Mike Lynch superyacht sinking update: Manslaughter inquiry to look at crew responsibility in memory of Hannah

• The search continues for the remaining missing persons.
• The body of a fifth missing person who had been spotted but not found the day before was recovered.
• Around 8:45 a.m. local time Thursday, a fireboat with flashing blue lights returned to Porticello Harbor carrying a blue body bag.
• Condolences have poured in since Mr Lynch and Mr and Mrs Bloomer were confirmed dead.

• The search continues for the final person missing from the Bayes wreck, later identified as 18-year-old Hannah.
• Vincenzo Zagarola of the Italian Coast Guard said the search for Hannah “was not easy, nor was it quick,” likening the sunken yacht to “an 18-story building filled with water.”
• A spokesperson announced on behalf of Hannah’s family that they were “devastated” and “shocked” after the bodies of Hannah and her father were found.
• Hannah’s sister Esme paid tribute to her “little angel”.

• The press conference was held at the court in the Italian town of Termini Imerese.
• Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio told reporters his office had opened a preliminary investigation into manslaughter and negligent wreck by unidentified persons, according to a translation.
• The press conference also heard from prosecutor Raffaele Cammarano, who is in charge of the case; Rear Admiral Raffaele Macauda, ​​director of the Western Sicily Maritime Authority; Bentivoglio Fiandra, captain of the Palermo fire brigade; and Giuseppe Petrone, the brigade’s chief diver.

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• Why were the passengers who remained on board not warned to flee the yacht?
• Why are several passengers crowded into one cabin?
• Why did the ship sink?
• Why weren’t nearby ships similarly affected?
• What weather warnings did Bayes warn about?
• How long will it take to salvage the sailboat?

An armed court-appointed guard tasked with ensuring Mike Lynch does not abscond as he faces fraud charges has paid tribute to the tech tycoon, saying the security team “became more like a family than a chore”.

Rollo Igno also described the “memory of a beautiful soul” in Mr. Lynch’s daughter, Hannah.

Igno said he had the privilege of being with Lynch “almost every moment” of his detention in San Francisco, an experience he called different than any he’s ever worked on and a “life-changing” one.

“As an executive protection officer, the first rule is simply, never approach the person in charge,” he said.

“They’re not your friends, they’re your clients, and our relationship is strictly professional. But for Mike, he didn’t see it that way, and for me, that rule went out the window very quickly.”

• The British-flagged Bayesian yacht sank at around 5 a.m. local time after being hit by a tornado.
• Fifteen people were rescued from the 55-meter (180-foot) boat, including a mother and a baby, but seven others were missing.
• A body was later found near the wreck, believed to be that of a cook on board.

• The search for the six missing tourists continues.
• It is reported that the missing persons include Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International Bank, his wife Judy Bloomer, Chris Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance, and his wife Neda Morvillo.
• Police divers attempt to reach the hull, which lies 50 metres underwater.
• Italy’s fire brigade, Vigili del Fuoco, said early inspections of the wreck were “not successful” because access to the bridge was limited and furniture was blocking the passage.

• The search for the six missing people entered its third day as crew members inspected the interior of the yacht.
• A team of four inspectors from the UK’s Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) arrived at Porticello to inspect the sinking site.
• Five bodies were found inside the yacht on Wednesday afternoon. Only four were recovered from the yacht.
• In the afternoon, body bags were taken to Porticello Harbour, where dozens of emergency services personnel were waiting.

A senior Sicilian prosecutor has outlined the sequence for recovering the bodies of six people missing following a yacht sinking, describing the incident as a “very serious tragedy”.

Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said: “The six people who desperately tried to save themselves were eventually rescued.

“First, it was the four of them. Jonathan Bloomer, a banker, Christopher Moviello, a lawyer, all four of them were pulled out of the yacht which was 50 metres under the water.

“Later, two others were also rescued.

“Michael Lynch went missing yesterday the 23rd and then Michael Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah was found yesterday morning.

“This is a very serious tragedy and in order to mitigate the scale of it we requested the cooperation of our firefighters and fire divers who have shown incredible courage and skill in a very difficult task to enable us to conduct a proper body examination of the wreck.”