Prosecutor says no suspect has been identified in ship capsizing killing seven onboard including British tech giant Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter
Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.Prosecutors in Italy said Saturday they have opened an investigation into culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a superyacht capsized during a storm off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people onboard, They included British tech magnate Mike Lynch and his daughter.
Cartosio said his team will carefully consider each possible element of responsibility, including those of the ship’s captain, the crew, individuals in charge of supervision, the ship-builder and others. Prosecutors said the event was “extremely rapid” and information they gained seemed pointing to a “downburst,” a localized, powerful wind that descends from a thunderstorm and spreads out rapidly upon hitting the ground.
Local official confirmed that most of the bodies recovered were found in the same part of the ship, close to the exit, suggesting that passengers had tried to get out.
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