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  • Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy, and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo are among those missing after a British yacht sank in Sicily
  • British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah are also missing
  • The yacht sank in bad weather in the early hours of Monday - 15 were rescued, six are missing, and a man’s body has been recovered
  • The body has not been formally identified, but the Palermo coastguard said it was the ship’s cook
  • The search is continuing on Tuesday - access to the boat’s cabins has been blocked by furniture
  • Separately, it has emerged that Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in a recent major legal case, Stephen Chamberlain, died on Saturday in a road accident
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[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This is getting suspicious.

A bitcoin whale wallet seems to have had $230+ million btc stolen on Monday as well.

[–] wazoobonkerbrain@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hacked Bitcoin whale may have lost $238m

What is your theory? That the ocean's apparent vengeance on billionaires extends to bitcoin whales?

[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The co-defendant from the lawsuit also dying is more specifically suspicious, the btc "hack" happening at the same time is just a potential cherry on top.

[–] wazoobonkerbrain@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I found it odd that the two co-defendants died within days of each other. But it's hard to imagine that it was a conspiracy, given that the yacht sank because of a storm. I don't see any connection to the bitcoin hack.

[–] bedlam@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The storm must have been caused by judicious Cloud Seeding.

[–] wazoobonkerbrain@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you may have your tin foil hat on too tight 😆

[–] r00ty@kbin.life 3 points 3 weeks ago

Dude! They only work if they're on tight!

[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

The yacht seemingly sank because of the storm, but we don't have enough confirmed evidence to make that a factual consideration yet, just a guess. There are a lot of pieces that may connect. The missing people include very high wealth individuals, and the lawsuit angle creates a connection for potential malfeasance.

What better cover story would work to hide several crimes? Its not necessarily a conspiracy of crime, but it has some weird timing.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Not OP but it would be far easier to contrive getting the boat to the storm. Most ships nowadays (particularly big ones) have autopilot. GPS interference or maybe even hacking (I'd bet a billionaires yacht has sattelite internet) could get it off-course without being too noticeable.

Is it probable? No. Is it possible? Yes.

It might be worth raising an eyebrow and asking the question at least.