{"id":117031,"date":"2024-08-19T08:28:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T08:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/seven-people-missing-after-british-flagged-yacht-capsizes-in-tornado-off-italy\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T08:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T08:28:05","slug":"seven-people-missing-after-british-flagged-yacht-capsizes-in-tornado-off-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/seven-people-missing-after-british-flagged-yacht-capsizes-in-tornado-off-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven people missing after British-flagged yacht capsizes in tornado off Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/08\/1920x1080\/skynews-palermo-italy_6660697.jpg?20240819091837&amp;resize=1920,1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seven people missing after British-flagged yacht capsizes in tornado off Italy\" title=\"Seven people missing after British-flagged yacht capsizes in tornado off Italy\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Seven people are missing after a yacht carrying mostly British people was caught in a tornado and sank off the coast of Palermo, local officials have said.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen people were rescued from the 49-meter (160-foot) sailboat, said Luca Cari, a spokesman for the Italian fire rescue service.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a helicopter and rescue boats from the coast guard and fire rescue service were at the scene searching for the missing. The boat capsized around 5am local time.<\/p>\n<p>The yacht was flying a British flag, and other than the people from the UK, other nationalities were a New Zealander, a Sri Lankan, two French citizens and an Irish citizen.<\/p>\n<p>A one-year-old child was among those rescued and was taken to a Palermo children&#8217;s hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\"><strong>Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. You can also follow <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkyNews\"><strong>@SkyNews on X<\/strong><\/a> or subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews\"><strong>YouTube channel<\/strong><\/a> to keep up with the latest news. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/seven-people-missing-after-british-flagged-yacht-capsizes-in-tornado-off-italy-13199635\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven people are missing after a yacht carrying mostly British people was caught in a tornado and sank off the coast of Palermo, local officials have said. Fifteen people were rescued from the 49-meter (160-foot) sailboat, said Luca Cari, a spokesman for the Italian fire rescue service. 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