Italian prosecutors to investigate captain of superyacht belonging to Mike Lynch

The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long superyacht, was carrying 22 people when it capsized and sank on Monday within minutes of being hit by a pre-dawn storm while anchored off northern Sicily

Members of the rescue team place a body bag onto the lower half of the deck of the fire service dive team boat on the fifth day of the search and recovery operation, after the luxury yacht 

Italian prosecutors will investigate the captain of the superyacht belonging to British tech magnate Mike Lynch that sank off Sicily last week during an intense storm, killing Lynch and six other people, Italian media reports said on Monday.

Reuters was not able to independently verify the decision. Being placed under investigation in Italy does not imply guilt and does not mean formal charges will necessarily follow.