Italian Prosecutors Expand Probe of Bayesian Superyacht Sinking to 2 More Crew Members

Authorities are looking into possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck charges against the engineer and sailor of the vessel.

The Bayesian yacht docked at a port in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, in a file photo. Illustration by The Epoch Times, @dannywheelz via TMX/Reuters

Italian prosecutors have added two more crew members to their investigation into the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian, which resulted in the death of seven people, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter, according to their lawyer.

On Monday, the ship’s captain, New Zealander James Cutfield, was placed under investigation for possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck charges.