The Italian coastguard and firefighters rescued 15 people, including a child
The 55m sailing yacht Bayesian carrying 22 people sank in the early hours off the >Palermo in Sicily with the latest tally reporting one dead and six missing, as announced by the Italian Coast Guard.
“A dead person has been found on the hull, but has not been recovered from the 50-meter depth,” a coastguard spokesman explained. He is among the seven missing people who were reported earlier, four British, two American and one Canadian.
The coast guard and firefighters rescued 15 people, including a child, after the A British-flagged vessel sank when a tornado and rough seas hit the area at sunrise.
Rescuers are in a stable condition.
Helicopter, coastguard vessels and fire service divers< strong>are continuing the search around the vessel which is now at a depth of 50 meters and at a distance of half a nautical mile from the coast.
A serious #incident has struck the world of #yachting with the sinking of the #PeriniNavi #superyacht #Bayesian, launched in 2008 under the name #Salute, off the coast of #Sicilyhttps://t.co/IDkBIIOtD7
— PressMareWorld (@PressMareWorld) August 19, 2024
On board the yacht were several British, two Anglo-French, one Irish, one New Zealander and one Sri Lankan, according to information from the Adnkronos agency.
#Palermo, naufragio imbarcazione davanti alla costa di Porticello, 15 people saved, 7 signaled to disperse: dall'alba #sommozzatori dei #vigilidelfuoco impengati nelle ricerche. Relitto individuato a 50 metri di profundia, in arrivo sommozzatori speleo [#19agosto 10:00] pic.twitter.com/IJGP2aRRWB
— Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) August 19, 2024
Bayesian was built in Tuscany in 2008 and renovated in 2020, according to information from the TGCom 24 website.
The sailboat is equipped with a central aluminum mast which, with a height of 75 meters, is considered the largest in the world. Its sails have a total area of 3,000 sq/m.
🔵 #Palermo "Bayesian", così si chiama la barca a vela affondata questa mattina davanti a #Porticello. It is now 49 meters deep. Of the 22 people on board, 7 are still dispersed. Nel video gli effetti del nubifragio che sarebbe all'origine della tragedia pic.twitter.com/G3ObhxaTxx
— Rai Radio1 (@Radio1Rai) August 19, 2024
