Search for six people feared trapped in sunken superyacht set to enter third day

Italian emergency services prepare to head toward the area off the Sicilian coast where the search continues for British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah

The search for six people rescuers fear are trapped inside a luxury yacht that sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily is set to enter its third day.

The Italian Coastguard has not ruled out the possibility that those missing, including technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, may still be alive, with experts speculating air pockets could have formed as the yacht sank.