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At Rubicon Yachts, we work harder

We create lasting relationships. We get to know our clients, and carefully match with yachts that meet their criteria.

We listen while others talk

With agents staffing offices 7 days a week, our team is always ready. We are a full service brokerage with a worldwide network. We help buyers find the perfect yacht at the best value, and sellers price, prepare, and sell their vessel in a timely fashion, and maximize their return.

We focus solely on previously owned yachts

Our brokerage represents buyers and sellers in large percentage Bay Area and West Coast boat sales.

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1979 40' Islander IP Peterson 40

Point Richmond , CA

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1984 36' Tayana Sloop Rigged Cutter

San Rafael , CA

1987 38' Bayliner 3888 Motoryacht

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2007 35' Carver 35 Super Sport

Sausalito , CA

1992 32.08' Bayliner 3288

Brinnon , WA

1978 39' CAL CAL 2-39

Emeryville , CA

NEW HORIZONS

1989 33' CAL 33

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2006 36' Beneteau First 36.7

Alameda , CA

NO NAME SKAGIT

1999 26' Olympic Commercial Olympic

Our brokers are true yachtsmen

We service the entire world from the west coast.

We have the networks in place to complete the due diligence process and deliver your new yacht anywhere in the world.

Every Rubicon Yachts broker is an experienced yachtsman

And most are USCG licensed Captain with knowledge and experience on a wide range of vessels.

We breathe, eat, sleep, and dream about yachts

Yachting is our way of life and an intense passion that we enjoy sharing with our customers.

Buying and selling with Rubicon

We are experts in buying and selling yachts, and have worked with many of the same clients on both over the years.

Sell Your Yacht with Rubicon

With our reputation for honesty, integrity and intimate knowledge of previously owned power and sail yachts, you will feel confident and at ease with Rubicon Yachts at the helm of your listing. We can help you prepare your yacht for the market and we will help you effectively price your yacht in a manner that maximizes the value of your sale.

Buying A Yacht

Buying a yacht does not have to be a stressful, long, and tedious process. Our team of experienced and knowledgeable yacht brokers will take the time to understand what you are looking for and begin showing you yachts that meet your criteria as quickly as possible. Let us help you make your yacht purchase an enjoyable and rewarding experience!

Five locations in California

Rubicon Yachts locations are open 7 days a week.. There is always someone available to show boats, and our docks are always stocked with inventory. Feel free to stop by and meet us.

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Simpson Yachts is a Leading Yacht Brokerage in the San Francisco Bay Area

With honesty, integrity, and energy as our foundation, simpson yachts has sold more than 700 used boats to very satisfied buyers and is looking forward to thousands more boat sales. we are here to help you with your yacht for sale. we're ideally located in the beautiful discovery bay marina., our signature listings   a collection of our premium yachts for sale hand picked and carefully curated.

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We sell 3-5 times faster than the Competition

"Today’s Yacht Broker has to be a Marketing Machine, and that is exactly what we are." - Chris Simpson, Yacht Broker, Discovery Bay

It takes time, knowledge, and energy to sell a yacht properly - things you might be short on.  Let Simpson Yachts show you how we combine extensive marketing, many years of industry experience, and consistent professionalism to get your yacht sold in a timely manner .

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ATOMIC TUNA  YACHTS

Your Trusted San Francisco Yacht Broker For Buying and Selling Luxury Yachts

Personalized and Professional Service

Whether you are  buying  or selling your first boat or your next boat, Atomic Tuna is here to guide you through the entire process, using our extensive knowledge of boats, and new online techniques to assure that your buying and selling process is the best in the industry.

Let our experienced brokers be your trusted advisor and guide you throughout the entire sales process.

Proactive Marketing

We have an extensive marketing strategy to bring qualified buyers to our boat listings, utilizing both inbound and outbound efforts. All of our  Atomic Tuna  listings are enhanced by our professional photography, 3D modeling, virtual reality, and glossy brochures.

Power Boats

2020 True North 34′ Outboard

1989 Cheoy Lee 53 Motor Sailer

1999 Silverton 453 Motor Yacht

1988 Ocean Alexander Cockpit Motor Yacht

2022 Jeanneau 440

2018 Beneteau Oceanis 38.1

2006 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS

State of the Art Marketing

We use the latest marketing techniques, including video and professional photography, Google ads, Facebook ads, social media and SEO optimization to get your boat in front of more buyers.

Market Analysis

We'll do an exhaustive review of the current market conditions and devise a plan to get your boat sold for the most money in the shortest period of time.

Prepare Your Boat for Sale

We'll assess and advise you of what needs to be done to ready your boat for market and maximize the sales price of your boat

Find the Right Boat

Our experienced Brokers will find the right boat for you, whether it is in the San Fransisco Bay area or anywhere else around the world. We will use our extensive list of yachts to locate the right boat, even if it is not currently listed.

Guidance Throughout the Purchase Process

The purchase process can be daunting once your contract is signed. We are here to guide you, from sea trial to picking a surveyor, arranging the surveys and haul out, negotiating post-survey and closing.

Post Purchase Partnership

Once you purchase your new yacht, Atomic Tuna will continue to help you, from finding a new marina, to purchase discounts and recommendations, to offering guidance on future work, we are here to help.

What Our Customers Say

We sold our sailboat!! Thanks Wayne!! Been great working with you and thanks for sticking with it and working with us throughout the entire process! Highly recommend to others!!

Patty Curtis

Tracy was incredibly helpful, and showed us around a boat we were interested in. We later put an offer on that boat, but ended up falling out for other reasons. The whole process was very smooth and helpful even though it didn't work out. Great guy, great experience. Thanks guys.

We have bought and sold numerous boats over the years and I have never been as pleased with the broker as we have been with Geli Burgin at Atomic Tuna. Her advertising was 1st rate. She was 100% dependable, timely, knowledgeable and very pleasant to deal with. Thank you Geli.

I just wanted to say thank you so much for all that you did to help us get in our boat. And I want you to know I love love love those atomic tuna hats. Whoever picked those out did a great job color everything it's like I hope it never wears out. Anyway, a big shout out to Atomic tuna and you for all that you did and I just wanted to take the time to say thank you hope you have a great rest of the year and stay in touch.

Jon Trovati

If you want to buy/sell your boat you have come to the right place. Very knowledgeable brokers assist you in the selling or purchase process all the way through. If you are new boating they will take the time to explain to you the process from beginning to end. If you want to work with a set of brokers with a high degree of integrity you have come to the right place. Power, Sail, or Catamaran.

