Relief in Sligo as Irish woman survives Sicily yacht sinking

Relief in Sligo as Irish woman survives Sicily yacht sinking

The fire service dive team leaving port heading for the dive site for the Bayesian off the coast of Porticello, Sicily, on the third day of the search for the six tourists missing after the luxury yacht Bayesian sank in a storm on Monday.

Locals in Sligo have described their relief after an Irish woman was rescued when a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily earlier this week. 

The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56m-long superyacht, was carrying 22 people, and was anchored off the port of Porticello, near Palermo, when it capsized during a fierce storm on Monday.

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