Terrifying reports shed light on the haunting victory celebration trip featuring a British tech tycoon who celebrated fraud charges’ acquittal by taking his close friends on a superyacht.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned and the doomed vessel is believed to have sunk amid a tornado on the coast of Italy.
He was joined by his nearest and dearest on the mega yacht worth 30 million pounds. The father of two who hailed from Suffolk gave a toast to his second life after nearly one year of being under house arrest.
Right before 5 am, his dream party turned into an absolute nightmare when the yacht carrying 10 crew members and 12 passengers ended up hitting a freak water sprout that resulted due to bad weather.
It sunk near Palermo, leaving many stunned as it also had the chairman of Morgan Stanley International and his wife, amongst other influential people onboard.
Known as Britain’s Bill Gates, Mike Lynch, his daughter, and four more are presumed dead as rescue efforts have gone in vain with no recoveries made so far.
Sicily Civil Protection Agency released a statement on this front, adding how those aboard the yacht happened to be at the wrong location at the wrong time.
Devastating natural conditions made it hard for the vessel to brace itself, causing it to roll over and sink. Still, a desperate search continued in the darkness and more efforts are also being made in the day for more survivors.