Manslaughter probe into Bayesian superyacht tragedy will review actions of captain and first officer and examine CCTV showing its last moments before it capsized Mike Lynch yacht sinking latest: Final body found in water By Nick Craven In Sicily Published: 15:46, 23 August 2024 | Updated: 16:15, 23 August 2024 e-mail 7 shares 36 View comments The manslaughter investigation into the Bayesian superyacht tragedy will review the actions of the captain and first officer and examine CCTV showing the moments before the ship capsized. The local prosecutor has launched a probe into 'multiple culpable homicides and shipwreck', involving 'unnamed persons' according to reliable local media reports. Causing a shipwreck is a separate charge under the Italian penal code, with a maximum sentence of 12 years, while culpable homicide, roughly equivalent to the British offence of manslaughter, also carries a hefty prison term.
As the captain of the stricken 56-metre long vessel, the actions of New Zealander James Cutfield, 51, will be examined by investigators. He has already been quizzed for more than two hours by prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio based in Termini Imerese, a few miles from Porticello, where the Bayesian went down shortly after 4am on Monday. As the captain of the stricken 56-metre long vessel, the actions of New Zealander James Cutfield, 51, will be examined by investigators Hannah Lynch with her father Mike Lynch.
Both tragically died in the sinking of his superyacht Banking boss .