A50-meter-long sailboat with 22 people on board sank early on Monday off Porticello, near Palermo, after a tornado hit the area. Coast guards rescued 15 passengers but seven others have been reported missing. Firefighter divers are attempting to reach the boat, which is currently located at a depth of 49 metres some half a mile from the coast. Carabinieri police, the 118 emergency medical service and the civil protection are aiding survivors. Source: Ansa News Agency