Tech tycoon Mike Lynch missing as tornado sinks luxury yacht in Sicily

Mr Lynch was born in Essex to a Tipperary mother who was a nurse and a Cork father who was a firefighter

A rescue operation is underway to try and retrieve six bodies after a superyacht sunk off the coast of Sicily. Picture: Vigili del Fuoco/PA Wire

A technology tycoon with roots in Ireland is among six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Sicily, sources said.

A body, believed to be that of the vessel’s chef, has been found and 15 people were rescued, according to local media.