Two bodies found inside sunken yacht - reports

Reuters cites an unnamed source close to the search operation as saying two of the six missing passengers have been located inside the vessel.

Rescue teams did not immediately give the names or the sex of the two people, it adds.

Separately, la Repubblica reports the bodies were seen behind two mattresses.

Divers have been attempting to access the boat - which is around 50m (165ft) below the surface - since Monday morning.

The head of Sicily's civil protection agency has now confirmed to the BBC that two bodies have been found in the sunken yacht.