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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
Never say never, but reasonably the answer should be not.
Asked about the likelihood of them being alive, he replied 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 I don't think the industry has ever faced anything like this. It's a horror story,
he said, declining to be named If the mast had been broken they wouldn't have capsized,
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
Occurrences of tornadoes or Mediterranean hurricanes have been increasing in frequency over the last 10 to 15 years,
Whoever was in that position at that time would have experienced these conditions,
These events are only going to get more frequent and more intense,
For example, 30 years ago an event of this kind might have brought winds of 100kmh,
This is because the situation in the Mediterranean has reached temperatures that were never reached before, and this brings instability,
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.”