Irish national on board as sailboat sinks near Sicily: one person dead, six missing and 15 rescued after boat hit by waterspout
50-metre sailboat with 22 people on board sank in the early hours of Monday off the coast of the Sicilian city of PalermoThe boat, flying a British flag, sank when a whirlwind and rough seas hit the area at sunriseIrish national among the 22 on boardItaly’s Coast Guard and firefighters rescued 15 people, including a childSix people are still missing
Seven missing after sailboat carrying UK tourists sinks in storm off Sicily
One man died and six people were missing after a luxury yacht was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm and sank off the Sicilian capital Palermo, the Italian coast guard said on Monday.
The 56-metre-long (184-ft) sailboat, which was British registered, sank with 22 people on board shortly before sunrise, the coast guard said in a statement.
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