Sri Lankan national on board luxury yacht that sank off Sicily coast – reports source:-adaderana Several British tourists are feared missing after a boat sank off the coast of Sicily. The UK-flagged sailboat’s sinking has left seven individuals unaccounted for following a rescue operation. The Italian Coastguard and firefighters managed to rescue 15 people, among them a one-year-old child. It is believed the vessel succumbed to a tornado that hit the region. The majority of those on board were British, along with a New Zealander, a Sri Lankan national, two Anglo-French individuals, and an Irish citizen. According to the Italian news outlet Il Fatto Quotidiano, the boat went down near Porticello around 5am local time (4am GMT) on Monday (August 19). Dive teams have reached the sunken hull, located 49 meters underwater and roughly half a mile from shore, as reported by the same source, reports the Express. Those rescued ...
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