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Italian prosecutors open shipwreck and manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

This picture released by the Italian Firefighters on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, shows a firefighter cave diver as he prepares to reach the wrecked luxury superyacht Bayesian that sunk early Monday off the Sicilian coast in Porticciolo, in southern Italy. (Vigili del Fuoco via AP, HO)

This picture released by the Italian Firefighters on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, shows a firefighter cave diver as he prepares to reach the wrecked luxury superyacht Bayesian that sunk early Monday off the Sicilian coast in Porticciolo, in southern Italy. (Vigili del Fuoco via AP, HO)

Italian Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio, right, attends a press conference on the shipwreck of the Bayesian in Termini Imerese, Sicily, Aug. 24, 2024. (Raffaele Macauda/LaPresse via AP)

Italian Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio, right, attends a press conference on the shipwreck of the Bayesian in Termini Imerese, Sicily, Aug. 24, 2024. (Raffaele Macauda/LaPresse via AP)

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Friday Aug. 23, 2024. Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Friday Aug. 23, 2024. Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Lynch family shows Hannah Lynch and Faucet. (Courtesy of the Lynch family via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Lynch family shows Hannah Lynch and Faucet. (Courtesy of the Lynch family via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Lynch family shows Mike and Hannah Lynch. (Courtesy of the Lynch family via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Lynch family shows Mike and Hannah Lynch. (Courtesy of the Lynch family via AP)

Italian Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio, background center, attends a press conference on the shipwreck of the Bayesian in Termini Imerese, Sicily, Aug. 24, 2024. (Raffaele Macauda/LaPresse via AP)

Italian Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio, background center, attends a press conference on the shipwreck of the Bayesian in Termini Imerese, Sicily, Aug. 24, 2024. (Raffaele Macauda/LaPresse via AP)

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Friday Aug. 23, 2024. Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Friday Aug. 23, 2024. Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Lynch family shows Hannah Lynch. (Courtesy of the Lynch family via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Lynch family shows Hannah Lynch. (Courtesy of the Lynch family via AP)

Italian Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio, center, attends a press conference on the shipwreck of the Bayesian in Termini Imerese, Sicily, Aug. 24, 2024. (Raffaele Macauda/LaPresse via AP)

Italian Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio, center, attends a press conference on the shipwreck of the Bayesian in Termini Imerese, Sicily, Aug. 24, 2024. (Raffaele Macauda/LaPresse via AP)

Italian Navy scuba divers work at the scene of the search for a missing boat, in Porticello, southern Italy, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of a storm-sunken super yacht to search for one person, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italian Navy scuba divers work at the scene of the search for a missing boat, in Porticello, southern Italy, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of a storm-sunken super yacht to search for one person, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Friday Aug. 23, 2024. Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Friday Aug. 23, 2024. Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Divers searching the wreck of the superyacht Bayesian that sank off Sicily on Monday recovered a fifth body on Thursday and continued to search for one more as investigators sought to learn why the vessel sank so quickly. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a plastic bag the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Divers searching the wreck of the superyacht Bayesian that sank off Sicily on Monday recovered a fifth body on Thursday and continued to search for one more as investigators sought to learn why the vessel sank so quickly. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)