The sailing ship Bayesian sank near the city of Palermo on the Italian island of Sicily. He writes about it ANSA.
Journalists said the yacht was 56 meters long. According to the agency, the ship flew the British flag. Most of the passengers were citizens of that kingdom. Moreover, there were also a few people from New Zealand, Ireland and Sri Lanka.
There were 22 people on board at the time of the emergency, six of whom were reported missing. One other passenger could not be saved.
The authors of the article reported that among the 15 people rescued was a 1-year-old child. The baby and his mother were taken to the city children’s hospital in Palermo, but no information about his condition was available.
“Investigation of an incident at sea <…> conducted by the port captain [Портичелло]”, says the publication.
The sunken yacht is currently at a depth of 49 metres and approximately 800 metres from shore. Coast Guard and rescue teams are on the scene.
The publication emphasizes that shortly before the emergency, a hurricane hit the coastal area of the island of Sicily. It was he who could have caused the yacht to sink.
Previously in St. Petersburg boat collapsed To the cruiser Aurora.