Family members and friends of Giovanni Marchionni , his parents' lawyers (Gabriele Satta and Maurizio Capozzo), and even the mayor of Bacoli, Josi Gerardo Della Ragione, had all asked for a thorough investigation and consultancy into the death of the 21-year-old skipper from Campania, found lifeless on a yacht moored in Portisco on the morning of August 8th last year.
And now the autopsy results are in. As the victim's parents' lawyers suspected, the boy inhaled hydrogen sulfide while sleeping in a cramped space aboard the yacht , the vessel where he worked. Prosecutor Milena Aucone was informed (by the coroner) that histological and toxicological tests confirm the presence of traces of the asphyxiating poison in the young victim's body .
The hydrogen sulfide may have been produced by boiling or overheating the sulfuric acid in the lead batteries on the yacht docked in the Olbia marina. Several witnesses interviewed by investigators described a strong stench (of rotten eggs) that lingered for several hours on the dock where the tragedy occurred, perfectly consistent with the smell of hydrogen sulfide .
The matter now falls to the public prosecutor. It is worth noting that the death was not reported to the labor inspectors of the Olbia Local Health Authority (Spresal) during the first and crucial phase of the investigation .
Furthermore, as is now the case with all workplace accidents, even fatal ones, journalists are denied any information by the Olbia Local Health Authority and the Tempio Pausania Prosecutor's Office regarding the events and ongoing investigations. A person can die at work without anyone knowing.
