Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Reality star Gemma Collins has revealed that she and her nephew were “lucky to have survived” the intense storm at sea that took place near Sicily in the early hours of Monday 19 August. Currently, one person has been confirmed dead and six people are still missing after a luxury yacht named the Bayesian, owned by British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, sank after being hit by the tornado near the port of Porticello, which is close to Palermo. Fifteen passengers were rescued, including a British mother and her one year old daughter.
Gemma reassured her followers that she and 15 year old nephew Hayden were both fine with an Instagram post featuring her posing on a yacht in the Mediterranean. She wrote: “Holiday update. My heartfelt condolences to the people and families involved in the tragic disaster at sea in Sicily.
” “I was very lucky me and my nephew to have survived the storm at sea. I am shaken and returning to the UK tomorrow, god was on our side today. We was stuck for 4 hours can you imagine what was going through my mind.
Thank you @bluediamondcruise for getting us back safely.” Sign up to OK!'s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free She also shared a video from the boat, in which she and the crew were shown departing the port in su.