Among those still missing after the Bayesian’s sinking is Christopher Morvillo, a lawyer who worked on Mike Lynch’s recent trial.

Mr Morvillo is a partner at the US branch of Clifford Chance and, along with his wife Neda, has not been seen since the Bayesian sunk on Monday morning off Palermo.

In his tragic penultimate post on LinkedIn, Mr Morvillo thanked the legal minds that helped Mr Lynch win his fraud trial.

At the end of his post, he said: “And, finally, a huge thank you to my patient and incredible wife, Neda Morvillo, and my two strong, brilliant, and beautiful daughters, Sabrina Morvillo and Sophia Morvillo. 

“None of this would have been possible without your love and support. I am so glad to be home. And they all lived happily ever after….”

Divers facing significant challenges during rescue operation

Divers searching for six missing people have spoken of the significant challenges they’re facing.

As mentioned in our 8.47am post, the Bayesian superyacht is still “practically intact” on the seabed, but the depth makes it difficult to access.

The time window the divers have is incredibly tight, according to one of those leading the effort, Luca Cari.

“They can stay underwater for a maximum of 12 minutes, two of which are needed to go up and down,” the emergency responder told Italy daily Giornale di Sicilia.

“So the real time to be able to carry out the search is 10 minutes per dive.”

Mr Cari explained how the divers had managed to identify a glass window of the Bayesian from which they could enter, though it will first need to be removed in order to gain access.

The rescue team already searched the command bridge, which “is full of electrical cables”, but did not find anyone in the area.

“The spaces inside the sailing ship are very small and if you encounter an obstacle, it is very complicated to move forward, just as it is very difficult to find alternative routes,” he added.

‘We didn’t see it coming’: Captain of sunken boat speaks for first time

James Catfield, the captain of the Bayesian, who is recovering at the Termini Imerese emergency unit, has given his first reaction to Italian media.

La Repubblica quotes just one sentence from Mr Catfield: “We didn’t see it coming.”

Yacht ‘wasn’t anchored in a safe place’ at time of sinking

The Bayesian sank because it wasn’t anchored in a safe place, a Sicilian journalist has told Sky News.

The ship was moored off Porticello, east of Palermo, when violent winds and rains suddenly swept up the coast in the early hours of yesterday.

“The boat went down because the boat was anchored 500m from the coast of the little port of Santa Flavia, and that means that it was not in a safe place,” Piero Messina said.

“Some fishermen told me that they had never seen a storm like that, but that it was not a safe place to stay – so far from the coast.

“I think the authorities will need to clarify what’s happened.”