{"id":186142,"date":"2025-08-10T17:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/10\/hamptons-mystery-irish-entrepreneur-found-dead-at-montauk-yacht-club\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T17:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:05:23","slug":"hamptons-mystery-irish-entrepreneur-found-dead-at-montauk-yacht-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/10\/hamptons-mystery-irish-entrepreneur-found-dead-at-montauk-yacht-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamptons Mystery: Irish Entrepreneur Found Dead At Montauk Yacht Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">Six days after a woman was found unresponsive inside a Hamptons yacht, investigators are still working to determine how and why she died. It\u2019s an incident that\u2019s roiled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2021\/07\/hamptons-new-headache-even-richer-people?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tony summer getaway area<\/a>, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/hamptons-problems?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime is low<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/justin-timberlake-arrested-dwi-related-charges-hamptons-sag-harbor?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but certainly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2016\/08\/hamptons-police-reports?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not nonexistent<\/a>), especially as the deceased, 33-year-old Martha Nolan-O\u2019Slatarra, was familiar to many as the owner of a pop-up boutique just steps from a high-traffic luxury hotel.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Suffolk County Police Department, a 911 call placed around midnight Tuesday reported that a woman had fallen unconscious on a yacht moored at the 200-slip marina of the Montauk Yacht Club, a 16-acre Hamptons resort that\u2019s served area residents (barring <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/behindthehedges.com\/montauk-yacht-club-makes-its-return\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/behindthehedges.com\/montauk-yacht-club-makes-its-return\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/behindthehedges.com\/montauk-yacht-club-makes-its-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">breaks for renovations<\/a>) since 1928.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The male caller, who has not been publicly identified, told dispatchers that \u201cgood Samaritans\u201d had performed CPR on the woman\u2014who was later identified as Nolan-O\u2019Slatarra\u2014to no avail. First responders pronounced her dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">A preliminary homicide investigation and exam was \u201cinconclusive regarding the cause of death,\u201d police say. According to the Suffolk County Office of the Medical Examiner, an autopsy on Nolan-O\u2019Slatarra\u2019s remains performed later in the week \u201cdid not show evidence of violence.\u201d Her final cause of death remains unknown, \u201cpending further examination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">It\u2019s unclear who owns the yacht Nolan-O\u2019Slatarra died on, which <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/woman-dead-on-boat-near-montauk-yacht-club\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/woman-dead-on-boat-near-montauk-yacht-club\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/woman-dead-on-boat-near-montauk-yacht-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS reports<\/a> was a 50-to-60-foot vessel docked off Star Island Road. When contacted with a request for additional details, a spokesperson for the Montauk Yacht Club provided a written statement that reads: \u201cWe are saddened to learn of the tragic incident that took place. Our team is cooperating with law enforcement in their ongoing investigation and remains committed to the safety and well-being of our guests and staff. We have no further comment at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>The lighthouse at the end of the point on Montauk, a Hamptons tourist destination. Montauk Yacht Club founder Carl Fisher constructed a sixty-foot-tall replica of the lighthouse on his resort&#8217;s grounds.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">Andrew Lichtenstein\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">While the Hamptons have their own unique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/hamptons-problems?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set of problems<\/a>, unexplained deaths are <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.neighborhoodscout.com\/ny\/east-hampton\/crime\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.neighborhoodscout.com\/ny\/east-hampton\/crime&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neighborhoodscout.com\/ny\/east-hampton\/crime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exceedingly rare<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2002\/01\/ammon200201?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2001 slaying of financier Ted Ammon<\/a> is enough of an outlier that it remains a topic of discussion today; a more common true crime tale for the region might be allegations of financial impropriety <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/culture\/story\/when-your-husband-is-in-a-hamptons-scandal?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at a wealthy denizen\u2019s day job<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">That\u2019s why Nolan-O\u2019Slatarra case has attracted so much attention\u2014that, and her visibility as the owner of a summertime pop-up shop at Gurney\u2019s Montauk Resort and Seawater Spa, which began in 1926 as a quaint, 20-room hotel but has evolved into a massive spa and hospitality complex. (In fact, Gurney\u2019s <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/hamptons.curbed.com\/2018\/5\/14\/17343658\/gurneys-buys-montauk-yacht-club\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/hamptons.curbed.com\/2018\/5\/14\/17343658\/gurneys-buys-montauk-yacht-club&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/hamptons.curbed.com\/2018\/5\/14\/17343658\/gurneys-buys-montauk-yacht-club\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also owned<\/a> the Montauk Yacht Club from 2018 until 2022, when <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/26\/montauk-yacht-club-sells-for-a-hamptons-record-of-149-4m\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/26\/montauk-yacht-club-sells-for-a-hamptons-record-of-149-4m\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/26\/montauk-yacht-club-sells-for-a-hamptons-record-of-149-4m\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it was sold<\/a> to boating network Safe Harbor Marinas for $149.4 million.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Born in the Irish town of Carlow, Nolan-O\u2019Slatarra moved to New York about ten years ago, reports the <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/new-york-yacht-death-funeral-arrangements-for-irish-entrepreneur-martha-nolan-oslatarra-to-be-announced-this-week\/a1198458628.html\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/new-york-yacht-death-funeral-arrangements-for-irish-entrepreneur-martha-nolan-oslatarra-to-be-announced-this-week\/a1198458628.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/new-york-yacht-death-funeral-arrangements-for-irish-entrepreneur-martha-nolan-oslatarra-to-be-announced-this-week\/a1198458628.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Irish Independent<\/em><\/a>. The Manhattan resident had filed for divorce from husband <strong>Sam Ryan<\/strong> earlier this year, according to Irish newspaper <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.sundayworld.com\/crime\/irish-crime\/tragic-martha-nolan-oslatarra-came-through-divorce-and-lawsuit-to-fight-for-her-us-dream\/a593756677.html\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.sundayworld.com\/crime\/irish-crime\/tragic-martha-nolan-oslatarra-came-through-divorce-and-lawsuit-to-fight-for-her-us-dream\/a593756677.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayworld.com\/crime\/irish-crime\/tragic-martha-nolan-oslatarra-came-through-divorce-and-lawsuit-to-fight-for-her-us-dream\/a593756677.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sunday World<\/em><\/a>, and was currently in a relationship with another man, the <em>Independent<\/em> reports, \u201cwho is understood not to have been on the boat with her\u201d at the time of her death. According to the paper, she\u2019d messaged him earlier in the evening to say that she\u2019d Uber home by 1 a.m. \u201cShe had told him she was meeting someone in connection with her business,\u201d <em>Sunday World<\/em> writes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/hamptons-yacht-martha-nolan-oslatarra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six days after a woman was found unresponsive inside a Hamptons yacht, investigators are still working to determine how and why she died. It\u2019s an incident that\u2019s roiled the tony summer getaway area, where crime is low (but certainly not nonexistent), especially as the deceased, 33-year-old Martha Nolan-O\u2019Slatarra, was familiar to many as the owner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":186143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[195,944,10937,2383,718,8249,12094,2001,12093],"class_list":{"0":"post-186142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-crime","9":"tag-culture","10":"tag-death","11":"tag-hamptons","12":"tag-scandal","13":"tag-society","14":"tag-the-hamptons","15":"tag-true-crime","16":"tag-yacht"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}