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Four people died in a boating accident on Italy's Lake Maggiore last month, all 21 passengers were linked to Israeli and Italian defense and intelligence work. No foul play is suspected, authorities said, who are investigating whether the boat was overcapacity. The boat's captain is under investigation over the deaths, officials said, who made clear they were not pursuing any other lines of inquiry surrounding the incident.
Four people, including two Italian intelligence agents and a retired Mossad agent, died in a boating accident on Italy's Lake Maggiore last month. All 21 passengers on the boat were linked to Israeli and Italian defense and intelligence work. The boat sank during a sudden storm, and authorities are investigating whether it was overcapacity. The incident has sparked speculation in the Italian press, but officials say they are not pursuing any other lines of inquiry.
Questions remain over the boat accident on Lake Maggiore that killed four people, including a former Mossad agent and two Italian intelligence officers. The boat was carrying 23 people, including 13 Italian agents and eight Israeli agents, and was hit by a fierce storm with gusts of over 70km per hour. The boat was still on the lake after the scheduled return time. The captain is being investigated for the possible crimes of causing a shipwreck and culpable homicide. The investigation will examine compliance with security measures, maintenance, certification, and insurance of the vessel.
Four people drowned and others swam to safety when a boat capsized in a sudden storm on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. All 21 passengers were affiliated with the Italian and Israeli secret services. Eight of the passengers either currently or formerly served with Italy’s secret service, and 13 had ties with Israel’s. The investigation is only looking into the skipper’s role in the accident and not the background of the agents or why they were in the area. There is speculation that the agents were in Lake Maggiore to spy on Russian oligarchs or monitoring contacts between Iranian firms and Italian ones based in Lombardy’s industrial zone.
Most of the passengers on the tourist boat that overturned on Italy's Lake Maggiore, killing four people, were former or current intelligence personnel from at least two countries, according to Italian media reports. Eighteen of the 20 survivors were agents who were hastily evacuated from hospitals and hotels "so as not to leave a trace." The deceased Israeli man was also a retired member of the security forces, and the other victims were two Italians who worked in the intelligence services and a Russian woman who was the partner of the boat's captain. Italian investigators believe the ship capsized in an accident caused by the sudden change in weather.
Two Italian intelligence agents, a retired Israeli security forces member, and a Russian woman died when a boat carrying more than 20 tourists and crew sank in strong winds on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. The boat had been carrying passengers celebrating a birthday when a storm developed over the lake, later turning into a "small hurricane". Many of the passengers swam ashore or were rescued by other boats, while five people were taken to hospital.
Four people have died after a tourist boat capsized during a sudden, violent storm on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. The boat was carrying 21 tourists and a crew of two when it sank. Some managed to swim to shore or were rescued by other boats. The victims included an Italian man and woman, an Israeli man, and a Russian woman who was part of the crew. The storm caused delays at Milan's Malpensa airport.
A tourist boat carrying at least 20 people capsized in strong winds on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, leaving one person dead and three missing. The boat had been hired by tourists to celebrate a birthday when it overturned on Sunday evening. Rescue divers and a helicopter have been deployed to search for the missing people. The area has seen poor weather over the last day, with Italy's meteorological service issuing thunderstorm warnings.