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A superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily was likely struck by a waterspout made stronger by climate change, meteorologists have said. Waterspouts are whirling columns of air and water mist, and the Bayesian is believed to have been hit by a powerful one in the early hours of Monday morning. Three people, including Canadian-Antiguan chef Recaldo Thomas, are confirmed to have died. Two bodies were recovered from the wreck this afternoon, and four people remain missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah. The boat is at a depth of 50m and is ...
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The search for the six missing from the wreck of the sailing ship Bayesian, which sank at dawn on Monday in Porticello off the coast of Sicily resumed on Tuesday. Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of the storm-sunken superyacht to search for six people, including Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife and British tech magnate Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 metres (164 feet) underwater. The yacht was carrying 12 passengers and 10 crew members. After a first search on Monday ended unsuccessfully, divers early ...
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Mike Lynch was on board the yacht, the Bayesian, which sank overnight off the coast of Sicily. The tech tycoon had only returned to the UK in June after spending 13 months fighting the US justice system against charges of conspiracy and wire fraud connected with the sale of his company to Hewlett-Packard (HP). He would have faced up to 25 years in prison had he been found guilty. The charges followed HP claiming Lynch had effectively overcharged them by $5bn (€4.5bn) and requested his extradition for trial in the US. Lynch was to spend 12 years fighting the extradition until he was finally for...
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A 49-metre sailboat with 22 people on board sank due to bad weather around 5 am local time (5 am CEST) in the stretch of sea across from Porticello in the province of Palermo. 15 people were rescued by coastguard patrol boats and fire brigades, while seven people are missing. According to local media, a fierce storm, including water spouts, battered the area overnight. Divers from the fire brigade have dived to reach the hull at a depth of 49 metres, about half a mile from the coast. Searches underwayThe boat, called the "Bajesian", was flying the British flag and carrying mostly British citiz...
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Travel to and from the Italian island of Sicily is currently disrupted due to a volcanic eruption that happened overnight. Catania international airport remains closed on Thursday 15 August, with all arrivals and departures suspended after Mount Etna billowed smoke into the air. The volcanic ash affects visibility for pilots. It is estimated that operations will resume at around 6pm but passengers have been advised to check their flight status before leaving home. The disruption comes on one of the busiest days for travel as Italy celebrates its biggest national public holiday, Ferragosto. Nea...
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In early July, the southern Italian town of Scorrano is transformed into a kaleidoscopic light display. To celebrate the patron saint Santa Domenica, giant architectural structures studded with lightbulbs known as luminarie are erected. There are castellated entrance gates, arched tunnels, rose windows and domes decorated in multicoloured lights so the surfaces almost look like stained glass. Across southern Italy, in the regions of Molise, Puglia, Calabria, Campania, Basilicata and Sicilia, these dazzling constructions appear for saints day festivals and Christmas celebrations. Earlier this y...
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A huge reserve of fresh water has been discovered hidden beneath Sicily’s Iblei Mountains. The vast freshwater reserve is believed to contain around 17 billion cubic metres of water and is between 700 and 2,500 metres below the surface. It could hold the key to solving Sicily’s ongoing drought, one of the worst in Europe. “It’s a very important study which could be fundamental to solving a problem that is putting Sicily in serious difficulty,” says Professor Lorenzo Lipparini, researcher at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). “According to our calculations, there could...
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Water reserves are running dry in parts of Italy, leading some politicians to demand urgent action on the climate emergency. “The climate crisis is not ideological, it is a dramatic reality in Sicily,” Angelo Bonelli, spokesperson for the Europa Verde (Green Europe) political party, said while rallying outside government headquarters in Rome on Thursday. “Farmers are uprooting vineyards, citrus groves, they are slaughtering animals because there is no water. This is a disastrous situation.” Condemning the silence of PM Giorgia Meloni on the issue, he said the government is “leaving an entire r...
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About to turn 30 and looking to get onto the property ladder, UK-born George Laing found himself facing decades-long mortgages on little more than shoebox-sized flats in London. A little internet research showed him that in some places in Europe, instead, he could become the owner of a multi-bed property in a picturesque location. After mulling Bulgaria too, Laing stumbled on one of Italy’s first €1 house sales. Laing, who runs online auctions and buys and sells antiques, is now renovating his first house in Sicily, and on the lookout for more bargains. London was too expensive so I bought a €...
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A 55-year-old American tourist has died while on Mount Etna in Sicily. The man was taken ill during an excursion on the southern side of the volcano, Italy's alpine rescue service said today. Rescuers said the cause of his illness was still unknown, but current high temperatures coupled with humidity may prove dangerous for tourists. “Tourists who participate in these excursions should not underestimate the risks related to high temperatures, strong humidity, and the sudden jump in altitude,” said Alfio Ferrara, a spokesman for the alpine rescue service. “Often they agree to take part in these...
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