Mike Lynch Yacht Sinking Latest: ‘Diamond in a Sea of ​​Stars’ Hannah honoured as manslaughter probe begins

Friends of Ricaldo “Rick” Thomas have paid tribute to their “brave” and “selfless” friend who was found in the waters near the luxury yacht “Baizian”.

“Rick could have jumped and survived, I have no doubt about that,” said his friend Gareth Williams. “But he wouldn’t have left the people on the ship and swam away.” Sunday Times.

“I read that the first mate was very young, and Rick would say, ‘Get off the boat man, I’m here, I’ll take care of it.’ That’s just what it was.”

“He had an infectious smile and a sexy booming voice. He was the kind of guy you could sit in a room with – no TV, no music, just be yourself. You didn’t have to say a word. You just enjoyed his company,” he added.

Susannah Gordon, a close friend of the Lynch family from Suffolk, shared a series of honest stories about Mike Lynch and who he was beyond being one of Britain’s biggest tech moguls.

Ms. Gordon spoke of his “amazing ability” to explain difficult and complex concepts in a way that people could easily understand.

His wife, Angela Bakaris, and his daughters would tell Mrs. Gordon about his ability to “conjure beautiful stories out of thin air.”

The next evening, while the dinner dishes were being cleaned, Mr. Lynch told a story about a hero, who was the same age as Mrs. Gordon’s son, who went on adventures in search of treasure. The story was described as “magical.”

She added that she was not surprised to learn that Hannah was beginning to show “serious literary promise.”

Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said he believed “crimes were likely committed” in connection with the sinking of the yacht.

He told reporters that the sinking could have been the responsibility of the captain, the crew, the individuals responsible for supervision, the ship’s construction company or others.

He added: “We will determine the responsibility of each element, and this will be done through investigation, so we cannot do this prematurely.

“To me, it is possible that crimes were committed – it may be a case of manslaughter – but we can only prove that if you give us time to investigate.

“The timing of the media is completely different from the timing of the attorney general. We need a minimum of time to reach a sound scientific conclusion.”

The prosecutor in the case said no information had been obtained so far from examining the seven people who died.

Asked whether post-mortem examinations had been carried out, Raffaele Cammarano told a news conference in Italy: “There are a whole number of preliminary stages that must be passed before the bodies are autopsied.”

The yacht had suffered a sudden landing, and Italian officials said they would look into how it affected one vessel and not other nearby vessels, according to a translation of the conference.

The investigation is currently an Italian affair with local participation, but lead prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said: “I cannot assure you with certainty that the investigation will be exclusively Italian.”

“There will be developments, I am sure, in this regard,” he added.

Italian prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio of the nearby town of Termini Imerese said his office had opened a preliminary investigation into manslaughter and the sinking of the ship due to negligence. No suspects have yet been identified.

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A survivor of the tragedy has described the daughter of tech mogul Mike Lynch, who died with her father on the luxury yacht Bayzian, as a “diamond in a sea of ​​stars”.

Sasha Murray, chief steward on the Baysian, who is believed to have been rescued from the yacht, said: “Those who knew her will know that Hannah was a diamond in a sea of ​​stars. She was bright, beautiful and always sparkling.

“What most people may not have seen was the strong, deep, loving relationship she had with her parents, whom she adored more than anything else.

“While swimming with them, she would often say, ‘If anything happens I will save them.

“I have no doubt that it was the Irish-Latin fire burning in her soul that kept this strong determination alive.”