sicily yacht capsize reside british passengers twister
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A search and rescue operation is under way in Sicily to find at least seven people after a 180ft yacht, reported to be carrying mostly British passengers, capsized in the early hours of Monday.
At least seven people are reported to be missing after the tourist boat sank off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, at around 5am local time (6am UK time).
Italian media reported 15 people, including a one-year-old child, were rescued by coast guard patrol boats and firefighters but efforts are under way to find seven missing people believed to be four Britons, two Americans and a Canadian.
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