Politics · Italy · 10 hrs ago
Son of Naples TikToker investigated over alleged illegal boat rentals
Prosecutors in Naples are investigating four people over alleged illegal boat rentals and use of public waters.
One is a son of TikToker Rita De Crescenzo; he is not her son Francesco Pio Bianco, who was wrongly identified at first.
The allegations include operating boat rentals without permission, occupying state-owned coastal waters and breaking navigation safety rules.
The area involved lies between Mergellina and Borgo Marinaro, along Naples’ waterfront.
The Coast Guard seized six boats and inflatable craft used for rentals and trips between shore and sea.
Prosecutors say boats were kept moored at night without required lights, creating collision risks and obstructing commercial public services.
De Crescenzo had supported protests by unauthorized mooring operators in Naples, but the investigation does not establish why she did so.
A son of TikToker Rita De Crescenzo is among four people under investigation over alleged illegal boat rentals and occupation of public maritime land in Naples.
The Naples prosecutor’s office notified the four of allegations including unauthorised boat-hire activity and breaches of navigation-safety rules.
The investigation was conducted by the Coast Guard, which recently seized six boats and dinghies.
Prosecutors said boats moored without required lights posed a risk of collisions and disrupted public commercial services.
- Who
- One of Rita De Crescenzo’s sons and three other people are under investigation.
- What
- They are suspected of unauthorised boat rentals, illegal occupation of maritime land and breaches of navigation-safety rules.
- When
- The notice was reported on 12 October 2026; the Coast Guard seized the vessels in the days before.
- Where
- In waters between Mergellina and Borgo Marinaro, Naples.
- Why
- Prosecutors allege the activity was unauthorised and that boats moored without required lights created collision risks and obstructed public services.
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The Coast Guard seized six boats and dinghies used for rentals and transfers between land and sea.
The Naples prosecutor’s office notified four people, including one of De Crescenzo’s sons, that they were under investigation.
- People under investigation
- Four
- Vessels seized
- Six boats and dinghies
- Location
- Waters between Mergellina and Borgo Marinaro, Naples
- Reported
- 12 October 2026
What people are saying
a concrete and serious danger of collisions and maritime accidents
the manoeuvres and the regularity of public commercial line services
Sources
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