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# Suffolk tech pioneer Mike Lynch confirmed dead in yacht tragedy
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/suffolk-tech-pioneer-mike-lynch-confirmed-dead-in-yacht-tragedy/
- Published: 2024-08-23T07:35:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:37:05.000Z
- Description: The body of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, considered by many to be the UK's greatest-ever tech entrepreneur, has been recovered from a sunken yacht off Sicily, but his daughter remains missing. Suffolk's Lord-Lieutenant has paid tribute to the "inspirational" figure.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, #article, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**What we know:**

- Mike Lynch's body has been recovered from the wreck of the yacht Bayesian, which sank off Sicily on Monday.
- Six bodies have now been found, but Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah is still missing.
- 15 people survived the sinking, including Lynch's wife Angela Bacares.
- The Italian coastguard is considering whether to raise the sunken yacht from 50m depth.

**Why it matters:** Lynch was a major figure in the UK's tech industry and served as a Deputy Lieutenant for the county. His death marks the loss of one of the county's and country's most successful entrepreneurs.

![Mike Lynch](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1724398360-mike-lynch-1.jpg)

Mike Lynch is considered one of the UK's greatest tech entrepreneurs, and served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Suffolk (Royal Society)

**Key details:**

- The yacht sank during a storm near Palermo, with 22 passengers and crew onboard.
- Other victims include Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife.
- The trip was reportedly a celebration of Lynch's recent acquittal on fraud charges in the US.
- Lynch, 59, founded tech company Autonomy, and was worth an estimated £852 million.

**What they're saying:** Clare, Countess of Euston, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, called Lynch "one of Suffolk's most inspirational citizens" and "quite simply a genius."

"He was always ready to help, hugely generous, the best of friends, but it will be his warm and wonderful smile that will be impossible for me to forget," she said.

**What's next:** Italian authorities are continuing to search for Hannah Lynch. A decision on raising the yacht will be made in the future.

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