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  • Work to recover Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht paused after diver’s death

    Business

    Work to recover tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht in Sicily has paused after a diver died. The man, believed to be a diver for Dutch firm SMIT Salvage, died during underwater work on Friday and an investigation will look into what happened. The vessel Bayesian was due to be raised from the seabed within [...]

    Members of the initial rescue operation pictured. Photo credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Media.
  • Hewlett Packard set to pursue Mike Lynch’s widow for up to £3bn

    Legal

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is set to pursue the widow of Mike Lynch for up to $4bn (£3bn) in a continuation of its long-running claim against the UK tech mogul following his death in the Bayesian yacht sinking.

    Lynch co-founded Autonomy in 1996 and grew it to become one of the UK's biggest tech firms.
  • Sicily yacht tragedy: Bayesian captain set to face manslaughter investigation

    News

    The captain of the Bayesian superyacht is to be investigated for multiple manslaughter and shipwreck after seven people died when the vessel sunk last week, according to Italian media.

    British technology tycoon Mike Lynch died after his luxury yacht Bayesian sank in bad weather off the coast of Sicily. (Yui Mok/PA Wire)
  • Italian prosecutor announces manslaughter investigation over yacht sinking

    August 24, 2024

    A manslaughter investigation has been opened into the deaths of seven people in the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily, an Italian prosecutor said.

  • Tributes paid to Mike Lynch after tech mogul’s death

    August 23, 2024

    Figures from the business and technology sectors have paid tribute to Mike Lynch after the tech mogul’s death was confirmed on Thursday. Mr Lynch was confirmed to have died aged 59 after a luxury yacht, Bayesian, sank off the coast of Sicily. He was the creator of software giant Autonomy, which grew to become one [...]

  • UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch among five bodies confirmed in Sicily yacht disaster

    August 22, 2024

    Five bodies have been founded following four days of searching after a superyacht sank, one of the bodies is confirmed to be UK tech mogul Mike Lynch

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