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Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

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Prosecutors in Italy have opened an investigation into the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, which resulted in the deaths of seven people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah. The investigation is focused on possible manslaughter charges, with prosecutors considering culpable shipwreck as a possible charge.

Ed Llewellyn
1. I express my deep gratitude to the Italian authorities, rescue teams and divers for working tirelessly following the sinking of the Bayesian.
Raffaele Cammarano
1. It [the sinking] was a sudden and abrupt event. We must wait for the recovery of the ship.
Bentivoglio Fiandra
1. The first five bodies were found in the first cabin on left-hand side and the final body was found in the third cabin.
Ambrogio Cartosio
1. There are many possibilities for culpability. It could be just the captain. It could be the whole crew. It could be the guard. We are evaluating all of the factors to see whose behavior fault can be assigned to.
2. We are only in the initial phase of the investigations … At this stage, precisely because the investigation could develop in any way, we are absolutely not ruling anything out.
3. It's in the interests of the owners and managers of the ship to salvage it.
4. We are only in the initial phase of the investigation. We can't exclude any sort of development at present.
5. This tragedy would be even more heart-wrenching if our investigations were to prove that the sinking of the vessel was caused by actions not in accordance with the maritime code.
6. The Public Prosecutor's Office of Termini Imerese has registered a file with the state against unknown persons, hypothesizing the crimes of negligent shipwreck and multiple negligent manslaughter.
7. For me, it is probable that offences were committed, that it could be a case of manslaughter, but we can only establish that if you give us the time to investigate.
Giovanni Costantino
Italian Sea Group
1. First of all, because they have very little surface compared to a yacht facing into the wind. Second, with the structure of the drift keel, they become unsinkable bodies.
2. Sailing ships, it is well known, are the safest in the most absolute sense.
Karsten Borner
1. After passing some wreck parts we saw a flickering light and this was the light of the life raft. It was a 12-person life raft with 15 people inside.
2. She wanted to stay with us on board, because her husband and daughter were still inside (missing) and she was hoping that they would be found. She was completely shocked.

Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

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