The Daily Telegraph – Tech tycoon feared dead in family superyacht tragedy
The superyacht tragedy is the splash on the Daily Telegraph. The paper reports that British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is “feared dead” and that the trip was to celebrate the end of a legal battle. The tycoon founded software giant Autonomy in 1996 and was made an OBE for services to enterprise in 2006. In June, he was cleared of conducting a massive fraud relating to an £8.64bn sale to US company Hewlett Packard.
The secondary story on the front page reports Sir Keir Starmer has backed more working from home after No 10 warned that a “culture of presenteeism” is bad for productivity.
Mike Lynch and teenage daughter feared dead in superyacht sinking
Tycoon dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ among seven people missing or dead after tornado strikes vessel off Sicily. A British tech tycoon and his 18-year-old daughter were feared dead on Monday after his superyacht was struck by a tornado.
Search for missing Bayesian passengers ‘very complicated’ because yacht is intact
The search for missing passengers of the Bayesian is “very complicated” because the superyacht is intact, according to a diver at the scene.
Marco Tilotta, a firefighter diver from Palermo, said the £30 million vessel was lying on its side at a depth of 48 metres. He said divers were unable to gain access because of floating furnishings and other debris inside the yacht.
In his interview with Il Messaggero, he said: “It looked like a scenario similar to the Costa Concordia on a smaller scale. Unfortunately, these are very complicated searches.’’
The Costa Concordia cruise ship sank off the island of Giglio in 2012 and claimed the lives of 32 crew and passengers. Divers had to navigate inverted corridors, leaking fuel and floating debris during their search of the wreckage.
Speaking about the Bayesian rescue operation, he added: “When we went down to the water around 5:30am, we found a yacht that was practically intact. It is resting on its side on the starboard side. It has no gashes, no signs of impact.’’
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 20 August 2024.
As more details pour out regarding the luxury boat sinking off the coast of Sicily, the story has started to dominate the headlines around the world. In the UK, Tuesday’s front pages are dominated by yesterday’s news that the British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter are among the six people still missing.
There’s not much coverage of the story on the international front pages, but online – since the news of other prominent figures from banking and tech from around the world are among the missing – the story is becoming more international.
Away from the yacht sinking, a few UK papers feature showbiz and royal stories on the sidebar. A few of the papers lead on other domestic topics – mostly politics.
Last night’s Premier League draw between Leicester City and Spurs dominates the back pages.
