A Search & Rescue team has been conducting a full search mission in Palermo, Italy, after a tornado off the coast of Sicily sunk a luxury yacht.
Fifteen of the 22 people on board the Bayesian were rescued by a nearby vessel. But several are still unaccounted for amid fears they were trapped in cabinsEyewitnesses to the horrific capsizing of a pleasure yacht packed with British tourists off the coast of Sicily this morning have told of the moment the vessel was battered by a 'whirlwind' that left one dead and several adrift in the sea.
'At about 4:35 we went out to sea to provide assistance, but we only saw the remains of the boat floating. There was no one in the sea.' A desperate hunt is now underway for survivors, including British and American tourists, after a freak storm sank the Bayesian - a 180ft luxury yacht - as it ran into a storm close to the port of Porticello Fifteen of the 22 people on board, including a one-year-old baby and its mother, were rescued by a nearby vessel after the Bayesian capsized, but it is feared that those missing may have been trapped inside their...
Expert divers discovered the hull of the ship on the seabed some 49 metres deep and about half a mile from the coast, according to Italian media, though they are yet to have discovered bodies on board. The Italian Coastguard said in a statement that a nearby boat offered assistance to people before emergency services arrived.
Meanwhile, the baby's father was reportedly taken to a separate Palermo hospital, though it is unclear whether he had sustained more severe injuries. The Bayesian can accommodate 12 passengers and 10 crewmembers, and was fully loaded at the time of the tragedy.
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