Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted August 26, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 26, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Superyacht sinking: Captain under investigation for manslaughter – National By Staff The Associated Press Posted August 26, 2024 3:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size 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. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> 1:05 Sicily yacht sinking: Rescuers recover another body believed to be daughter of Mike ****** Cutfield is being investigated for possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck, said lawyer Aldo Mordiglia, one of two lawyers appointed for the captain’s defence. Story continues below advertisement 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. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Under Italian laws, being under investigation doesn’t imply any guilt, and doesn’t necessarily lead to ********* charges. 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. Trending Now data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Taliban bans women’s voices, bare faces from public in new restrictive laws data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Ottawa is imposing tariffs on ******** EVs. Will buying a car get costlier? 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. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> 1:53 How did the Sicily superyacht capsize? Previous Video Next Video More on World Related videos © 2024 The ********* Press This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Superyacht #sinking #Captain #investigation #manslaughter #National This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/110062-superyacht-sinking-captain-under-investigation-for-manslaughter-%E2%80%93-national/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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