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Normally, in underwater conditions you are looking at the first hour or so,
said Mr Jones, from Trawden, Lancashire A lot of people went, a lot of people were planning to go and then of course this happened,
They don't talk much, primarily because they consider themselves survivors and they don't understand why they survived given what they went through,
said Dr. Domenico Cipolla, head of the emergency room at Di Cristina Pediatric Hospital It's a great, great tragedy,
said Britain's ambassador to Italy, Edward Llewellyn, who visited Porticello on Tuesday We think they are still inside the boat, that is our very hard idea
I'm beyond relieved that my daughter's life was spared by the grace of God
Heidi Randall, Leah's mother, told Sky News I have texted with my daughter
Mr Ronald told the Telegraph We found only the cushions, and a few planks floating in the water,
Given the time that has passed and the circumstances of the event, it is naturally difficult to imagine that things can go well but we are not giving up, so we are busy [searching] with naval and air resources.
Frigate Captain Vincenzo Zagarola told Italian radio station RTL I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning
The mother told Italian newspaper Republicca If the mast had been broken they wouldn't have capsized,
I don't think the industry has ever faced anything like this. It's a horror story,
he said, declining to be named I don't think they did things wrong, I think they were surprised by the power of the storm,
One can make plausible assumptions that leave room for doubt
Of course, we do not exclude that they are not inside the boat, but we know the boat sank quickly...we suppose that the six people missing may not have had time to get out of the boat.”
In just sixty seconds you can see the ship disappear
Speaking to Giornale di Sicilia, the local who owns the footage said For two seconds I lost my daughter in the sea then quickly hugged her amid the fury of the waves,
she told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica Never say never, but reasonably the answer should be not.”
Asked about the likelihood of them being alive, he replied They said they went flat on the water and were sunk in two minutes,
Borner said, quoting the survivors Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular our Chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife Judy, who are among the missing, and with their family as they await further news from this terrible situation,