Michael Severson from SeaWind Sailing and Travel

Often, these reviews are done in the heat-of-the-moment. Which can work either way depending on a lot of factors. I chose to wait a few months after my purchase to really gain a perspective on my purchase of our 2016 Beneteau 41 Sailboat. On reflection, Atomic Tuna did a great job for us. The team was well trained and professional and delivered to me all the information I needed to make an informed decision. But, there was an issue during the course of negotiations. It wasn't big, so no details here. It was just an issue at the time. My point is that Atomic Tuna made it right. They did not have to and knew the deal was going through regardless, but they stepped up. As you choose a broker, keep in mind this story. If everything goes perfectly, you can have a crummy broker, BUT if you choose your broker based on your own personal worst-case-scenario, you would do well by choosing Atomic Tuna as they have proven to me that they take care of their customers FIRST and FOREMOST.

Maxwell Anthony Andy Graham

Thank you, Atomic Tuna and Farallone Yachts for hosting the virtual boat show. We would rather be out there in San Francisco in person, but this event really helped us get our cruising fix, and learn a tremendous amount in the process. Now if we could just work on adding some virtual reality sailing next time it would be perfect!

Deanna Landers

sailingerinske.com

Working with Wayne has been an excellent experience. I purchased my boat through him. We discussed at length what I wanted to accomplish. He directed me to some quality blue water cruiser, managed the purchase, and continued to support me until I got underway. That was two years ago. He cares about his clients. I cannot recommend Atomic Tuna enough.

Kurt Christofferson

After looking for over ten years, i purchased my first and probably only boat through Atomic Tuna. I had the opportunity to work with Wayne from start to finish. He exemplifies the cliche of "going above and beyond".I continually put the cart before the horse throughout the process, but Wayne was always there to keep the process on track. Atomic tuna and Wayne significantly raise the bar for all yacht brockerages/brokers.

Chase Linrothe

My husband and I had the great pleasure of purchasing a sailboat from Atomic Tuna with Geli helping us every step of the way. She is a professional and is very knowledgeable in every aspect of the buying process. She was there for us very time we had a question and was patient with our obvious inexperience. her kindness, experience and overall knowledge made our experience very pleasurable. We would highly recommend her to anyone thinking of purchasing a boat!

Jeanine Rutherford 

This was an amazing tour! You definitely sold me, one of the best walk-through videos I've seen. you really know your product. Love the way you did some of the walk through under way. This was Toby Hodges level.

My wife and i purchased our forest boat through Atomic Tuna Yacht Sales. Michele was very helpful in guiding us through the process, answering questions, and in making certain our needs were addressed every step of the way. Even after the transaction was completed, she strives to help ensure our boat ownership experience is extremely positive, Wayne ensured the transaction was efficient, and that we had a all the information we needed on a very timely manner. I would highly recommend Atomic Tuna yachts!

Tracy Reigelman

I've been a blue water sailor and 9 boat owner over the past 40 years. So I would say that I'm reasonably experienced in the process of evaluating a yacht broker. Mr. Wayne Goldman is a signature level professional with years of clearly evident experience. His commitment to detail and personal integrity has been our most appreciated pleasure in working with him and the team at Atomic Tuna. Our 70 foot motor yacht was cleaned, staged, video, photo and 3D scanned to provide the most accurate presentation of it's market offering. The Atomic Tuna team have been responsive to buyers agents 24/7 by phone and in person...

Milo Pinckney

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Welcome to Marotta Yachts of Sausalito

Sausalito, home of Marotta Yachts , is the gateway to San Francisco Bay, one of the premier yachting grounds in the world. While many brokerages boast of national or worldwide reach, we believe there’s plenty of opportunity right here and focus on the Bay area with a particular emphasis on Sausalito.

And while some brokerages specialize in new boats or mega yachts and we have brokered yachts of well over 100′, most of our clients are interested in boats in the 30′-60′ range, preferably with a downtown slip here. We knowledgeably and objectively advise both buyers and sellers in this vibrant middle market, and have been consistently successful year in and year out.

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San Francisco Yacht Sales

Bay Yachts in the San Francisco Bay area has two experienced salespersons, Kenn Wright and Marc Fournier. They cover much of the Bay area and offer display docks on the Oakland Estuary, just off the 880 freeway.

Kenn: 925.787.4676 Marc: 510.693.8506

Corporate Office

Contact for additional locations, (209) 469-4600 / 619.474.5500, 3201 marina way. national city, california, united states, [email protected], send a message.

Welcome to Oceanic Yachts

We are proud that an overwhelming portion of Oceanic Yacht Sales’ business is derived from returning customers. Whether looking to enjoy yachting in new ways or new locations, customers rely on our staff’s knowledge and expertise in a variety of areas.

Oceanic Yacht Sales, founded in 1991 by John Baier, is a sales leader in select brokerage power and sailing yachts as well as new construction management, throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. With offices in Sausalito CA and Sag Harbor NY, Oceanic has represented hundreds of buyers and sellers with integrity, professionalism and unparalleled service in complex and highly confidential transactions. Whether customers are preparing to advance into their next yacht or buy their first boat, time after time, they trust Oceanic’s staff for world class results.

Sausalito, CA

Located for over 30 years at Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito, California, Oceanic is uniquely situated in the heart of the busiest yachting center on San Francisco Bay. A short distance to San Francisco, the Golden Gate and other approaches to the bay, Sausalito is a coveted destination in San Francisco yachting.

Sag Harbor, NY

In 2015 John Baier expanded Oceanic’s presence to Sag Harbor, New York, at the eastern end of Long Island.Oceanic clientele now have not only west coast inventory to select from but also the considerable inventory found on the eastern seaboard.

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Tocci Yacht Brokerage

San Francisco Bay and Delta Yachts for Sale

Accepting Late Model Yachts To Broker

Whether selling or acquiring your next yacht, visit Tocci Yachts in Antioch, and step aboard our dozens of listings. Two knowledgeable yachting professionals are here to help.

