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Superyacht sinking: Captain under investigation for manslaughter – National

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Posted August 26, 2024 3:16 pm

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Prosecutors in Italy are investigating the captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week, ******** seven people, on possible charges including manslaughter, his lawyer said Monday.

James Cutfield, the 51-year-old New Zealand national who was captain of the Bayesian, was among 15 survivors of the Aug. 19 sinking that ******* British tech magnate Mike ******, his daughter Hannah and five others.

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Cutfield is being investigated for possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck, said lawyer Aldo Mordiglia, one of two lawyers appointed for the captain’s defence.

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Mordiglia said Cutfield, who has already been questioned, would be questioned again by prosecutors on Tuesday. He declined to discuss the strategy for the defence.

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On Saturday, chief prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio confirmed that an investigation had been launched. He said his team would consider each possible element of responsibility including those of the captain, the crew, individuals in charge of supervision and the yacht’s manufacturer.

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The 56-metre British-flagged luxury yacht went down near the Mediterranean island in southern Italy. Investigators are focusing on how a sailing vessel deemed “unsinkable” by its manufacturer, Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

Prosecutors said the event was “extremely rapid” and could have been a “downburst” — a localized, powerful wind that descends from a thunderstorm and spreads out rapidly upon hitting the ground.

The crew was saved, except for the chef, while six passengers were trapped in the hull.

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