At least 1 dead, 6 missing after storm sinks luxury yacht off Sicily

At least one person was confirmed dead on Monday, after a luxury yacht sunk off the coast of Sicily in the early morning after a severe storm. The vessel was carrying 22 passengers, and while 15 were rescued in stable condition, six others remain missing.

Among the crew and passengers of the 'Bayesian' vessel were people of British, American and Canadian nationalities, according to Italian Coast Guard officials. Among them, British tech magnate Mike Lynch – who is still missing.

Captain Karsten Borner, a witness to the incident, recalled the tragic moments before the 56-metre-long boat capsized after it was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm, before swooping in to rescue people from a life raft, including, a one-year-old child.

Divers continue their search around the vessel, now at a depth of approximately 50 metres.

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[KayJay]

In Canada we call this a retirement plan.
Buy a boat and sail til they find your sun bleached bones. Best you can hope for.

[nwlngrv]

I wish i had a yacht so i could drown myself, but i live within my means unfortunately.

[MILAGROSPLESTED]

SO SAD, GOD BLESS EVERYONE IN THE SEAS

[RickyVanderslice]

"Her name is Rio and she dances on... *Glug glug glug* 🐟🐬🌊🌊⛱

[karenponto]

DAMN. I thought it was the real Bill Gates so sad.

[saywhat..]

Well l guess we better ban all luxury yachts for our safety

[AndreInThe]

They stopped using that type of boat for several reasons.

[joyceroberts]

Condolences to the families of loved ones who have perished. May they rest in peace. A speedy recovery, to those who have been injured. Thank you to those, who helped rescue those on board the life raft, and any who were first responders.

[patrick]

Not a luxury yacht oh I’m so saddened by the news………………

[_Just_Another_Guy]

_"These gays... they're trying to kill me!"_ - Tanya McQuoid

[eunicepitt]

This is so heartbreaking for everyone and to hear there was a Canadian on board making it more 😢 😔

[morepork]

Surely there was a dog you could talk about.

[reddxxxx]

Captain said they never saw it coming..but he sure got his ol butt on that life raft in time..

[Greenstrtjs]

that ain’t a yacht it’s a goddamn pirate ship

[gloriacheon]

Thank you for giving us a true report regarding this sad news.

[tricia]

If you want to know why this happened..look who was on the boat?

[Carolinapetroska]

Good that the Mediterranean sea is pretty warm in August

[DaleBouwman]

Doesn't matter how much you pay for the yacht, it can still sink!!

[Ricky-lnrt]

Nothing to see here folks… Nothing strange on how this happened and who happened to disappear….

[rhwing]

The schooner shown on the thumbnail and at various times in this video is not the boat that sank. However the one you see at 2:43 appears to be the one. It's a huge, modern sloop.