An investigation into the crime of manslaughter due to negligence was opened.

Prosecutors in Sicily said Saturday they had opened an investigation into manslaughter by negligence after a luxury yacht sank and killed seven people near Palermo, but said the investigation was still in its early stages. “We do not rule out anything”Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio announced at a press conference after the sinking of the luxury sailboat Bayesian In a storm on Monday morning.

The Public Prosecutor's Office of Termini Imerese has filed a case with the State againstAmbrogio Cartosio pointed out that “It is possible that we will identify the suspects before the wreckage is recovered.”.

The 56-metre luxury sailboat sank within minutes after the sudden passage of the water. Fifteen people, including six passengers, were rescued. Italian firefighters on Friday found the body of the daughter of British technology tycoon Mike Lynch, the last person missing from the yacht that sank on Monday in Sicily, leaving seven dead, including the billionaire.

The wealthy businessman nicknamed “British Bill Gates”He celebrated with friends, aides and lawyers his acquittal in June in a fraud trial in the United States that could have cost him years in prison.

Questions about “A Long Line of Errors”

The speed with which the yacht sank and the fact that other boats around it were unaffected raise questions, including whether the keel, which balances the massive mast, was lowered or raised in the storm. The head of the Italian maritime group, which owns the Perini Navi shipyard that built the Baezzi, pointed the finger at human error.

“Everything that happened reveals a long chain of errors. The passengers should not have been in the cabins, and the ship should not have been at anchor.” In these weather conditions, Giovanni Costantino said in an interview on Thursday. Corriere della SeraNautilus International, a maritime union, reacts by demanding that “Comprehensive and impartial investigation” In a press release.