The above picture is Bayesian, the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily in the early hours of Monday morning, August 19.

The 56m (183ft) vessel was carrying 22 people (12 passengers and 10 crew)  including British, American and Canadian nationals, when the boat sank.

Fifteen people were rescued, including a one-year-old British girl, and authorities are continuing their search into the night.

Local media reported the yacht, named Bayesian, capsized at about 05:00 local time after encountering a heavy storm overnight that caused waterspouts, or rotating columns of air, to appear over the sea.

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