Morgan Stanley Executive, Tech Magnate Among 6 Missing After Superyacht Sinks

A search is continuing for six people, including Jonathan Bloomer, the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, who are feared drowned after a superyacht sank.

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

The chairman of Morgan Stanley International and a British technology entrepreneur are among six people still missing 24 hours after a superyacht sank just half a mile off the coast of Sicily.

Jonathan Bloomer, who has chaired the U.S. bank’s London-based international arm since 2016, is feared drowned, along with his wife, tech magnate Mike Lynch, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah.