# Private investigators serve yacht owner in $50 million wrongful death case

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dramatic-moment-tycoon-61-who-ran-naked-from-hamptons-yacht-where-glam-bikini-designer-lay-dead-is-tracked-down-by-private-investigators-and-his-chilling-taunt/
- Published: 2026-10-29T23:13:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T23:32:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16243659/christopher-durnan-martha-nolan-oslatarra-hamptons-yacht.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Culture, Fashion, Markets, World

## Key points

- Durnan was served with a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit.
- Nolan-O’Slatarra died aboard his yacht in August 2025.
- He denies wrongdoing; the cause of death remains undisclosed.

## Summary

A $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against millionaire yacht owner Christopher Durnan has moved forward after private investigators tracked him down in Florida and served him with court papers. The case concerns the death of Irish-born swimwear designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, whose family alleges Durnan was responsible; he denies wrongdoing and has not been charged.

Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, was found unresponsive aboard Durnan’s yacht in Montauk on 5 August 2025, after reportedly meeting him to discuss investment in her business. Durnan was found naked on the dock and later said he had removed clothes covered in vomit; the family disputes that account. Trace amounts of cocaine were reportedly found in her system, but the medical examiner has not publicly given a cause of death. Court filings say Durnan accepted the summons on 1 October and remarked, “I’m surprised it took you so long.”

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