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How Did the Super Yacht Sink?

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:25:41
Publish Date: 2024-08-20 18:55:00
Description:

Today, we look at the rescue operation following the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast off Sicily.

Six people are still missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, after the Bayesian sank on Monday. Why are rescue divers struggling to reach the yacht’s cabins? What freak weather conditions caused the ship to sink?

Mark Lowen, BBC Rome correspondent, joins Adam from Sicily where he’s reporting on the rescue efforts. Katie Prescott, technology business editor at The Times, discusses Mike Lynch’s technology career. And, Matt Taylor explains the storm conditions in Sicily that led to the tragedy.

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