One dead, six missing after luxury superyacht sailboat sinks in storm off Sicily

The sailboat had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers, representing British, American and Canadian nationalities.

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00:00At least one person was killed and six people are missing after a luxury superyacht carrying

00:07tourists capsized and sank off the coast of Sicily in bad weather.

00:14Fifteen people were rescued initially and taken to shore at Porticello where eight are

00:20in the hospital.

00:23Amongst the survivors was a one-year-old child.

00:54The British flagged 56-metre sailboat had a crew of 10 people and was carrying 12 passengers

01:02with British, American and Canadian nationalities according to the Italian Coast Guard.

01:08A helicopter and rescue boats from Italian emergency services were at the scene searching

01:13for the missing people.

01:15Experienced deep-sea divers were also there to help in the search.

01:21Local media said a fierce storm had battered the area overnight but skies were clear and

01:26seas calm by the time the search was underway.