Sunken Superyacht May Hold Sensitive Intelligence Data, Prompting Security Concerns
Italian authorities heighten security around the wreckage of Mike Lynch's yacht, fearing interest from foreign governments.
Overview
- Divers have found watertight safes on the sunken Bayesian superyacht, believed to contain highly classified information.
- The yacht, owned by British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, sank off the coast of Sicily in August during a violent storm, killing eight people including Lynch and his daughter.
- Authorities are concerned that foreign governments such as Russia and China may attempt to access the sensitive data onboard.
- Italian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into multiple manslaughter and negligent shipwreck, with the yacht's captain and two crew members under scrutiny.
- Specialist divers are working to recover the wreckage and its contents, while ensuring no sensitive information falls into the wrong hands.