Overview
- The collision occurred at about 14:30 less than a mile from the Livorno harbor entrance, overturning the pilot boat.
- Fire brigade divers recovered the approximately 30-year-old operator from the sea, and a 118 doctor confirmed the death.
- Coast Guard units, tugboats and Misericordia ambulance crews responded and concluded on-scene operations.
- Reporting says the yacht’s pilot had already boarded after a transfer when the smaller craft capsized, a point still under review by authorities.
- Investigators secured the overturned pilot boat and held the 50-meter yacht for inspections as part of the inquiry.