Italian prosecutors investigate potential manslaughter charges over sinking as final body reportedly found
Prosecutors in Italy are investigating potential manslaughter charges relating to the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht as a body believed to be Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, was found.
The Bayesian sank off the coast Sicily early on Monday morning when the area was hit by violent storms. Seven people, including the British tech entrepreneur Lynch, were killed.
After five days of searching, the body of Hannah, the sixth and final person missing from the luxury yacht, was found on Friday morning, according to the Italian coastguard.
The public prosecutor of Termini Imerese is investigating charges of shipwreck, disaster and multiple homicides over the sinking, according to the Italian news agency Adnkronos.
These are similar to manslaughter charges in the UK and the specific charge of provoking or causing a shipwreck can carry a prison sentence of up to 12 years.
