Body recovered near sunken Sicily yacht believed to be that of chef Recaldo Thomas
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The Canadian-Antiguan chef was working on the Bayesian when the British luxury yacht sank off the Italian island on Monday.

Summary

  • Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy, and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo are among those missing after a British yacht sank in Sicily
  • British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah are also missing
  • The yacht sank in bad weather in the early hours of Monday - 15 were rescued, six are missing, and a man’s body has been recovered
  • The body has not been formally identified, but the Palermo coastguard said it was the ship’s cook
  • The search is continuing on Tuesday - access to the boat’s cabins has been blocked by furniture
  • Separately, it has emerged that Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in a recent major legal case, Stephen Chamberlain, died on Saturday in a road accident
  • modifier@lemmy.caEnglish
    14·
    2 months ago

    Plus at least some environmental damage that results from any boat sinking.

    • redhorsejacket@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      I have it on good authority that that isn’t an issue in this instance. They’ve towed the boat outside of the environment.