How a waterspout may have sunk a UK tech tycoon's yacht

The 56-metre (183-foot) "Bayesian", being used by Mike Lynch and his wealthy guests to celebrate a court victory, disappeared into the sea within minutes of being hit by the tornado-like storm off the Sicilian town of Porticello. One body has been found and Lynch, his daughter, and Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International, are among six people missing since the disaster at 4:00 am on Monday. The British-flagged vessel was anchored some 700 metres from port with 10 crew and 12 passengers on board when the waterspout struck...