Seven people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his wife, died when the luxury superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily last month. Autopsies have revealed that Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda, a New York City lawyer, drowned in the incident. Prosecutors are investigating the captain and two crew members for possible responsibility in connection with the sinking.
Autopsies have revealed that a New York City lawyer and his wife drowned when their superyacht, the Bayesian, sank off the coast of Sicily last month. Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda were among the seven people who died in the incident.
Yacht Captain Faces Manslaughter Investigation After Deaths of British Tech Mogul and Six Others
The causes of death for the Morrillos were confirmed by coroners in Italy. Autopsies are planned Wednesday on the bodies of Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley's London-based investment banking subsidiary, and his wife, Judy, according to The Associated Press.
Prosecutors are investigating the captain and two crew members for possible responsibility in connection with the sinking. The Bayesian had 22 people on board – 12 passengers and 10 crew – when it capsized and sank within minutes of being hit by a predawn storm on Aug. 19.
Yacht Captain Faces Manslaughter Investigation After Deaths of British Tech Mogul and Six Others
Civil protection officials said they believe the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout, near the port of Porticello, where the yacht was anchored.
The CEO of a manufacturing company responsible for building the yacht has blamed a series of "indescribable, unreasonable errors" by the crew for the vessel's demise. Giovanni Costantino told Reuters that the yacht's crew made an "incredible mistake" of not being ready for the storm, which was included in shipping forecasts.
Yacht Captain Faces Manslaughter Investigation After Deaths of British Tech Mogul and Six Others
The passengers should have been called out of their cabins and ordered to assemble at a safety point as the ship was preparing for the storm by taking measures such as pulling up the anchor, the CEO said.
Fifteen people, including Lynch's wife, were rescued from the 184-foot British-flagged luxury yacht. Autopsies are pending for British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch – who had organized the yacht trip to celebrate a recent legal victory – as well as his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and the yacht's cook, Recaldo Thomas.
Yacht Captain Faces Manslaughter Investigation After Deaths of British Tech Mogul and Six Others
