Italian prosecutors open manslaughter probe over sinking of luxury yacht


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  • Saturday, 24 Aug 2024

Chief of the public prosecutor's office of Termini Imerese, Ambrogio Cartosio holds a press conference to share details about the investigation regarding the luxury yacht that sank during a violent storm, at the court in Termini Imerese, near Palermo, Italy August 24, 2024. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

TERMINI IMERESE, Italy (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation over the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian, which killed seven people, a senior investigator said on Saturday.

The investigation is not yet targeting any individual person, he added.

(Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari; Editing by Jan Harvey)

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