The twin brother of missing billionaire Jonathan Bloomer who was on board the super yacht which sank off the coast of Italy said he has not given up hope on him yet.
Jeremy Bloomer said he has felt ‘numb’ since learning the news that the Ā£14million vessel which his sibling was holidaying on with his wife Judy had capsized at around 5am local time on Monday (19 August) near Sicily.
Chilling CCTV captured how the boat ‘vanished in 60 seconds’ as a waterspout tornado reportedly struck while the boat was anchored, seeing it disappear below the surface.
Rescuers managed to save 15 passengers with the help of a heroic captain, but tragically, several people – including the tech tycoon dubbed the ‘British Bill Gates’ – still remain missing.
The search for Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah, Jonathan, his wife, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo has now entered it’s third day.
Despite the time that has passed, Jeremy said he is keeping his ‘fingers crossed’ that he will be reunited with his twin.
Speaking to the BBC, he said his family is ‘coping the best they can’ amid the ordeal, however, they are refusing to give up hope on Jonathan.
Discussing the possibilities, Jeremy explained: “It’s a slow process and it will take time. So there might be air pockets, but we don’t know.
“He was my older [brother] by half an hour. So it means a lot when you lose a twin brother.
“It’s still wait and see, so fingers crossed.”
Jeremy described the situation as ‘terrible’ and something that’s ‘beyond your wildest imagination’, before adding: “I’m just numb, just numb. That’s it, you don’t know what to think and you can’t believe it’s happened.”
By Ladbibles