1 dead, 6 missing — including 2 Americans — after tornado sinks luxury yacht off Sicily
The captain of the doomed Bayesian superyacht that capsized off the coast of Italy on Monday said the crew and passengers had no idea that a tornado was about to rage through the region until their ship sunk.
“We didn’t see it coming,” Catfield told Italian newspaper La Repubblica from the hospital, where he was limping due to an injury.The captain of the doomed superyacht that sunk off the coast of Italy said no one on board realized a tornado was coming.One person, believed to be the on-ship chef, died in the wreckage and six people remain missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and top New York City lawyer Christopher Morvillo.
The boat left the Sicilian port of Milazzo on Aug. 14 and was last tracked east of Palermo on Sunday evening, according to vessel tracking app Vesselfinder.The six people missing will continue to be referred to as “missing” until they are located in the wreckage.Police divers continued their search for the missing passengers Tuesday, focusing on an area some 164 feet underwater, where officials believe people may be trapped.
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