Italian prosecutors open manslaughter probe over sinking of luxury yacht

a 56-meter-long sailboat, which later sank off the Sicilian capital Palermo, is seen in Santa Flavia, Italy.

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Termini Imerese: Italian prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation over the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian, which killed seven people, a senior investigator said on Saturday.

The investigation is not yet targeting any individual person, he added.