Search and rescue efforts extend into night after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily

Search and rescue efforts extend into night after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily

Search and rescue efforts extended into the night on Monday, August 19, after one man died and six people went missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, when a luxury yacht was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm and sank off Sicily.


The British-flagged 'Bayesian,' a 56-meter-long (184-ft) sailboat, was carrying 22 people and was anchored just off shore near the port of Porticello when it was hit by ferocious weather, the Italian coast guard said in a statement.


The Italian coast guard said the missing were of British, American and Canadian nationalities. Survivors said the trip had been organized by Lynch for his work colleagues.


The coast guard said divers were inspecting the wreck of the Bayesian, which was lying at a depth of 49 meters.




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