Italian prosecutors in "early stage" of yacht sinking probe

Italian prosecutors stress that they are at the "early stage of the investigation" following the sinking of the British-flagged "Bayesian" in a storm on Monday. Sicilian prosecutors said Saturday they were investigating possible manslaughter after a superyacht sank killing seven people including UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch, as it emerged that trapped passengers scrabbled for air pockets after it went down.

Fifteen people were rescued and the body of the yacht's chef was found shortly afterwards. Six passengers were reported missing. A major search operation including specialist divers subsequently identified the bodies of four of Lynch's friends on Wednesday.