British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah are among the missing after a super yacht they were on sank off the coast of Sicily after a major storm, according to local officials. Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, was among those rescued, local sources said. Salvatore Cocina, the director general of Sicily’s civil protection agency, said Hannah Lynch is 18 years old.
The Bayesian was a 56-meter yacht flying the U.K. flag. It is reported to have sunk near Poritcello around 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, after a “violent storm,” the Italian Coast Guard said in a statement.
Fifteen people were recovered. Eight of those were taken to area hospitals. Six more people — including two Americans and four British citizens — remain missing, the coast guard said. The coast guard said there were 12 passengers on board as well as a crew of 10. Reports say one person was found dead near the yacht and local news reports said that person was identified as a cook from the boat.