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Gemma Collins ‘lucky to have survived’ terror storm in Sicily that sunk tech tycoon Mike Lynch's boat


Reality star Gemma Collins was on a boat in the sea near Sicily during the shock storm that caused business tycoon Mike Lynch’s yacht to sink in the early hours of Monday morning

Reality star Gemma Collins has revealed that she and her nephew were “lucky to have survived” the intense storm at sea that took place near Sicily in the early hours of Monday 19 August. Currently, one person has been confirmed dead and six people are still missing after a luxury yacht named the Bayesian, owned by British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, sank after being hit by the tornado near the port of Porticello, which is close to Palermo. The waterspout that hit the Bayesian is a type of tornado that developed over the area on Monday morning, according to the European Severe Weather Database, as reported by CNN.

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