Boats For Sale

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21' 2002 Stripper with trailer, $27,500

24' 1996 Bayliner Selassie, $10,000

27' 1998 Regal 2760 $29,500

28' 2004 Wellcraft Twin $32,900

29' 1986 Silverton Twin Inboard $14,500

30' 2002 Bayliner 305 $43,900

30' 2008 Bayliner 305 $53,000

32' 1987 Bayliner 3270 $27500

32' 2001 Monterey 322 $48,500

32' 1987 Bayliner 3270 $27,500

34' 1985 Sea Ray Sundancer $24,500

36' 1979 Sea Ray Express $36,500

36' 1966 Chris Craft Twin Inboard $39,500

36' 1985 Monk Trawler $79,500

37' 1985 Ventura Sport Fish $39,500

38' 1981 Gulfstar Trawler $52,500

38' 1981 Californian Sport Fish $74,000

40' 1974  Post Sport Fish $49,900

40' 1995 Sea Ray Weekender $69,000

40' 1984 Kha Shing Trawler $84,000

40' 1998 Sea Ray Sundancer $110,000

42' 1986 Golden Star Trawler $109,000

46' 1976 Bertram Fish Deck Motor Yacht $77,000

52' 1987 Bestway Cockpit Motor Yacht $110,000

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Be sure and stop by Tocci Yachts, 50 years of experience and dozens of deep water slips, we offer one  of the largest in the water showrooms for Power Yachts actively for sale in Northern California. 

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Yachts For Sale In San Francisco

With so many boats and yachts for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area, let the expert team at Seattle Yachts of Alameda help you find the right one that fits your needs and your budget. With 15 new yacht brands and access to hundreds of pre-owned boats on the market, we can search the market for the right boats that fit your requirements, research their history, and help you make the best decision possible.

Our San Francisco / Alameda Office is located right in the Marina Village Yacht Harbor and a short drive from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Our team has years of experience building, running, and selling cruising yachts, sailing yachts, and so much more. Call our San Francisco Yacht Brokerage office today at (510) 227-2100.

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San Francisco offers an abundance of beautiful on-water sights to see. From a cruise under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge to taking advantage of sailing in the 20-35 knot winds, San Francisco is a boater's dream. Inside San Francisco Bay are hundreds of rivers and waterways to be explored. One of the favorite excursions for boaters includes heading up the Petaluma or Napa rivers to wine country for a truly unique experience.

The team at Seattle Yachts of San Francisco is waiting to assist you in your boating needs. We pledge to provide a higher level of personal attention, customer service, and integrity. If you're interested in purchasing a new boat, we are representatives for Alaskan Yachts , Dehler Yachts , Hanse Yachts , Moody Yachts , Nimbus Boats , Northern Marine Yachts , Northwest Yachts , Regency Yachts , and Tartan Yachts . We are here to assist you as well with the sale of your current boat or yacht using our vast database of boaters and our strong marketing presence.

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Boats - By Owner for sale in SF Bay Area - San Francisco

• 58’ Hatteras Yachtfish $189,999 Seattle
• 2005 Raken Captiva 262 Boat 28ft $28,500 city of san francisco
• 23FT Trophy Fishing Machine $14 Sacramento
• Ranger Bass Boat - 2015 RT188 $19,500 Davis
• 2014 Moomba Mondo Low Hours $47,000 city of san francisco
• San Francisco pier 39 boat slip for sale or lease $1 north beach / telegraph hill
• Crab boat $125 San Francisco
• 2022 Alumaweld Stryker X $80,000 city of san francisco
• Cheoy-Lee Taipan 27 $7,000 Fairfield
• 1986 28.5' Hunter sailboat - INCLUDES 35' SF WEST BASIN SLIP $16,000 marina / cow hollow
• 2006 Arima Sea Ranger 21ft Hardtop only trades $1 Sacramento
• OLD TOWN CANOE 1950 OTCA 17 FT $2,800 EUGENE, OREGON
• Dream house boat for sale Seller Financing optional $125,000 bayview
• 2001 Boston wheeler 290 outrage walk around Cuddy cab twin 225 Yamaha $68,000 Penryn
• 2023 Veranda VR22RC tritoon $64,500 city of san francisco
• 2022 Bentley Tritoon $48,500 city of san francisco
• 1996 Bayliner Ciera 2858 Command Bridge $29,900 Mc Covey Cove South Beach/SF
• Inflatable boat Avon, and 2006 trailer $1 N.Sacramento
• Aluminum Fishing boat $1 Sacramento
• Sailing partnership $300 Pier 40 - South Beach Harbor
• 2008 Alumaweld Formula Vee $68,900 Bay Area
• 12 ft aluminum boat $1,850 bayview
• SeaEagle TC16 Inflatable Canoe for 3 $1,800 bernal heights
• 16 1/2FT Alumaweld Aluminum Center Console Boat $11 Sacramento
• 23FT Bayliner Trophy Fishing Boat $18 Sacramento
• 2002 Zodiac 733 hurricane RHIB Boat for Sale $105,000 north beach / telegraph hill
• Alerion Express28 ft. $79,000 Sausalito
• Waterproof Sun Shade SUPER DURABLE $300 mission district
• 1989 25ft kencraft cummins diesel $8,000 Cayucos
• 1975 Cal 2-27 Sailboat $12,000 San Francisco
• Very Clean 2002 Hunter 356 w/ Transferable Monterey slip $79,999 Monterey Harbor
• Old Town manitou kayak& thule roof rack $600 inner sunset / UCSF
• oru kayak bay ST $900 pacific heights
• 80' yachtfisher $987,654 city of san francisco
• Bayliner 175 $8,000 San Francisco
• 12' Gamefisher aluminum V hull boat - $3,750 (Bethel Island) $3,750 Bethel Island
• Pontoon boat $60,000 San Francisco
• 30' Ericson for Sale $500 South Beach
• 1985 Boston Whaler $29,950 Tiburon
• 1967 Trojan Motor Yacht 42 feet $30,000 SF / SSF
• Wanted: QCC700X Kayak $1 city of san francisco
• Free 50' Boat Slip $1 Fishermans Wharf
• Peterson 37' Sailboat [PRICE REDUCED] $48,000 city of san francisco
• Hewescraft 200 Pro Fishing Boat $44,000 San Francisco
• 07 tahoe center console $16,500 city of san francisco
• 38 CALIFORNIAN MOTOR YACHT AND SLIP FOR SALE $29,950 north beach / telegraph hill
• 1965 38' Wood Trawler Cruising & Commercial Fishing Vessel Yacht $25,000 South Bay Area
• liberator- power boat $10,000 Carnelian Bay
• 2023 seadoo gtr only 5 hours $14,000 San Francisco
• Power boat must sell price reduced $6,985 inner richmond
• Boston Whaler Outrage 21 w 225hp Yam 4stroke $22,000 marina / cow hollow
• Great fishing machine!! Grady White $28,500 Sacramento
• Tsunami X-1 Ocean Kayak $700 Shell Beach
• 23’ Uniflite SportFisher $6,700 city of san francisco
• TOLLYCRAFT SEDAN $13,500 SOMA / south beach
• 1969 40’ Gulfstream Trawler $36,000 San Rafael
• Seaswirl striper fishing boat 1730 w/2005 90hp etec $12,988 San Francisco
• Catalina 25 pop-top like new $7,500 San Francisco
• Price Reduction: Sea Sport 19 $24,900 marina / cow hollow
• Pelican Pontoon Boat w motor $1,000 San Francisco
• Delightful Liveaboard Trawler! $69,500 Alameda
• 21ft SEARAY pleasure boat...V8 Chevy/Mercuiser $3,800 Salinas
• Beneteau 343 $88,500 SOMA / south beach
• Ohlson 35 Classic Sailboat $22,000 Marina Del Rey
• 2023 Centurion FI23 $225,000 treasure island
• Kayak $500 Merced
• Fiberform $7,500 city of san francisco
• Nauticat 43 Sailboat $135,000 Ensenada, Mexico
• 2005 27’10” Dana Performance Mid Cabin Open Bow $58,000 Discovery Bay
• 2021 SJX JETBOAT $72,000 SHINER
• marlin outboard/ ekwwr122m798 $3,500 Oakland
• 2006 VIP Deckboat $11,500 Sacramento
• Warlock offshore racer $33,000 San Mateo
• 16ft Dolphin Voyager in the water $500 Bethel Island
• 1978 Roughwater $55,000 Richmond, CA
• Malibu $0 Discovery Bay
• LLBean fishing kayak $700 Antioch
• 1988 Bayliner Boat $8,600 visitacion valley
• Searunner 34 triamaran epoxy built $23,000 Martinez
• Boat $6,900 San Jose
• Boat $6,900 city of san francisco
• 30 ft catalina $1,000 city of san francisco
• 30ft Newport sailboat - looking for partner $5,500 Alameda
• 13 foot inflatable console boat $2,800 Orinda
• Boat Wraps $0 north beach / telegraph hill

