6 Tourists Missing, Crewman Dead After Superyacht Sinks in Storm Off Coast of Sicily

Published on August 19, 2024

A crewman has died and six tourists are missing after a superyacht sank in the early hours of Monday off the coast of Sicily in southern Italy. Italian media outlets reported 15 people, including a child, were rescued by the coast guard and firefighters after the boat, identified as the British-flagged Bayesian, hit rough seas and capsized at daybreak. Luca Cari, a spokesman for Italy’s fire rescue service, the Vigili Del Fuoco, said a helicopter and several coast guard boats were at the scene, searching for the missing. He said divers had already located the wreck of the sailboat. A local news agency, Adnkronos, said the 184-foot boat was carrying 22 people, mainly British tourists as well as two Anglo-French citizens, an Irish national, a Sri Lankan and a New Zealander....