Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Sailing yacht sinks in tornado: one dead, six missing. 50-meter Bayesan sailing boat flying the English flag. Palermo, Italy on August 19, 2024. Photo by Vigili Del Fuoco/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Sailing yacht sinks in tornado: one dead, six missing. 50-meter Bayesan sailing boat flying the English flag. Palermo, Italy on August 19, 2024. Photo by Vigili Del Fuoco/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Sailing yacht sinks in tornado: one dead, six missing. 50-meter Bayesan sailing boat flying the English flag. Palermo, Italy on August 19, 2024. Photo by Vigili Del Fuoco/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Sailing yacht sinks in tornado: one dead, six missing. 50-meter Bayesan sailing boat flying the English flag. Palermo, Italy on August 19, 2024. Photo by Vigili Del Fuoco/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Sailing yacht sinks in tornado: one dead, six missing. 50-meter Bayesan sailing boat flying the English flag. Palermo, Italy on August 19, 2024. Photo by Vigili Del Fuoco/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Sailing yacht sinks in tornado: one dead, six missing. 50-meter Bayesan sailing boat flying the English flag. Palermo, Italy on August 19, 2024. Photo by Vigili Del Fuoco/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Search For Missing In Superyacht Sinking Off Sicily

Sailing yacht sinks in tornado: one dead, six missing. 50-meter Bayesan sailing boat flying the English flag. Palermo, Italy on August 19, 2024. Photo by Vigili Del Fuoco/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Plight of refugees must not be ignored: Italy's president

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Death toll rises to 13 from N Italy floods

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At least 30 dead after migrant ship rips apart near Italy's shores

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