San Francisco's Only Private Island Costs $25M (But There's A Catch)

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• San Francisco's only private island is up for sale for $25 million, but there's a catch for anybody who does buy it.
• The island's history includes failed development attempts since the 1850s, despite various owners with big plans.
• This, along with other many other challenges, could make purchasing the island a risky venture.

San Francisco is known for its beautiful beaches , being among the American cities with top-tier museums , also for its status as one of the best surfing destinations in the world . More than that, the city also boasts some of the best food markets in the US , and, of course, the abundance of iconic San Francisco landmarks never fails to draw international tourists.

One of those landmarks, Alcatraz Island, is likely the only island that comes to mind when San Francisco's islands are brought up in conversation. However, there is another island that's lesser known. This island, San Francisco's only private island, is for sale for $25 million, but there's a catch for those interested in buying it. First of all, though, what is this island, exactly, and, more importantly, where is it?

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A large, red rock juts out of San Francisco Bay near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Daily commuters see it often, but not many know what, if any plans exist for the island. The occasional kayaker and fishing boat can be seen off its shore, but, that's as close as most come to setting foot onshore.

However, for those who want to have the elite bragging rights of owning San Francisco's only private island, Red Rock Island is up for grabs. Developing on the island, however, may prove to be problematic.

Red Rock Island Is For Sale For $25 Million, But There's A Catch

There is no water or electricity on red rock island.

Red Rock Island is uninhabited, other than the seabirds that call it home, and is visible to drivers as they cross San Francisco Bay on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. There have always been development rumors of one kind or another to bring it to life over the years. However, now that the island is for sale for a cool $25 million , perhaps someone (with very deep pockets) can finally realize a vision for development.

While the ideas for developing Red Rock Island have never particularly been an issue, the problems instead come from the lack of infrastructure on the island - and getting to the island itself.

This is because there's no water or electricity on Red Rock Island, and the only way to access it is by boat or by helicopter. As such, development ideas for the island have never made it past the planning stages, as the actual development proves to be both costly and time-prohibitive.

This is not to say that it's impossible for the 5.8 acre island to get electricity, though; ways to get electricity to the island include:

• Solar power
• Hydroelectric power
• Geothermal energy
• Tidal power

As far as water to the island, it could either be brought in for a pretty penny from an independent source, or desalination could be used on the bay water.

As expensive and time-consuming as this would be, there's also the added issue of the island falling under the jurisdiction of three separate counties: San Francisco, Contra Costa, and Marin.

This means that, depending on where building is done on the island, multiple counties would have to give the green light for construction and development, a task that could prove to be near impossible to overcome, lending more insight as to why Red Rock Island has never been developed in the past.

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Red Rock Island Has A History Of Owners

People have been trying to develop red rock island since the 1850s.

Red Rock Island has been offered up for sale several times. However, the $25 million price tag being asked for by the current owner, Brock Durning, who inherited it from his father, Mack Lewis Durning in 2012, is the highest price the island has ever been listed for.

Many owners before the Durnings tried to sell Red Rock Island in the past. However, only one managed to put any type of structure on it. This, however, proved to be short-lived.

Selim Woodworth: 1850s

Selim Woodworth was a senator in California in the 1850s. He decided the island would make for a great home and put in a bid with the government via the Homestead Act .

Woodworth even built a small cabin before the government eventually denied him the rights to the island. After the government would not allow Woodworth to own the island, he abandoned it by the 1860s.

Various Owners From 1920s To 1960s

There were three owners of Red Rock Island during this time frame. All had ideas of building hotels, restaurants, museums, and more. In all instances, the ideas never got past the planning stage. This is likely because the cost of infrastructure and development was more than what the island was worth.

As such, all ideas for Red Rock Island were scrapped, with each owner trying to sell the island to make back some of what was spent on acquiring it.

David Glickman: 1964

David Glickman purchased the island from Alex E. Wilson in 1964 for $49,500. Glickman, too, had grandiose plans for Red Rock Island. However, nothing ever came to fruition. Glickman instead moved to Thailand to become a gem dealer and left the island to the current owner's father, Mack Durning.

