest technologists.

Ms Gurdoon spoke of her “fantastic ability” to explain difficult and complex concepts in a way that people could easily understand.

His wife, Angela Bakeres, and his daughters told Mrs Gurdoon of his ability to “conjure up beautiful stories out of thin air”.

The next evening, Mr. Lynch told a story as the dinner plates were cleared about a hero about the age of Mrs. Gurdoon’s son going on adventures in search of treasure. She called it “magic.”

He added that he was not surprised to learn that Hanna had begun to show “serious literary promise”.

Friends of Regalto “Rick” Thomas have paid tribute to their ‘brave’ and ‘selfless’ friend.

“Rick could have jumped and survived, I have no doubt about that. But he wouldn’t have left the people overboard and swam,” said his friend Gareth Williams. The Sunday Times.

“I read that the first mate was so young that Rick would have told him, ‘Get off the boat, man, I’m here, I’ve got this.’ That’s how he was.

He added: “He had this infectious smile and a brilliant, baritone voice. He was the kind of person you could sit in a room with — no TV, no music, just be. You didn’t have to say a word. You’d enjoy his company.

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were initially among the unknown after his superyacht Bayesian capsized in a storm off the coast of Sicily early Monday morning.

On Saturday morning, Italian authorities announced that a manslaughter investigation had been launched into the deaths of seven people, after a five-day operation that saw divers carefully making their way into cabin bedrooms.

Mr Lynch and Hanna were among seven people who died when the Bayesian spacecraft sank near Porticello at 5am local time on Monday.

Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith Bloomer, Clifford Chance attorney Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo also died.

Regalto Thomas was the chef on board the superyacht and the first person to be confirmed dead.

Officials said the superyacht was hit by a drop, according to a conference translation, and Italian officials said it was unclear how it could affect a single vehicle and not other vessels nearby.

A downburst is an intense burst of air at ground level emanating from a strong downdraft in a thunderstorm; In contrast to the swirling winds associated with hurricanes, winds often blow radially from a point source.

Downbursts typically last only a few minutes and are particularly dangerous for aviation.

They have been blamed for many plane crashes over the years, although meteorologists have better predicted the risk by allowing pilots to avoid them.

• The search for the remaining missing person continues.
• The body of a fifth missing person, found but not recovered the previous day, was brought ashore.
• A fire service boat with blue body bags returned to Porticello harbor shortly after 8.45am local time on Thursday.
• Tributes poured in for Mr Lynch and Mr and Mrs Bloomer after they were identified as dead.

• The search continues for the final person missing from the Bayesian wreckage, later confirmed to be 18-year-old Hannah.
• Vincenzo Zagarola of the Italian coast guard says the search for Hanna will not be “easy or quick”, comparing the sunken boat to “an 18-storey building full of water”.
• A spokesperson for Hannah and her father’s family said they were “devastated” and “in shock” after their bodies were recovered.
• Hannah’s sister Esme pays tribute to her “little angel”.

• A press conference was held in the court of an Italian city – Termini Imeris.
• Public Prosecutor Ambrogio Cardozio told reporters that his office had opened a preliminary investigation against unknown persons for manslaughter and negligent shipwreck, according to a translation.
• The press conference also hears from the person in charge of the case, Rafael Camarano, Western Sicily’s maritime director Rear Admiral Rafael Macada, Palermo’s fire chief Bentivoglio Fiandra and the brigade’s chief diver Giuseppe Petrone.

Read the full report below:

• Why were the passengers on board not warned about escaping the boat?
• Why were there so many passengers in the same cabin?
• Why did the boat sink?
• Why aren’t nearby ships similarly affected?
• What weather warnings are Bayesian alerts used for?
• How long does it take to recover a sailing ship?