Divers Seek Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley Chief After Yacht Sinks

Divers Seek Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley Chief After Yacht Sinks
Rescue personnel operate on boats on the sea near the scene where a luxury yacht sank, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, on Aug. 20, 2024. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
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PALERMO, Sicily—Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily’s coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday.

The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) superyacht, was carrying 22 people and anchored off the port of Porticello when it was hit by the fierce, pre-dawn storm.