The cost of Red Rock Island has varied over the years. The current price of $25 million is the highest the price has ever been. In 1997, the island was for sale for $1.5 million, and more recently, in 2001, the asking price was $10 million. There were no serious buyers, then and finding one now may prove to be just as difficult.

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Development May Not Be Possible On Red Rock Island

The likelihood of red rock island being developed today is null.

Although some had dreams of developing on Red Rock Island, the days of that being possible may have passed. This fact could prove to be a huge hangup in the island's sale.

According to Chris Krolow, CEO of Private Island, Inc., getting permits to build would be virtually impossible due to the opposition from environmental groups scattered throughout the San Francisco Bay Area as well as residents of Contra Costa, Marin, and San Francisco counties.

"We call them our decorative islands. They look really nice, and they get a lot of attention, but they don’t sell."

If this proves to be the case, there is no telling who the next owners of Red Rock Island may be. But what is clear is that whoever chooses to buy it should not do so with the intent of doing anything with it other than putting it into a real estate investment portfolio.

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Morgan Stanley International chairman among missing from sunken yacht, reports say

Jonathan Bloomer, the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, was on Monday night reported to be among the missing from the sunken yacht Bayesian.

He was confirmed missing by Italian authorities, according to The Times.

Mr Bloomer is a close friend of Mike Lynch, the owner of the yacht, who is also missing alongside his 18-year-old daughter Hannah.

Salvatore Cocina, head of the Civil Protection in Sicily, said Chris Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance, was also missing.

The vessel is thought to have been hit by a tornado while anchored off Sicily.

Four of the missing passengers are British and two are American, Italian newspaper la Repubblica stated. Italian media said the man who died was the yacht’s onboard chef.

Mr Lynch’s US fraud trial, which ended two months ago with him being cleared by a San Francisco jury, saw Mr Bloomer take the stand as he had led the audit committee at Mr Lynch’s firm Autonomy.

It was alleged that he had overseen fraudulent accounting at Autonomy that wildly inflated the former FTSE 100 company’s value before it was sold to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion (£8.7 billion) in 2011.

Mr Bloomer claimed that Mr Lynch had largely ignored Autonomy’s accounting, in evidence which was critical to his defence.

Mr Bloomer claimed: “Mike was mostly interested in the strategy, new products, new areas to look at, potential acquisitions.

“For example, he didn’t come to the audit committee and wasn’t particularly interested in the finance side.”

According to his Linkedin profile, Mr Bloomer is currently the chairman of insurance provider Hiscox and was the chief executive of Prudential before being ousted in a boardroom coup in 2005 following the dotcom crash.

11:57 PM BST

Lawyer and chairman among those missing.

Salvatore Cocina, head of the Civil Protection in Sicily, said Chris Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance and Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International, were also among the missing people.

Meanwhile, Italian media said the man who died was the yacht’s onboard chef.

09:03 PM BST

Did bayesian superyacht’s 237ft mast cause it to sink.

Bayesian’s 237ft metal mast may have played a part in the sinking of the superyacht off the coast of Sicily, experts have suggested.

The yacht, seemingly named after the mathematical theory which Mike Lynch used to make his millions in the tech industry, foundered in the small hours of Monday morning.

Key among potential reasons for the loss of the vessel will be its most striking feature – the aluminium mast.

Read our latest here

08:48 PM BST

British inspectors deploy to sicily.

Britain’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch said four of its inspectors were being deployed to Palermo.

A basic assessment of the scene will be made by the team with no investigation launched at this stage, the PA news agency understands.

07:47 PM BST

Lynch’s co-defendant in fraud trial died in car crash on weekend.

Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in his US fraud trial died in a road accident on Saturday days before the tycoon went missing off the coast of Sicily.

Stephen Chamberlain was hit by a car during the accident over the weekend in Cambridgeshire.

Chamberlain faced the same charges of fraud and conspiracy as his former boss Lynch for allegedly scheming to inflate the value of his company Autonomy before it was sold to Hewlett Packard.

A source told The Telegraph: “Our dear client and friend Steve Chamberlain was fatally struck by a car on Saturday while out running.

“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.”

07:08 PM BST

Pictured: search mission continues, 06:47 pm bst, ‘a holiday day at sea turned into a tragedy’.

“At around 4:30 in the morning it was gone. A beautiful vessel where there had been a party. A normal holiday day spent happily at sea turned into a tragedy,” a witness told Italian news agency ANSA.

He continued: “The vessel was not far from the port. It would have taken very little to raise the anchor and head for the port. Evidently they were surprised by the storm that suddenly hit and they were unable to avoid the sinking.”

06:26 PM BST

Rescue operation will continue overnight.

The rescue operation for the missing six passengers will continue overnight, Salvo Cocina of Sicily’s civil protection agency has said.

A specialist caving search and rescue diving team has also arrived and hoped to “achieve results” overnight or early tomorrow morning, the BBC reported.

06:24 PM BST

Pictured: survivors leave the porticello coast guard headquarters, 05:48 pm bst, superyacht guests were celebrating mike lynch’s acquittal when disaster struck.

Guests were celebrating the acquittal of Mike Lynch, the British tech entrepreneur, on the superyacht Bayesian when the vessel sank off the coast of Italy.

Mr Lynch had gathered guests from Clifford Chance, the legal firm, and Invoke Capital, his own company, after being cleared in June of fraud over the multi-billion-dollar sale of Autonomy.

He was found not guilty on all counts of an accusation of inflating the value of the company, which he sold to the US tech giant Hewlett-Packard for £8.6 billion in 2011.

Read the full story here

05:46 PM BST

‘we should have found something by now’.

Francesco Venuto, the spokesman for Sicily’s civil protection agency, has told the BBC that they “think [the missing people] must be there [in the boat]”.

“We’ve been searching all day with helicopters and boats, we’ve found nothing. That wouldn’t make sense, in these conditions we should have found something by now,” he added.

05:21 PM BST

Lynch’s wife in wheelchair following incident.

According to La Repubblica, Bacares is in a wheelchair, with abrasions on her feet that prevent her from walking and bandages on other parts of her body.

The newspaper said that she told doctors that at 4am the boat tilted and she and her husband woke up.

At first, they were not worried but then there was a scene of confusion as glass shattered and everything slipped.

05:18 PM BST

Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter also missing.

Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah is among those missing in the superyacht sinking, The Telegraph understands.

