Luxury Yacht Sinks in Freak Sicily Storm: A Tale of Survival

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When luxury turns to tragedy—how a stormy night off Sicily ended in disaster. A Mediterranean dream becomes a nightmare as a luxury yacht vanishes in seconds. Caught in the storm: The terrifying tale of a yacht sinking off Sicily's coast. Survival at sea: What really happened when a luxury yacht met a deadly storm? From luxury to chaos—inside the freak storm that sank a $100M yacht Location: London WooGlobe Ref : WGA641140 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00Imagine being on a luxurious yacht off the coast of Sicily, enjoying the serene beauty of the

00:04Mediterranean. But in a split second, tranquility turns into a nightmare. This is the terrifying

00:11story of how a luxury yacht, the Bayesian, sank in freak weather, leaving one dead and six missing,

00:17including a British tech tycoon. In the early hours of Monday, the Bayesian, a 56-meter yacht,

00:22was anchored near the small fishing village of Portizello. The sea was calm until a violent

00:27storm suddenly struck. The storm was so powerful that waterspouts, massive rotating columns of air

00:33and water, appeared over the sea, breaking the yacht's 72-meter mast in half. In minutes,

00:40the luxury vessel lost its balance and vanished beneath the waves. As the storm raged, survivors

00:45clung to life rafts, battling the dark, churning waters. One of them, British tourist Charlotte

00:50Galenski, recounted the horrifying moment she almost lost her one-year-old daughter in the

00:55chaos. She described the scene as the end of the world, with lightning, thunder, and waves tossing

01:01them into the sea. With sheer willpower, Charlotte kept her daughter above the water, praying for a

01:06miracle. Rescue efforts are still underway, with six people, including the prominent tech tycoon

01:11Mike Lynch, still missing. What will you do in such a situation?

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