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Seven people have been reported missing after a sailboat capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early on Monday
A sailboat believed to be carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early on Monday, and seven people were missing, authorities said, according to the Associated Press.
Fifteen people were rescued from the 49-metre sailboat, but another seven were unaccounted for, said Luca Cari, a spokesman for the Italian fire rescue service.
He said a helicopter and rescue boats from the coast guard and fire rescue service were at the scene searching for the missing. The boat capsized at around 5am off Palermo. Local media said a fierce storm, including water spouts, battered the area overnight.
The daily Il Giornale de Sicilia reported the sailboat was flying a British flag and had mostly British passengers on board, but also people from New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland and British-French citizens. The ANSA news agency said the boat, which it said was named Bayesian, had been moored in the port at Porticello and had set sail on Sunday evening.
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According to Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano, a body has been found and recovered by rescuers, with the Coast guard still searching for six other passengers. The remaining 15 on board have been rescued.
Early information suggests that the Irish national is not among the passengers that remain missing, who are believed to be four British tourists, two Americans and a Canadian national.
It is not yet known whether the Irish national on board the sailboat is one of the seven people reported missing. The Department of Foreign Affairs has been contacted for comment.
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