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Luxury yacht capsizes off Sicily after "uncommonly rare storm", six still missing

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 20 Aug 2024, 10:46am
Photo / via Facebook, Fabio La Bianca
Photo / via Facebook, Fabio La Bianca

Luxury yacht capsizes off Sicily after "uncommonly rare storm", six still missing

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 20 Aug 2024, 10:46am

Rescuers are scrambling to search for six people, including British tech mogul Mike Lynch, who are missing after a tornado capsized a super yacht off the coast of Sicily.  

There were 22 aboard when the yacht sank, 15 have been rescued, including a New Zealand citizen. 

One person is confirmed dead. 

UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking the ship’s mast was snapped in half when the storm hit, which caused the yacht to lose balance and capsize. 

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