One dead, six missing after storm sinks superyacht off Sicily
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Rome: One person was killed and rescuers were searching for six others missing after a superyacht sank during a sudden storm off the coast of Italy s...
Rome: One person was killed and rescuers were searching for six others missing after a superyacht sank during a sudden storm off the coast of Italy's Sicily, officials said.
The boat had 22 people aboard, including 10 crew members, the coast guard said. The majority of those aboard were British, according to Italian media.
Fifteen people were plucked from the water, officials said, including, according to local media reports, a mother and her baby.
"This morning around 5:00 am (0300 GMT), following a violent storm, a 56-metre yacht called Bayesian, flying the British flag, sank near Porticello," the Italian coast guard said in a statement.
Rescuers backed by helicopter who were scouring the waters found one body on Monday, the coast guard said.
