Five things we learned from Sicily yacht press conference PA Chief of the Palermo fire service Girolamo Bentivoglio gave details on where the bodies were found within the vessel Investigators examining the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily have outlined what they know six days on. Seven people died when the Bayesian, a 56-metre sailing boat, sank to the bottom of the ocean during bad weather early on 19 August. There were 22 passengers and crew on board, 15 of whom managed to escape onto a lifeboat.
In their first press conference about the tragedy, at a court in Termini Imerese, Sicily, on Saturday, Italian prosecutors confirmed that a manslaughter and negligent shipwreck investigation has begun over the disaster's seven deaths. Officials were unable to answer a number of queries from the media, saying they needed time to establish the facts, but they did shine a light on some previously unknown details. PA Hannah and Mike Lynch died after the Bayesian sank in a storm on Monday A manslaughter investigation has been opened A manslaughter investigation has been opened into the deaths of seven people in the sinking.
British tech businessman Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah lost their lives, alongside Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, and Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was working as a chef on the yacht. All of their bodies have now been recovered. Chief prosecutor of Termini Imerese, Ambrogio Cartosio, said his office has opened an initial investigation into manslaughter and negligent shipwreck.
He told reporters they would ascertain whether the captain, crew, individuals in charge of supervision, the ship-builder, or others could bear responsibility. He added: "We will establish each element's responsibility - that will be done by the inquiry, so we can't do that prematurely. "For me, it is probable.
.. Lucy Clarke-Billings.
