Re: superyacht carrying 22 sank in storm

 > JAB wrote:
 > 56 meter (184')
 >
 > The coastguard said the yacht was built by the Italian shipbuilder
 > Perini in 2008. The luxury vessel has an aluminium hull, can reach
a
 > maximum speed of 15 knots and can carry 12 guests and a crew of up
to
 > 10, according to online specialist yacht sites.
 > ....
 > ....
 > Reports in local media said that a waterspout had hit the vessel. A
 > waterspout, which roughly resembles a mini-tornado, is a column
that
 > descends from a cloud to form a rotating mixture of wind and water
 > over a body of water.
 >
 > Some fishers reported spotting a small tornado off the coast at
about
 > 3:55am. Shortly after, they witnessed a distress flare allegedly
 > launched from the vessel. The fishers approached but recounted
seeing
 > only "scattered remains of the sailboat floating in the
water".
 >
 > Storms and heavy rainfall have swept through Italy in recent days,
 > with floods and landslides causing major damage in the north of the
 > country after weeks of scorching heat.
 >
 >
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/19/yacht-sinks-off-sicily-in-storm

Rich
people so smart

Count from Sesame Street: One Two Three.... Twenty Two people upper
class range floating in the water.... wait twenty round ah ah ah
 

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