Inquest into death of tech tycoon Mike Lynch in yacht sinking will take ‘many months’, court hears
- The superyacht Bayesian sank off Sicily on August 19 last year, resulting in seven deaths.
- The boat trip was a celebration of Mike Lynch's acquittal in a US fraud case.
- The 184ft yacht had 22 people aboard, including 12 crew and 10 guests, when a storm struck.
- Chief Prosecutor Cartosio said victims would have been asleep when a waterspout struck; "dangerously" shaking the boat.
- An inquest into the deaths of four British nationals began, with investigations ongoing to determine the causes and potential breaches.
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Inquest into death of tech tycoon Mike Lynch in yacht sinking will take ‘many months’, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) – The investigation into the deaths of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, banker Jonathan Bloomer and members of their families who perished when a luxury yacht sank last year will take many months, a British inquest was told on Tuesday. Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and Morgan Stanley International chairman Bloomer and his wife Judith died when the superyacht “Bayesian” sank during a severe and sudden storm off the port o…
Bayesian 'manslaughter charges' as superyacht wreck to be raised in DAYS
MANSLAUGHTER charges could be brought over the Bayesian superyacht horror that left four Brits dead – with the wreck to be raised in days. Suffolk Coroner’s Court was told today how separate criminal investigations are being conducted in the UK by the Maritime Coastguard Agency and by prosecutors in Sicily. The final photo of the yacht, taken 14 minutes before it sank Billionaire Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah died onboard the Bayesian Seven…
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