Skipper of boat in Italy crash that killed U.S. publishing executive faces manslaughter investigation

ROME — The skipper of a rented motorboat involved in a crash off the Amalfi Coast that killed a U.S. publishing executive is being investigated on suspicion of manslaughter, a prosecutor in southern Italy said Saturday.

Salerno Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli said at a news conference in the port city that the skipper, an Italian who hasn’t been publicly identified, is also being investigated on suspicion of causing a shipwreck. No charges have been filed, and the investigation continues.