Who all are missing from the superyacht disaster along the Sicilian coast? Here's all you need to know

Following the sinking of a luxury yacht, Bayesian, by waves off the coast of Italy on Monday, six people are still unaccounted for, including another titan of industry. About half a mile from the Sicilian coast, a tornadic waterspout—a revolving pillar of mist and air sunk the 184-foot sailing vessel Bayesian, leaving Morgan Stanley International bank chair Jonathan Bloomer missing. According to Italian authorities, dive teams have been dispatched, and they are still searching for the missing.

UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch, 59, whose wife owned the boat, his daughter Hannah, 18, and Clifford Chance anti-corruption attorney Chris Morvillo are among the other people reported missing. It's unclear who the other two individuals are, although they are purportedly Bloomer and Morvillo's wives.

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Lynch and the other people who went missing from the overturned ship were still being searched as of Tuesday morning. Already, fifteen passengers—among them a 1-year-old baby girl—have been saved. Ayla Ronald, a 36-year-old New Zealand lawyer with Clifford Chance who also worked on Lynch's fraud case, is one of the survivors. Regarding his daughter's ordeal, Ronald's father Lin spoke with 9News, stating that she was very shocked at the moment and that at this point he could only say that she had texted him to let him know that there are deaths, and she and her partner are alive. The Canadian chef on board the ship is the only body that has been recovered from the wreck so far.

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FAQs

How did the yacht sink?
Off the Italian coast of Sicily, the yacht sank due to a tornadic waterspout, a strong rotating column of mist and air.

Who is missing following the yacht disaster?
Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, tech tycoon Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah, anti-corruption attorney Chris Morvillo, and two unidentified women are among those reported missing.