British Businessman And His Wife Among Those Still Unaccounted For

Yacht with Morgan Stanley execs missing after storm

British businessman and his wife among those still unaccounted for

Lawyer representing Julian Assange also missing after luxury yacht sank in Adriatic Sea

The chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife are among those missing after a luxury yacht sank in a storm off the coast of Croatia.

Bloomer, 61, and his wife, 58-year-old Katherine Bloomer, were on board the 85-foot yacht My Saga when it sank in the Adriatic Sea on Saturday night.

Also missing are Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo, 62, who represented Julian Assange in a long-standing extradition case.

The yacht was reportedly sailing from Croatia to Italy when it got caught in a storm.

The Croatian Coast Guard said it had rescued nine people from the water, but three others were still missing.

The search for the missing people is continuing.

Bloomer is a British businessman who has been chairman of Morgan Stanley International since 2016.

He is a former banker and investment manager.

Morvillo is a British lawyer who has been a partner at Clifford Chance since 1990.

He is a specialist in international arbitration and commercial litigation.