Specialist divers surveying the wreckage of the $40 million superyacht that sank off Sicily in August, killing eight people including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, have asked for heightened security to guard the vessel,

Divers are demanding heightened security around Michael Lynch's sunken yacht, feared to contain classified intelligence data that could attract foreign interest. Italian prosecutors have launched an investigation into the incident,

Two watertight safes onboard the yacht may have super-encrypted hard drives that contain classified information like passcodes, sources told CNN.

Divers searching British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht off Sicily have found safes holding potentially sensitive intelligence data, sources have claimed.Local law enforcement reportedly now fear that foreign governments such as China and Russia may become interested in the boat - and have asked for extra surveillance to protect it,

Lynch, who had connections with various intelligence services through his companies—including the cybersecurity firm Darktrace, which was recently sold to a private equity firm—had previously advised British prime ministers on technology and cybersecurity matters.