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Beijing, August 21 (Xinhua) -- The luxury yacht that British software technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch was on sank in the waters near Sicily, Italy, on August 19. Six people, including Lynch, were missing and one died. Not long ago, a former financial director of Lynch died in a traffic accident in the UK.

The yacht was about 56 meters long, flying the British flag, carrying 22 people, and was anchored in the waters near Palermo, the capital of Sicily, when the storm suddenly hit, causing the yacht to sink.

Lynch, 59, one of the missing persons, is known as the "British version of Bill Gates". He founded the software company "Autonomy" and sold it to Hewlett-Packard in 2011. Lynch was charged with fraud in the United States for this transaction. The charges included tampering with accounts and "inflating" the company's valuation. He was acquitted in June this year.

Stephen Chamberlain, former vice president of finance of Autonomy, was a co-defendant in the above case and was also acquitted in June this year. His lawyer said on the 19th that Chamberlain died of serious injuries in a traffic accident recently.

Reuters quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Chamberlain was hit by a car in Cambridgeshire on the 17th and was in critical condition after being sent to the hospital, "relying on life support." His lawyer later issued a statement confirming that Chamberlain was "fatally hit" by a car while out jogging.

In addition, according to the Sicilian Civil Defense Department, the missing persons after the yacht sank also included Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International. (Sun Shuo)