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Inventor Accused of Orchestrating Yacht Sinking for Insurance Payout

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • An inventor and his wife are accused of intentionally sinking their motor yacht to claim 14 million Danish kroner from their insurance company.
  • The couple denies the charges, which include allegations of tampering with a valve and leaving the boat to sink.
  • The case, which has been postponed twice, is set to begin at the Court of Nykøbing Falster, with five days allocated for proceedings.

A Danish inventor and his wife face trial for allegedly orchestrating the sinking of their motor yacht to defraud an insurance company of 14 million Danish kroner.

The couple, who deny all charges, are accused of deliberately damaging a valve and leaving the vessel to take on water off the coast of Trelleborg, Sweden, on July 27, 2023. Prosecutors claim they then abandoned the yacht without securing watertight doors and rear portholes, ensuring its submersion.

The inventor is also facing a separate charge of insurance fraud related to damages the yacht sustained in the spring of 2018. He claims these damages occurred during a theft, a narrative the prosecution disputes.

The trial, initially scheduled for autumn last year and later postponed to January, is now set to commence at the Court of Nykøbing Falster. The court has allocated five days for the proceedings, with a verdict expected on June 19. This marks the third attempt to bring the case to trial.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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