The main question investigators are focusing on is how a sailing vessel deemed “unsinkable” by its manufacturer, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed Final body found in wreckage of luxury yacht off coast of Sicily Italian prosecutors have placed Captain James Cutfield under investigation in the probe into the deaths of Mike Lynch and six other people killed when the superyacht belonging to the British tech magnate sank off Sicily last week, Italian media reported on Monday. Reuters was not able to independently verify the decision. The latest comes after a manslaughter investigation was opened into the deaths of seven people, including British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah, in the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily, Ambrogio Cartosio, public prosecutor of Termini Imerese, said.
The Sicilian prosecutor outlined the order in which the bodies of six people who had been missing following the yacht sinking were retrieved, calling the incident a “very grave tragedy”. The main question investigators are focusing on is how a sailing vessel deemed “unsinkable” by its manufacturer, Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, public prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said, through a translation provided by the BBC: “These six persons who tried desperately to save themselves were finally retrieved.
“First of all, four of them. Jonathan.