Pictured: Luxury superyacht chef killed when 30m vessel sunk after being hit by freak storm off Sicily coast – as tributes pour in for ‘very special person’ who had ‘so much to give’ [Video]

11:56 EDT 20 Aug 2024, updated 14:50 EDT 20 Aug 2024

This is the first photo of a luxury superyacht chef who was killed when the vessel sank after being hit by a freak storm off the Sicilian coast. 

Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian citizen working in Antigua, is the first confirmed victim of the disaster yesterday morning. 

Tributes poured in to him today, with a friend hailing him as a ‘very special person’ who ‘had so much to give’. 

Others shared photos of the chef on his travels around the world, during which he would regularly post on social media about his stunning culinary creations.   

Six people including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, as well as a Morgan Stanley boss, remain missing after the £30million Bayesian sank amid a freak thunderstorm early on Monday morning.