After Yacht Sinking Tragedy, Family of Exec Jonathan Bloomer and Wife Judy Say 'Only Comfort' Is They're 'Together'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jonathan and Judy Bloomer.Photo:Family Handout/PA Wire

Family Handout/PA Wire

The family of Morgan Stanley International chairmanJonathan Bloomer and his wife Judyare speaking out after theSicily yacht tragedy.

Bloomer and his wife were among the 22 passengers on theBayesianwhen it sank around 5 a.m. local time on Monday, Aug. 19 off the coast of Porticello, though it remains unclearwhy exactly it went down so quickly.

PEOPLE previously reported thatfive bodies had since been found. Although the Italian coast guard has not yet begun formally identifying the bodies that have been recovered, an official with the Italian interior ministry toldReutersthat Lynch’s daughter is the individual whoremains missing.

“But first and foremost they were focused on and loved their family and spending time with their new grandchildren,” they added.

“Together for five decades, our only comfort is that they are still together now,” their statement added. “This is an unimaginable grief to shoulder. Our only ask is that our family’s privacy is respected at this time.”

The CEO of a London-based insurance company that Jonathan was the chairman of has also said they are “deeply shocked and saddened.”

“It was a privilege to have known Jonathan and to have benefitted from his generosity and wisdom over the last year in his role as Chair of Hiscox," Hussain added. “His deep experience across our industry and in the broader business arena, combined with his personal values, made him both an excellent Chair and a person I was proud to know and work with. His advice and support were immensely valuable to me, and he will be dearly missed.”

Meanwhile, Judy, who was a teacher before spending nearly 30 years working as a psychotherapist, has been remembered as a “wonderful friend,” according to the BBC.

She was also a former Trustee forThe Eve Appeal, a U.K.-based charity that funds research and raises awareness for gynecological cancers.

“Everyone at the charity is deeply shocked to hear the news,” CEO Athena Lamnisos wrote in astatement on X(formerly known as Twitter), after news spread that the Bloomers were among the missing.

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Lamnisos added, “Our thoughts are with Judy and Jonathan’s family, and all those who are still waiting for news after this tragic event.”

source: people.com