Yacht sinks near Italy – level 1

Yacht sinks near Italy

31-08-2022 07:00

A big yacht sails in the Mediterranean sea last week. It sails to the Italian island of Sicily. Suddenly, the yacht has problems. Water gets into the back part of the boat. The captain calls for help.

The coast guard come. They try to help the boat. They are not successful.

Four passengers and five staff are on the boat. They are safe. The boat sinks. Authorities must find out why the boat sinks.

Some journalists say that the boat belongs to a rich Russian man. He is 54 years old. He has a coal company in Russia. The yacht costs more than 50 million dollars.

Difficult words: yacht (a very big and expensive boat), coast guard (people, who protect the coast, and they help ships which have problems), staff (workers at a specific place).

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