The family of Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah have released a statement – with tributes also pouring in for the pair. Prosecutors investigating shipwreck and manslaughter – reports – Italian media are reporting that prosecutors are investigating shipwreck and manslaughter. Sky News understands that this line of investigation is standard procedure in complex cases such as these. Italian authorities are expected to reveal further information about their investigation tomorrow in a news conference. (Photo: (Clockwise from top left) Mike Lynch, Recaldo Thomas, Jonathan Bloomer, Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda were among those on board).

Who are the seven victims of the Bayesian sinking? British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah are among the people to have died following the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht on Monday morning. The vessel had arrived off the coast of Sicily on Sunday, remaining at anchor 500m from the port of Porticello overnight. At around 3.50am local time, a violent storm sent chairs and tables into the wind on the shore, while a mini-tornado known as a waterspout is believed to have ripped through the Bayesian.

Fifteen passengers and crew members made it onto a life raft and were picked up by a nearby boat, with seven people unaccounted for from the initial 22 on the ship’s manifest.

All seven were found and recovered over the following days. They are believed to be: Mike Lynch – The British technology tycoon was among the original six people missing. Divers confirmed his body had been recovered yesterday. Dubbed the “British Bill Gates”, Mr Lynch has been in the headlines in recent months over a high-profile fraud case related to the £8.64bn sale of his company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 2011.

HP accused him of deliberately overstating the value of the company before it was acquired by the American technology firm. Mr Lynch denied any wrongdoing. In June, a US jury cleared him of all charges. Hannah Lynch – Mr Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter was also on board. A body believed to be that of the teenager was found and recovered from the wreckage today. She had been on holiday with her parents, having secured a place to study English at the University of Oxford. (Photo: Hannah).

Her older sister, Esme Lynch, said her younger sibling was “endlessly caring, passionately mad, unintentionally hilarious and the most amazing, supportive and joyful sister and best friend to me”. Chris Morvillo – US lawyer Chris Morvillo was among those found dead by divers yesterday. The father-of-two worked on Mr Lynch’s US fraud trial and was a partner of law firm Clifford Chance’s US branch. He was also assistant attorney for the Southern District of New York between 1995 and 2005 and worked on the terrorist investigation into the 9/11 attacks.

Neda Morvillo – Mr Morvillo’s wife Neda died in the disaster alongside her husband. The 57-year-old had a luxury jewellery brand, which she ran under her maiden name Neda Nassiri. Recaldo Thomas – The yacht’s on-board chef Recaldo Thomas died in the sinking. He was Canadian-Antiguan and part of the crew of the Bayesian. His body was the first to be recovered from the wreckage. Jonathan Bloomer – Jonathan Bloomer, the chairman of the investment bank Morgan Stanley International, was confirmed dead yesterday.

According to the Financial Times, Mr Bloomer appeared as a defence witness for Mr Lynch during his US criminal trial, and the pair were good friends. He also chaired Autonomy’s audit committee. The 70-year-old was the chief executive of UK-Hong Kong insurer – Prudential until he was ousted by the board in 2005. He was also chairman of the insurance provider Hiscox. Judy Bloomer – Mr Bloomer’s wife Judy was on the yacht trip with her husband. Divers confirmed they found her body yesterday.

Mrs Bloomer was a former board member at The Eve Appeal charity, which focuses on gynaecological cancers. The charity described her as a “brilliant champion for women’s health and medical research… an incredible supporter, committee member, and trustee of our charity for over 20 years”. Mike Lynch had a ‘heart as big as his brain’, says family friend More tributes have come in now for Mike Lynch, whose body was recovered from the Bayesian yesterday. Close friend of the Lynch family Albert Read called him “warm, funny, brilliant, loyal and exceptionally brave”.

“I’ve never met anyone like Mike – a searing intellect, a steel that would transform the world around him, an instinct for family and friends – organising children’s treasure hunts, big gatherings of neighbours in Suffolk.  “And, with Angela, a determination to light up the worlds of art and science for his two beloved daughters. “Warm, funny, brilliant, loyal and exceptionally brave, with a heart as big as his brain.” Who is James Cutfield? The final body has now been retrieved from the wreckage of the Bayesian, leaving every person accounted for that was on the ship at the time of its foundering.

The captain of the yacht, 51-year-old James Cutfield, has reportedly already been questioned by Italian authorities for two hours. He managed to survive the sinking along with 14 other passengers and crew members – including Mike Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares. Mr Cutfield previously told Italian media “we didn’t see it coming” when asked about the extreme weather that sunk the vessel. His brother Mark said he was a “well respected” mariner who had captained luxury yachts for eight years and previously worked for a Turkish billionaire.

He told the New Zealand Herald he’d been involved in building yachts for 30 years and also raced dinghies competitively in his youth. ‘Unfair’ to blame crew of Bayesian for sinking before facts established, says expert – A maritime investigator says it is “unfair” to start blaming the crew of the Bayesian for its sinking. Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which owns a firm which makes and sells vessels like Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht, told Sky News they “are absolutely safe”, suggesting human error was behind the boat going down.

He said the “event” that capsized the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian off the coast of Porticello, Sicily, on Monday “could have been managed with an average amount of attention”. No official cause has been given for why the boat sank and James Wilkes, a marine investigator, says it’s “premature” to start casting blame around before the facts are established. “It’s not uncommon to blame seafarers and the crew when  a vessel has suffered a casualty of this magnitude,” he tells Sky News.

“There were a lot of people who are understandably upset about this incident. And of course, the builders of this vessel potentially have their reputations on the line, their brand on the line.  “You can imagine why they would be so forceful in their assertions and speculation at the moment.  “But no, I don’t think it’s fair right now to jump to the conclusion that the crew must have done something wrong, because we simply do not know that as a matter of fact.”

Courtesy: Sky News