A Search & Rescue team has been conducting a full search mission in Palermo, Italy, after a tornado off the coast of Sicily sunk a luxury yacht.
Do you know more about what happened? Email [email protected]. Follow all the developments in MailOnline's live blog hereOne person has been confirmed dead while a desperate hunt continues for six more people, including British and American tourists, after a freak storm sank a 180ft yacht off the coast of Sicily this morning.
The vessel has been named as the Bayesian - a luxury yacht which sails under a British flag and has the second tallest mast in the world. Expert divers have already reached the hull, 49 metres below the water and about half a mile from the coast, according to Italian media. With the anchor still down, the storm broke the mast, causing the vessel to lose its balance and capsize, according to reports.
The Sir Robert BP, a Dutch sailing ship which had been anchored nearby the Bayesian, is believed to have rescued some of those on board 'At about 3.55 we saw the whirlwind. After a quarter of an hour we saw a rocket 500 metres away from the dock,' he told Corriere. She arrived there with her mother and both are said to be fine. The woman received treatment for a shoulder injury while the child was unharmed, only undergoing tests as a precaution.Seven others who were rescued are receiving treatment at hospitals in Palermo and Bagheria, the Italian Coastguard said.
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