Summary of the day
The British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been confirmed dead by search and rescue authorities after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm on Monday, according to two news agencies.
Search efforts continue as Lynch’s daughter, Hannah, remains unaccounted for.
Figures from the UK’s business and technology sectors paid tribute to Mike Lynch.
Prosecutors in Termini Imerese, who have opened an investigation into the incident, examined videos and photographs taken on the night of the storm by some local residents.
Assostampa, one of the main unions of Italian journalists, issued a press release accusing the authorities of hindering the work of reporters on the incident.
David Tabizel, Mike Lynch’s co-founder at Autonomy, paid tribute to his colleague.
“It looks like we’ve lost our dear Dr Mike Lynch. RIP. The world has lost a genius. His family have lost a giant of a man,” he said, the PA news agency reported.