Italian media early reported that Angela Bacares, Mr Lynch’s wife, told doctors that her husband and daughter were missing.

05:10 PM BST

Pictured: previous waterspouts and tornados in italy.

A downburst reported near Sicily in 2018

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A tornado reported at Licata, Sicily, in 2021

A waterspout in Apulia, Italy, in 2024

05:02 PM BST

‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’.

The boat sank after a tornado over the water known as a waterspout struck the area overnight, said Salvo Cocina of Sicily’s civil protection agency. One body has been recovered, and police divers were trying to reach the hull of the ship, which was resting at a depth of 50 meters (163 feet) off Porticello, near Palermo, where it had been anchored.

The Italian coast guard said the yacht had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers.

A sudden fierce storm had battered the area overnight, and struck where the 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged Bayesian had been moored. “They were in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Cocina said, noting that another superyacht nearby wasn’t as badly damaged and was able to rescue some of the 15 survivors.

04:40 PM BST

Who is mike lynch britain’s ‘bill gates’ who was acquitted of £8bn fraud just two months ago.

Just weeks ago, Mike Lynch was walking out of a San Francisco courtroom a free man with tears in his eyes.

The technology tycoon known as “Britain’s Bill Gates” had improbably beaten the odds in a bitter US legal dispute with technology giant HP, convincing a jury that he was not guilty of claims of massive fraud.

Cleared after a 13-year legal fight, the entrepreneur vowed to fight to reform Britain’s extradition laws after he was flown to San Francisco to face trial and kept under house arrest.

Read the full profile here

04:33 PM BST

Pictured: rescue teams search the water, 04:22 pm bst, pictured: a diver leaps into the sea during search for victims, 04:19 pm bst, ‘i held her afloat with all my strength’: british mother describes rescuing her baby from drowning.

Among the 15 survivors is a one-year-old British baby called Sofia who was saved by her mother, Charlotte Golunski.

Ms Golunski, an Oxford graduate and senior associate at Invoke, had fought to prevent her child from drowning. While all around her she could hear the screams of the terrified passengers and crew, she kept her grip on her baby to stop her from slipping beneath the waves.

The child’s mother told Republicca, the Italian newspaper: “I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning.

“It was all dark. In the water I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I screamed for help but all I could hear around me was the screams of others.”

04:07 PM BST

Mike lynch was awarded an obe for services to enterprise.

Mike Lynch was made an OBE for services to enterprise in 2006.

That same year, he was appointed to the board of the BBC, and was later elected to then-prime minister David Cameron’s council for science and technology in 2011.

He advised Mr Cameron on subjects including “the opportunities and risks of the development of artificial intelligence and the government’s role in the regulation of these technologies”.

Mr Lynch is among six tourists missing after the luxury yacht sank in bad weather off the coast of Sicily, sources said.

Four of the missing passengers are British and two are American, Italian news website la Repubblica stated.

03:39 PM BST

Uk’s marine accident investigation branch sending team.

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch is sending a team of four inspectors to conduct a “preliminary assessment” into the sinking of the Bayesian, a government spokesman said.

The Bayesian was registered in London and flew the Red Ensign, meaning UK authorities will be involved in the investigation into why she foundered.

03:17 PM BST

Specialist divers are being flown to sicily from the italian mainland.

Specialist cave divers are being flown to Sicily from the Italian mainland to assist in the search for survivors of the superyacht as hopes fade of finding any of the six alive.

Luca Cari, spokesman for the firefighting service, told The Telegraph firefighter divers from Palermo and the Sardinian towns of Cagliari and Sassari had been working tirelessly at a depth of 50 metres since the early hours of Monday morning when the alarm was sounded.

But Mr Cari said the spaces inside the luxury yacht were so small that specially trained cave divers and their equipment were required to access the cabins.

“We are working non-stop with our divers and our helicopter.  But we are talking about very small confined spaces inside the yacht so we need the specialist cave divers and their equipment,” he said.

He declined to say whether divers had identified bodies through the portholes of the sunken yacht but said as time went on it was increasingly unlikely that the firefighters would find any more survivors.

03:12 PM BST

Divers search for bodies after superyacht sinks in sicily.

Divers involved in the rescue operation for the missing passengers of the Bayesian have been captured entering the water as part of the search effort.

Three divers in orange wetsuits are seen in the water off the coast of Sicily before they commence an underwater search for those that are missing.

03:08 PM BST

Mike lynch has been called the ‘british bill gates’.

Mike Lynch, the British technology tycoon, is one of six tourists missing in a superyacht sinking.

Mr Lynch founded software giant Autonomy in 1996, and made his name as one of Britain’s most influential entrepreneurs through the company.

He has been described at points as the Bill Gates of Britain, for founding the company which became one of the biggest enterprise software firms on the planet.

He negotiated an 11 billion dollar (£8.64 billion) sale of Autonomy to Hewlett Packard, which generated a more than 800 million US dollar windfall for him.

But the sale also kicked off a 13-year legal saga. It was only in June this year that Mr Lynch was cleared of charges alleging he orchestrated a fraud and conspiracy leading up to the deal, which turned into a costly albatross for HP.

He faced more than 20 years in US prison if convicted of the fraud and conspiracy allegations, and the Times reported that he spent 13 months under house arrest awaiting the trial that ended in June.

03:00 PM BST

Bayesian superyacht specs.

The Bayesian is 56 metres long (183ft) and has a 75m (246ft) long mast.

The vessel was in front of the port of Porticello, in the province of Palermo, when the severe weather struck.

Its anchor was down and the strong gust would have caused the vessel to lose balance which is believed to have led to the shipwreck.

02:55 PM BST

Who is mike lynch.

Mr Lynch, 59, founded the software company Autonomy in 1996 and became one of Britain’s most high-profile businessmen when he sold it to Hewlett Packard for £7bn in 2011.

He spent more than a decade seeking to clear his name after HP accused Autonomy executives of illegal accounting practices in 2012.

Mr Lynch was charged with fraud in the US in 2018 and was found not guilty in June in a stunning legal victory. He had only recently returned to the United Kingdom and had planned to defend wrongfully convicted Britons.

Ms Bacares holds much of his fortune. The couple have had two daughters, who are 21 and 18.

02:54 PM BST

Survivor leaves coast guard headquarters after sailboat sank off sicily.

