Great Britain Last fatality discovered in sunken yacht

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23.8.2024 - 13:09

Divers from the Italian navy also deployed a hyperbaric chamber. All the fatalities have now been found. Photo: Salvatore Cavalli/AP/dpa
Divers from the Italian navy also deployed a hyperbaric chamber. All the fatalities have now been found. Photo: Salvatore Cavalli/AP/dpa
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Following the sinking of a luxury yacht off the Italian Mediterranean island of Sicily, all the fatalities have now been found. The last body to be found after four days of searching was that of the 18-year-old daughter of British billionaire Mike Lynch. The dead woman is to be brought to the surface from the "Bayesian" by special divers from a depth of 50 meters.

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The software entrepreneur himself is one of the seven fatalities. Lynch, one of the richest Britons, was 59 years old. His wife, who was also on board, was one of the 15 survivors.

On the sailing trip, the billionaire, together with his family and rich friends, actually wanted to celebrate the fact that he had finally won in court after years of dispute over the sale of his company.

In the meantime, accusations are mounting against the captain of the huge sailing boat, a New Zealander, over the accident.