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How Did the Super Yacht Sink?

The search for six missing passengers continues.

Today, we look at the rescue operation following the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast off Sicily.

Six people are still missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, after the Bayesian sank on Monday. Why are rescue divers struggling to reach the yacht鈥檚 cabins? What freak weather conditions caused the ship to sink?

Mark Lowen, 大象传媒 Rome correspondent, joins Adam from Sicily where he鈥檚 reporting on the rescue efforts. Katie Prescott, technology business editor at The Times, discusses Mike Lynch鈥檚 technology career. And, Matt Taylor explains the storm conditions in Sicily that led to the tragedy.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 大象传媒. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Miranda Slade and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham

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