A survivor leaves the coast guard headquarters after a superyacht sank at around 5am in front of Porticello in the province of Palermo on Monday.

The 50-metre vessel reportedly had mostly British nationals on board and 15 people were saved by coast guard patrol boats and firefighters, including a one-year-old child.

Earlier today the coast guard issued a statement saying it had rescued 15 people from the yacht that had 22 people onboard.

02:50 PM BST

The term bayesian explained.

The term Bayesian refers to a branch of statistics pioneered by Thomas Bayes, an 18th century mathematician and vicar.

Much of modern artificial intelligence and computer analysis is underpinned by Bayesian inference, which involves updating the probabilities of various scenarios based on ongoing evidence.

The statistical model was crucial to Autonomy’s technology, which searched through large amounts of corporate data to find information.

In 2021, Mike Lynch said that: “Bayes deserves far more historical credit for the place he occupies among the forefathers of information theory”

Mr Lynch has often used playful naming conventions. Conference rooms at Autonomy were named after James Bond villains, another interest of his, while his dogs have named after engineering terms such as Valve, Tappet and Switch.

01:22 PM BST

Doctor describes mother’s ordeal.

Dr Domenico Cipolla, head of emergency room at the Giovanni di Cristina paediatric hospital in Palermo, has described the experience of Charlotte, the British mother who was onboard the Bayesian when it sank.

DrCipolla said: “She told me that while they were sleeping, at a certain point the yacht overturned due to the tornado, and they found themselves in the water.

“Some of them immediately managed to get onto the lifeboat. And some, evidently, didn’t make it.

“She told me that she was in the water for no more than two, three seconds, and she managed to save the baby, to keep her arms up, and then, with the others, they were able to get on the lifeboat, and then, I think, they were rescued by the coast guard.

“They are all in good condition. We managed to get the parents to talk (to each other) on the phone, all the doctors and nurses were all very moved, also because the little girl is fine, the prognosis is good and we are carrying out tests just to be careful.”

01:15 PM BST

British tech entrepreneur mike lynch missing in superyacht sinking.

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is missing after the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, The Telegraph understands.

01:03 PM BST

Watch: captain who rescued passengers from yacht sinking interview.

The captain who rescued passengers from the Bayesian has spoken to media about the ordeal.

12:58 PM BST

Captain of another boat describes saving 15 bayesian passengers.

The captain of a nearby boat that rescued the 15 people has described the conditions in which the Bayesian sank last night.

Karsten Borner said his own vessel, the Sir Robert BP, was battered by very strong gusts in the early hours of the morning, managing to stabilise it while anchored by using the engine.

He said as they were doing this, they noticed the Bayesian nearby and manoeuvred to avoid hitting it.

“We managed to keep the ship in position, and after the storm was over, we noticed that the ship behind us was gone.”

12:48 PM BST

Details of the superyacht.

The Bayesian is 56 metres long (183ft) according to ship tracking website VesselFinder.

The luxury super yacht is said to have a 75m (246ft) long mast.

She was built in 2008 by Italian company Perini Navi with an initial asking price of 35 million euros (£30 million) according to Nautic Link.

According to the leasing company Yacht Charter Fleet, the boat is furnished with a “Japanese-style” interior.

It has been designed to accommodate up to 12 guests in six suites, along with ten crew members.

The Bayesian was awarded the best exterior styling at the 2009 World Superyacht Awards.

12:31 PM BST

Male body recovered, vigili del fuoco confirms.

Vigili del Fuoco,  Italy’s fire and rescue service, has confirmed a male body has been recovered from the yacht.

In a post on X, it said the “lifeless body of a man recovered [has been] from the wreck by the divers.”

It posted the statement alongside a clip of the rescue effort with footage showing helicopters, boats and divers carrying out a search operation.

#Palermo , naufragio imbarcazione a Porticello: recuperato dai #sommozzatori dei #vigilidelfuoco il corpo senza vita di un uomo, all'esterno del relitto. Proseguono le operazioni di ricerca con il coordinamento in mare della @guardiacostiera [ #19agosto 11:30] pic.twitter.com/Y2m9o5ohCe — Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) August 19, 2024

12:19 PM BST

Four britons missing after yacht sinks off sicily.

One person has died and four British nationals are missing after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, Italian media has reported.

The 50-metre boat, which is called the “Bayesian”, sank at around 5am in the stretch of sea in front of Porticello in the province of Palermo.

The vessel reportedly had mostly British nationals on board and 15 people were saved by coast guard patrol boats and firefighters, including a one-year-old child.

12:14 PM BST

One-year-old survivor called sofia, local media reports.

The one-year-old English girl who was saved from the shipwreck has been named as Sofia, local media reports.

12:04 PM BST

Map: the superyacht’s journey before it sank.

The Bayesian sank at around 5am in the stretch of sea in front of Porticello in the province of Palermo.

Below is a map of its journey before it went down.

11:55 AM BST

A mother saved her one-year-old from drowning, local media reports.

A mother has told of how she kept her one-year-old daughter alive after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily.

Charlotte, a survivor of the incident said her child is now being treated in the Di Cristina hospital, in Palermo, following the ordeal in which the Bayesian sank due to severe winds.

The mother, who is said to be a British tourist, told la Repubblica, a local news website: “I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning.

Charlotte said her husband James has been taken to Civico hospital in Palermo after suffering minor injuries.

La Repubblica said that the father asked about his daughter’s health during a phone call with his wife.

According to the paper, he said: “How is the little girl? Is she there with you?”

His wife reassured him and they promised to hug each other again soon, the site reported.

11:22 AM BST

Shadow foreign minister pays tribute to those involved in incident.

Alicia Kearns, shadow foreign minister for Europe, wrote on X: “Desperately sorry to hear of the capsizing of the Bayesian - a heartbreaking incident.

“My thoughts are with all the families of those lost at sea, and those recovering following the rescue operation, I’m sure the foreign office will be providing consular support to British Nationals and their families.”

11:15 AM BST

Foreign office statement.

The Foreign Office said in a statement: “We are in contact with the local authorities following an incident in Sicily, and stand ready to provide consular support to British nationals affected.”

11:02 AM BST

‘i saw it suddenly disappear’, says porticello fisherman.

Pietro Asciutto, a fisherman from Porticello who witnessed the sinking, told ANSA: “I was at home when the tornado hit. I immediately closed all the windows. Then I saw the boat, it had only one mast, it was very large. I saw it sink suddenly.”

