Three recovery and search boats are shown in the sea near the site of the superyacht disaster in Sicily.
The recovery operation continues after Mike Lynch was confirmed dead in the superyacht disaster near Sicily.
  • The tech tycoon Mike Lynch died in a yacht sinking near Palermo, Italy.
  • An investigation is underway, with experts questioning how the state-of-the-art yacht sank.
  • One expert said the $40 million yacht should have been "unsinkable."

A search-and-rescue expert said the superyacht disaster that killed Mike Lynch was difficult to comprehend — because the vessel never should have sunk.