It was terrible. The boat was hit by really strong wind and shortly after it went down,
The sea surface temperature around Sicily was around 30 degrees Celsius, which is almost 3 degrees more than normal. This creates an enormous source of energy that contributes to these storms,
The fear is that the bodies got trapped inside the vessel,
Lots of people were screaming” in the dark
He was a courageous man with unparalleled integrity, and we deeply miss him. He fought successfully to clear his good name, which lives on through his wonderful family.”
I am looking forward to returning to the UK and getting back to what I love most: my family and innovating in my field.”
We managed to keep the ship in position, and after the storm was over, we noticed that the ship behind us was gone,
The wind was very strong. Bad weather was expected, but not of this magnitude,
We can’t say that this is all due to global warming but we can say that it has an amplifying effect,
I think they are inside, all the missing people,
The administration has activated all channels with the police and is taking care of the people recovered alive so far,
After half an hour with the other guys we realized that it was no longer there and immediately the rescuers were going around to look for the missing, they had also launched two distress rockets in the air before,
I was at home when the tornado hit,
The yacht on the left sunk at 4.05am, caught in the middle of the hurricane 300 meters from the port of Porticello, next to another sailboat that provided rescue. It looks like there are 22 on board but unfortunately seven missing, they’re afraid they're inside the hull. Unbelievable tragedy tonight. I'm out of words."
But for the rest, we didn’t find anyone,
It could be that the mast broke, or the anchor at the prow pulled it, I don't know,
We are in contact with the local authorities following an incident in Sicily, and stand ready to provide consular support to British nationals affected.”
This will be ascertained later,
We’re comforting them more than curing them,
As with all consular cases, the department does not comment on the details of any specific case,