Sicily Yacht Disaster: 7 Missing Including 4 Britons After Tornado Sinks Tourist Boat

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A 160ft yacht, called the Bayesian, carrying 22 people sank off the coast of Sicily at around 5am local time after bad weather including a tornado was reported in the area.
At least 7 people are missing, including 4 British nationals, 2 Americans, and 1 Canadian national.
15 people, including a one-year-old child and its mother, were rescued by coast guard patrol boats and firefighters.
Expert divers have already dived to reach the hull, 49 metres below the water and about half a mile from the coast.

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