He added: “I think the tornado came from Porticello. Shortly after I went down to the Bay of Santa Nicolicchia to get a better look at what was happening.

“The boat was still floating, then suddenly it disappeared. I saw it sink with my own eyes.”

10:56 AM BST

Sinking of bayesian ‘strange’, says former chief stewardess.

A former chief stewardess of the Bayesian has described news of the yacht’s sinking as “strange” because the boat had withstood the choppiest of seas.

Monica Jensen, 48, told The Telegraph: “It seems a bit strange. We have been in bad weather with it, crossed the Atlantic.

“It’s been all over. These things definitely don’t happen very often.”

Ms Jensen worked on the 56m superyacht from November 2018 to October 2020 for a private owner and said the boat had since been sold.

She accompanied the boat on two Caribbean seasons and cruised around Italy, Malta, Greece and the Balearics.

Ms Jensen said the crew would have been well-drilled on the evacuation process.

She said: “You can’t work on a boat without the right certificates, training and you do drills monthly.”

10:48 AM BST

Pictured: emergency services carrying bodybag following shipwreck.

Emergency services are pictured carrying a bodybag to shore after local media reported a man’s body had been recovered from the shipwreck off the coast of Sicily.

10:44 AM BST

Coast guard statement.

The Italian Coast Guard said in a statement: “This morning at about 5am, following a violent gale, a 56-metre yacht named Bayesian and flying the UK flag sank off Porticello.

“The first shipwrecked were rescued by a boat in the immediate vicinity and brought ashore by four coast guard vessels, which promptly responded to the scene from Porticello, Termini Imerese and Palermo.

“Initial information received from the yacht crew indicated that 22 people (10 crew members and 12 passengers) were onboard the yacht.

“There are currently 15 people rescued and seven missing (one crew member and six passengers), of British, American and Canadian nationality.

“Of the people recovered, eight were transported to local hospitals. The vessel is reported to have sunk on a seabed of about 50 metres.

“The search continues unabated with naval, air and underwater resources, including the Messina Coast Guard Diving Unit.”

10:39 AM BST

Mayor makes statement about incident.

Filippo Tripoli, the mayor of Bagheria in Sicily, said: “This morning, off the coast of Santa Flavia, a foreign boat sunk due to bad weather, 15 people recovered and seven missing.

“Already all the police forces and emergency services are operational and our Red Cross volunteers are present.”

10:32 AM BST

‘captain should not be blamed’, says local businessman.

Bartolomeo Lo Coco, who owns the Tosto Chiosco cafe in Porticello, said it was common for rental yachts and boats to sail through the fishing village, adding that the captain should not be blamed for what had occurred because the weather had been so unpredictable.

“This was a terrible misfortune that no-one could have foreseen. It is nobody’s fault, the captain should not be blamed.”

Lo Coco said Carabinieri police, coast guard and firefighters were still searching the port. He stressed that the yacht was at a depth of 50 to 60 metres.

10:30 AM BST

People in ‘mourning’, says local business owner.

Bartolomeo Lo Coco, who owns the Tosto Chiosco cafe in Porticello, said those in the port were in “mourning” following the deeply shocking incident.

He said no one could have predicted the storm and the whirlwind that appeared to have caused the accident.

“We are in mourning here, all of us are in mourning,” he told The Telegraph. “We have never seen anything like this, ever. There is a very serious tragedy.”

His kiosk, which serves snacks and sandwiches, overlooks the water in Porticello.

He said the whirlwind, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, had not only caused the tragic accident but also widespread damage in the port.

He added: “This wasn’t a thunderstorm, this was a whirlwind. It happened all of a sudden. There is a lot of damage here. Boats were dislodged from their moorings and restaurant tables were broken within minutes and sent flying several metres.”

10:24 AM BST

Body of man recovered in search, local media reports.

The body of a man has been recovered from the seabed in the search for missing people following a shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, according to il Fatto Quotidiano.

The local news website said: “A body was found and recovered by rescuers on the seabed. Firefighters and the coast guard are looking for six other passengers, while fifteen have been rescued.”

Among the survivors is a one-year-old girl who is being treated in the Civico hospital with her mother, the site said.

According to witnesses, the vessel was in front of the port of Porticello when the severe weather struck.

The anchor was down and the strong gust would have caused the vessel to lose balance which is believed to have led to the shipwreck.

10:12 AM BST

Storm in palermo.

Footage shared by the BAIA Santa Nicolicchia restaurant shows the storm hit the port.

The violent weather causes damage outside the restaurant, knocking over chairs and plant pots.

10:10 AM BST

Yacht designed for luxury travel.

The Bayesian was designed for luxury travel, according to local media.

Tgcom24 described the yacht as an “elegant 56-metre sailing boat” weighing 473 tons. It was said to be flying a United Kingdom flag when it sank.

The online newspaper said it was built by the Perini Navi Viareggio shipyard in February 2008, before being refitted in 2020.

The boat had arrived in Porticello after a stop in Milazzo and a passage in front of Cefalù, Tgcom24 reported.

10:09 AM BST

Watch: search underway.

Aerial footage of the search has been posted on social media by Vigili del Fuoco, Italy’s fire and rescue service.

The post on X, formerly Twitter, said: “A Palermo boat wreck off the coast of Porticello, 15 people saved, seven reported missing.

“Since dawn firefighters and divers have engaged in the search. The wreck has been identified 50 metres deep.”

Vessel ‘caught middle of a hurricane’

The BAIA Santa Nicolicchia restaurant in Porticello wrote on its Facebook page that the yacht sank at around 4am after being caught in a hurricane.

They called it an “unbelievable tragedy”, adding that they were “lost for words”.

The post read: “Last picture I took at 10pm. The yacht on the left sank at 4.05am, caught in the middle of the hurricane 300 metres 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 still afraid inside the hull.

“Unbelievable tragedy tonight. I’m out of words.”

10:07 AM BST

Pictured: last photo of boat.

The last photo thought to have been taken of the yacht at 10pm on Sunday in Porticello.

10:06 AM BST

Four britons missing.

Four Britons are reported to be missing after a yacht sank in a stretch of sea in front of Porticello.

Seven people are missing in total, including four Britons, one Canadian, two Americans and the ship’s cook.

The vessel reportedly had mostly British nationals on board and 15 people were saved by coast guard patrol boats and firefighters, including a one-year-old child.

10:04 AM BST

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