Detectives have launched a manslaughter investigation into the death of seven people who were on a luxury yacht which killed British billionaire Mike Lynch, his teenager daughter Hannah, and others aboard. An Italian prosecutor announced the investigation following the tragedy of the coast of Sicily. Six bodies were recovered after the Bayesian superyacht sank near Porticello at about 5am local time on Monday.
The superyacht capsized in stormy weather on Monday morning amid reports of a water spout suddenly developing. Now, Italian authorities are “investigating shipwreck and multiple counts of culpable manslaughter” after the doomed super-yacht went down. Ambrogio Cartosio, public prosecutor of nearby town Termini Imerese, said in a press conference at the town’s court on Saturday that his office has opened an initial investigation into manslaughter, according to a translation.
He added that they are conducting an investigation against unknown persons. The Prosecutor's Office of Termini Imerese, led by Ambrogio Cartosio, is working to find out why the luxury vessel capsized off the coast of Porticello near Palermo. Investigators are also set to look at videos and photos from homes close to the area, as well as surveillance cameras, according to Palermo Today.
Prosecutors earlier interviewed yacht captain James Cutfield, 53. It was reported he was questioned at great length about what happened the day of the incident. He told them it happened in a "few minutes".
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