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Seven missing after sailboat sinks off Sicily: Firefighters

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2024-08-19 | 03:52

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Seven missing after sailboat sinks off Sicily: Firefighters

Seven people were missing on Monday after their sailboat sank off the coast of Sicily, firefighters said.

Fifteen other people were rescued after the accident in the waters near Palermo, a spokesman told AFP. According to Italian media, a 56-metre-long boat flying the British flag was hit by a waterspout.

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