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One person was killed and six others are missing after a majestic luxury superyacht was sunk by a tornado off the coast of early Monday. Two Americans and four Brits remain unaccounted for after the 184-foot sailing vessel Bayesian sank to the depths at around 5 a.m.

approximately half a mile off the coast close to Palermo. Fifteen passengers and crew—including a one-year-old girl—were rescued, according to local media reports. Baysian was built by the Perini Navi shipyard in Italy in 2008 and refitted in 2020.



The vessel boasted the tallest aluminum mast in the world, reaching over 240 feet, according to . The nautical news site reported that the iconic vessel was one of the 50 largest sailing yachts on Earth. To remove this article -.

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