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1 dead, 6 missing — including 2 Americans — after tornado sinks yacht off Sicily
By Isabel Keane,
3 hours ago
A luxury superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily after a tornado hit the area early Monday, killing one passenger and leaving six others missing — including two Americans, officials said.
The 160-foot luxury sailboat with 22 people aboard sank off the port of Porticello when it was hit by a violent storm at sunrise, the Italian coast guard said.
One body was found near the capsized ship, but six others were missing Monday morning.
The last photo thought to have been taken of the yacht at 10 p.m. Sunday in Porticello. BAIA Santa Nicolicchia / Facebook A still image from footage taken of the storm that hit the port. BAIA Santa Nicolicchia / Facebook
Among the missing were four Britons, two Americans and one Canadian, the Guardian reported .
Fifteen people were rescued from the wreck. Eight of those saved, including a 1-year-old child, were taken to local hospitals. All were in stable condition, Italian media reported.
A helicopter and rescue boats from the coast guard, carabinieri, fire rescue and civil protection service were at the scene early Monday searching for those who had not been accounted for, according to the Australian Associated Press.
The massive yacht, the Bayesian, flies under the British flag and can reach a maximum speed of 15 knots.
Divers jump into the waters looking for the missing people after the storm struck the yacht. @vigilidelfuoco/X Rescue teams were out early Monday morning saving passengers who were on the luxury superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. REUTERS/
The 160-foot luxury sailboat with 22 people aboard sank off the port of Porticello when it was hit by a violent storm at sunrise, the Italian Coast Guard said. REUTERS Passengers on the ship were British, American and Canadian. REUTERS/
Twelve of its passengers were guests while 10 were crew.
The boat left the Sicilian port of Milazzo on Aug. 14 and was last tracked east of Palermo Sunday evening, according to vessel tracking app Vesselfinder.
With Post wires.
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