# NYC designer found dead on yacht alleged harassment by financier 2026-08-15T19:44:18+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Swimwear designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, told a business partner she was being harassed by financier Chris Durnan days before her body was found on his boat in Montauk, New York. The Irish-born entrepreneur had blocked Durnan’s number on August 1 after he sent hostile messages accusing her and her East x East partner of fraud, according to text exchanges shared with The Post. She planned to meet him on August 4 to discuss the allegations. Nolan-O’Slatarra met Durnan that evening on his boat “Hell in a Bucket” for a champagne sunset cruise. They later moved to another boat, “Ripple.” Police are investigating the events that followed. Durnan has denied any involvement; his lawyer said he threw away clothing stained with vomit, though an EMT report did not mention vomit. The family has filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court and set up a tip line for information. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Chris Durnan, Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, New York Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nyc-designer-found-dead-on-yacht-alleged-harassment-by-financier/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nyc-designer-found-dead-on-yacht-alleged-harassment-by-financier/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/