Sicily yacht sinking LIVE: Divers struggle to access cabins in 'complicated' search as Mike Lynch and five others still missing

The search for British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter has resumed on Tuesday after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Sicily .

Mr Lynch and his daughter Hannah, 18, are among six tourists missing a fter the yacht, named Bayesian, was battered during intense storms off the coast of Palermo in the early hours of Monday.

Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo are also confirmed among the missing. Mr Morvillo’s wife is also unaccounted for, the head of Sicily's Civil Protection said.

Captain of the yacht, James Catfield, spoke to Italian news outlet La Repubblica from hospital on Tuesday morning when he said of the storm: “We didn't see it coming.”

The 56m Bayesian was carrying 22 people including Brits, Americans and Canadians when it sank. Fifteen people were rescued including a mother and her one-year-old daughter.

Survivors said the trip had been organised by Lynch for his work colleagues.

Divers have warned that they are only able to search the wreckage for 10 minutes at a time.

In an interview with Il Messaggero, Marco Tilotta, a firefighter diver from Palermo, said: “It looked like a scenario similar to the Costa Concordia on a smaller scale. Unfortunately, these are very complicated searches.

“When we went down to the water around 5:30am, we found a yacht that was practically intact. It is resting on its side on the starboard side. It has no gashes, no signs of impact.’’

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