Captain Of Concordia Cruise Ship

Francesco Schettino was ordered to return to the ship according to this recording alleged to be of a telephone conversation between the captain and the port authority guardiancouk.

Captain of concordia cruise ship. Italys highest court has upheld the 16-year jail sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia which capsized in 2012 killing 32 people. If passenger accounts are correct Captain Schettino will long be considered a coward who abandoned his responsibilities and duties after wrecking the Concordia and killing scores of innocents in the process. Francesco Schettino was sentenced in 2015.

In the case of the Costa Concordia captain Schettino decided to sail closer to the coast than usual. A cruise ship captains salary can be six figures annuallyCaptains on the largest ships responsible for 5000 or more passengers and crew members can have a salary in excess of 150000 typically working two months on two months off. The captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship Francesco Schettino takes place for his trial on July 9 2013 in Grosseto.

Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship. Francesco Schettino commander of the grounded Costa Concordia and Capt. Schettino is charged with multiple manslaughter over the 32 people who lost their lives and is accused of abandoning the ship while terrified passengers were still inside in the January 13 2012 disaster.

At first it was confirmed that Captain Schettino abandoned his ship before all cruise passengers were rescued and safe. Here is a translation of the transcript of the conversation between Capt. Its still unclear why he did this.

GROSSETO Italy - The captain of the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner was handed a prison sentence of 16 years and one month on Wednesday after being convicted of multiple counts of. Cruise Ship Lawyers Blog has covered this incident from the beginning. Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship hit rocks and sank in 2012 killing 32 people.

The captain of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison. In an unregulated industry which looks for a scapegoat the cruise line will focus on an irresponsible and renegade captain as the sole cause of the disaster which unfolded this weekend. The captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship faced questions over the change of course that led to its sinking.