BREAKING NEWS Manslaughter probe is launched over sinking of Bayesian superyacht after at least six people died including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch when vessel capsized off the coast of Sicily By Nick Craven In Sicily and Jon Brady Published: 09:53 BST, 23 August 2024 | Updated: 10:12 BST, 23 August 2024 e-mail 19 shares View comments Italian authorities are 'investigating shipwreck and multiple counts of culpable manslaughter' after the super-yacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily, killing at least six, it emerged today. The Prosecutor's Office of Termini Imerese, led by Ambrogio Cartosio, is investigating why the luxury vessel capsized off the coast near Palermo shortly before 5am on Monday. The investigators are looking into offences of 'shipwreck and multiple culpable homicide' - similar to the charge of manslaughter in the UK - against 'unknown persons', according to Italian media.
A press conference has been announced for tomorrow morning by the prosecutors' office, at which more details are expected to be revealed. Causing a shipwreck is a separate offence under the Italian penal code and those found guilty of provoking or causing a shipwreck could face up to 12 years in prison. Search teams at the site of the Bayesian sinking this morning as they prepare to continue looking for the final missing person, Hannah Lynch The Bayesian yacht sank on August 19 off the coast of Sicily amid severe stormy weather Banking boss Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy died in .