The search for British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six passengers and crew continues
Italian emergency services headed out to sea towards the area off the Sicilian coast, where the search continues after being struck by a freak Tornado. 15 of the 22 passengers on board have since been rescued, with one person confirmed dead and a search underway to find the remaining six.Some of the passengers were members of Mr Lynch’s legal team and their families.
Mr Börner said: “We heard screams – we continued to search the area but we didn’t find anyone other than the 15 survivors who had already been rescued.”He said his crew took on board some survivors who were on a life raft, including three who were seriously injured.Rescue personnel operate on boats on the sea near the scene where the luxury yacht sank, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo.
“I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning,” she told“It was all dark. In the water I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I screamed for help but all I could hear around me was the screams of others.” Cocina stated that the rescue operation would continue overnight, as a specialist caving search and rescue diving team arrived from Rome on Monday evening, hoping to “achieve results” either during the night or by Tuesday morning.Luca Cari, a spokesperson for the Italian fire department, said the rescue had been hampered by the depth the vessel had sunk. The sunken yacht is about half a mile out to sea from the port of Porticello, and is 50 metres underwater.
Vigili del Fuoco has been supporting the divers in the search operation, supported by the coastguard’s air and naval resources.
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