Investigators from the local public prosecutor’s office are gathering evidence for a potential criminal investigation into the sinking of the yacht, media reports confirm.
British investigators have said its too early to comment on their probe.
A “blame game” has already started, with the chief executive of the company that owns the firm that built the vessel “laying some of the blame at the feet of the crew and the captain on board”, she adds.
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, talked about human error and accused the crew of not being in a state of alert.
Meanwhile, the search continues for Hannah Lynch.
“Divers are starting to get ready, and those search and rescue teams have been on site for the past half an hour or so,” says Hurynag.
“Tributes have been pouring in for the six people who are confirmed to have died in this tragic incident.”
Expert identifies four potential causes of yacht disaster
A captain and maritime chartered surveyor has identified four potential issues that may have contributed to the yacht disaster.
Captain Ed Geary said retractable keels – a stabilising fin at the base of a boat – have “historic problems of failure”.
“Whether the keel was up or down would have a serious impact on the stability of the vessel.”
Second, he took aim at the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency rules.
“The MCA delegates the inspection and certification and survey of these commercial vessels – up to 12 passengers – to profit-motivated, surveying societies, certification societies.
“Unfortunately, the quality is not as high as it should be,” he claimed, adding some of their personnel were “untrained, unqualified and inexperienced”.
Captain Geary also took issue with comments made by Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group,
“The builder of boat initially blurted out that the boat was unsinkable, which is kind of hard to fathom considering the boat is sitting at 50m below the surface of water off the Italian coast.”
But the captain agreed with Mr Costantino’s claims the crew should have been alert.
MEZIESBLOG has contacted the MCA for comment.
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