Re: superyacht carrying 22 sank in storm

On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:12:35 +0200, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

I can understand it in
the case of murder or intentional crime.

Italian prosecutors investigate potential manslaughter charges over
sinking as final body reportedly retrieved
...
...
The public prosecutor of Termini Imerese is investigating charges of
shipwreck, disaster and multiple homicides over the sinking, according
to the Italian news agency Adnkronos.

These are similar to manslaughter charges in the UK and the specific
charge of provoking or causing a shipwreck can carry a prison sentence
of up to 12 years.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/23/mike-lynch-yacht-possibility-of-manslaughter-charges-as-final-body-retrieved-sicily