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Good evening. It has emerged that British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is missing after the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily.
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‘British Bill Gates’ Mike Lynch missing ‘after tornado sinks superyacht’
One person has died and six others, including four British nationals, are missing after the boat, called Bayesian, sank at around 5am in a “tornado”. A witness describes how the £30 million boat simply disappeared from view, battered by strong winds off the coast of Sicily – follow the latest here.
