Captain of sunken Lynch family yacht declines to answer investigators’ questions

The captain of the luxury yacht owned by the family of British tech magnate Mike Lynch that sank off Sicily last week declined to respond to prosecutors during questioning on Tuesday, one of his lawyers said.

James Cutfield, a 51-year-old New Zealand national, was put under investigation on Monday by Italian prosecutors.

“The captain exercised his right to remain silent for two fundamental reasons,” lawyer Giovanni Rizzuti told reporters.

“First, he’s very worn out.