Body of IT tycoon Mike Lynch recovered after superyacht sinks

Search for others missing, including his 18-year-old daughter, continues

Updated The body of former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch has been recovered from the wreck of his superyacht Bayesian. His daughter Hannah, 18, is still missing after the vessel sunk on Monday.

Italian divers are said to have found the billionaire father inside one of the cabins, according to The Telegraph.

The capsized ship presently rests 49 metres below the surface, about half a mile from the coast.

Italian authorities did not immediately respond to requests to confirm the details.

British tech tycoon Lynch was among seven people who went missing around 5am on Monday off the port of Porticello, on the Italian island of Sicily, after a storm swamped his vessel, according to a statement from the City Council of Bagheria. Twenty-two people were on board the superyacht – 12 passengers and 10 crew, according to multiple reports.

The trip was reportedly intended to celebrate Lynch's acquittal in the long-running US fraud case that followed from HP's 2011 acquisition of his company, Autonomy.

Coincidentally, Lynch's co-defendant, Stephen Chamberlain, who was also acquitted, died the day of the storm after being hit by a car on Saturday morning in Stretham, England.

Angela Bacares, Lynch's wife, was rescued at sea and is recovering. The couple's other daughter was not on the superyacht.

Canadian Broadcasting Company News has reported that the body of Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-born man who resided in Antigua and served as the ship's cook, has been recovered.

Other missing individuals have been identified by The Independent as: Christopher Morvillo, a lawyer who had represented Lynch and wife Neda Morvillo; Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of investment bank Morgan Stanley International and wife Judy Bloomer. ®

Updated at 1321 UTC on August 23 to add

A spokesperson for the Lynch family has sent a statement The Register confirming the body of Hannah Lynch has been found.

"The Lynch family is devastated, in shock and is being comforted and supported by family and friends," they told us.

"Their thoughts are with everyone affected by the tragedy. They would like to sincerely thank the Italian coastguard, emergency services and all those who helped in the rescue.

"Their one request now is that their privacy be respected at this time of unspeakable grief."

Editor's note: This article was revised on August 22 after the Italian coast guard said Hannah Lynch was still officially missing after it was previously reported that her body had been recovered; she has not yet been found.

As of August 22, Mike Lynch and five others have had their bodies recovered from the wreckage: Jonathan Bloomer, Judy Bloomer, Christopher Morvillo, Neda Morvillo, and Recaldo Thomas. Hannah Lynch was still unaccounted for.