Emergency workers in southern Italy are still hunting for 6 people missing after a tornado sank a luxury yacht Monday showing an air and naval operation off the coast of Sicily.
15 person were rescued from the destruction on Monday.
Two Americans and 4 Britons are among those missing including British tycoon Mike Lynch, Jonathan Bloomer chairman of Morgan Stanley international and Chris Morvillo a famous lawyer.
Italy fire brigade send helicopters to help in the search officials add Monday. The brigade said they would send divers to attempt and enter the sunken ship Tuesday after attempt on Monday.
What do we know about the boat?
Built in 2008 the 56 meter 184 foot yacht was manufactured by Italian company Perini Navi.
According to the Associated Press, the boat has been available for charter for $215,000 per week.
The yacht mast stood 72.27 meters 237 feet high above the water line short of the world tallest mast which is 75.2 meters.
It was the tallest aluminium mast in the globe.
Twenty two person were on board the Bayesian which was flying under a British flag and had British passengers and crew. Two Anglo French one sirilankan and one Irish person.
Bloomer the business tycoon and Morvillo a famous lawyer and both their spouses are among the missing. According to Salvatore Cocina head of Sicily Civil Protection.
A group of famous guests are among those missing including Lynch the 59 year old British tech tycoon who fought a fraud case earlier this year in the US which spiraled from the destructive $11 billion sale of his company to tech firm Hewlett Packed HP in 2011.
His 18 year age daughter was also missing. Lynch wife Angela Bacares survived the accident.
Morvillo an American partner at Clifford Chance was involved in beating the US fraud case against Lynch in June.
Waterspouts depend on warm waters to gain energy and the Mediterranean Sea has been very hot. According to preliminary data from researchers at the Institute of Marine Sciences in Spain.
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAIB will also deploy a team of 4 inspectors to Palermo to conduct an assessment of the situation a source familiar with operation told media.
Waterspouts one of types of tornadoes are spinning columns of air that from over water or move from land out to water. They are accompanied by high winds high seas and lightning.
A small waterspout which developed over the local area Monday morning could have cause the yacht’s sinking.
Local temperatures have been even higher with water around Sicily reaching almost 30 degree Celsius 3 degrees over than normal Italian climatologist Luca Mercalli.
