Overview
- Elio Persico, 32, received four years and nine months in prison for manslaughter in a Salerno court, his lawyer said.
- Adrienne Vaughan, 45, the head of Bloomsbury’s U.S. branch, died after being thrown overboard and struck by a propeller in August 2023.
- The 9-meter motorboat carrying Vaughan’s family collided with the 45-meter sailing vessel Tortuga near Positano, according to multiple reports.
- An eyewitness bartender said the motorboat abruptly veered 180 degrees before impact, and video from the Tortuga captured the chaotic moments around the collision.
- Vaughan’s daughter was also thrown into the water without injury, her husband sustained a shoulder injury, and authorities said the Tortuga’s captain tested negative and was not under investigation.