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Italian firefighter divers bring ashore the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, on Friday Aug. 23.

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, on Friday Aug. 23. Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP hide caption

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Italian prosecutors open a manslaughter investigation into yacht sinking off Sicily

Prosecutors opened an investigation into culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a yacht capsized off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people onboard. No suspect is currently identified.

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a green bag the body of one of the victims of the U.K.-flag vessel Bayesian on Wednesday.

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a green bag the body of one of the victims of the U.K.-flag vessel Bayesian on Wednesday. The luxury sail yacht was hit by a violent sudden storm and sunk early Monday, while at anchor off the Sicilian village of Porticello near Palermo, in southern Italy. Salvatore Cavalli/AP hide caption

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Divers find 5 bodies during search of yacht wreckage off Sicily

The search continued for one more missing passenger on a yacht that sank off Sicily and questions intensified about why the vessel went down so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat Monday in Porticello Santa Flavia, Italy.

Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat Monday in Porticello Santa Flavia, Italy. Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse/AP hide caption

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Search resumes for British tech magnate and 5 others after yacht sinks off Sicily

Rescue teams were returning to the site of a sunken yacht off Sicily on Tuesday to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull.

A $49M Russian superyacht has been detained by U.K. officials near London

The newly-detained superyacht Phi is pictured while docked in Canary Wharf in east London on Tuesday. James Manning - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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A $49M Russian superyacht has been detained by U.K. officials near London

Detaining the yacht, named Phi, is "a clear and stark warning to Putin and his cronies," Britain's transport secretary said. Officials said the yacht's ownership is "deliberately well hidden."

France seizes its first yacht as the West pledges to crack down on Russian oligarchs

Amore Vero, the yacht owned by a company linked to Igor Sechin, is pictured in the shipyard of La Ciotat in southern France on Thursday. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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France seizes its first yacht as the West pledges to crack down on Russian oligarchs

France says it seized a yacht belonging to Igor Sechin, an oil executive and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, after the U.S. and European Union sanctioned a slew of Russian oligarchs.

The Dutch vow to egg Jeff Bezos' yacht if a bridge is dismantled to let his boat pass

Rotterdam residents appear to be up in arms over a plan to temporarily dismantle the Koningshaven lift bridge, popularly called "De Hef." Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Dutch vow to egg Jeff Bezos' yacht if a bridge is dismantled to let his boat pass

After early reports that Rotterdam would briefly take apart a historic bridge for the yacht's passage, thousands of people joined a Facebook event called "Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos."

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