Canadian Reported Dead after Yacht Capsized in Sicily, according to Global Affairs
Global Affairs Canada says it’s aware of reports that a Canadian has died after a luxury superyacht sank off Sicily during a violent storm.
The agency says consular officials are in contact with local authorities, but says it can provide no further information due to privacy concerns.
Authorities in Sicily say one body has been recovered and police divers are trying to reach the hull of the ship as six people remain unaccounted for.
They say 15 others survived. The Italian coast guard says the yacht had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers.
Salvo Cocina, of Sicily’s civil protection agency, says the crew and passengers hailed from a variety of countries, including Britain, the United States, France, Germany and Myanmar.
Rescue authorities say the yacht—the 56-metre British-flagged Bayesian—was anchored off Porticello, near Palermo, when a tornado over the water struck the area overnight.
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