Captain Of Cruise Ship That Sank In Italy

More than 4200 people were rescued though 32 people died.

Captain of cruise ship that sank in italy. According to the harbor masters office the. Sinking When the Costa Concordia a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation partly sank last year off Giglio Italy killing 32 people after hitting a submerged rock it was one of the first times a cruise ship had done so since the Explorer in. Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship hit.

Dubbed Captain Coward by international media Francesco Schettino argued that he was nothing more than a solitary scapegoat for a cruise ship disaster that claimed the lives of 32 people. Enzo RussoEPA The captain. 16 2012 -- Captain Francesco Schettino the man dubbed Captain Coward for abandoning the Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia after it struck the rocks and sank off the Tuscan island of.

Francesco Schettino the captain of the Costa Concordia returned on Thursday to the stricken cruise ship more than two years after leaving it in a. Various eyewitness accounts indicate that Schettino had been showing off to a female acquaintance moments before he crashed the Costa Concordia. 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.

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. In 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Tuscany claiming 32 lives. Costa Concordia captain boards capsized cruise ship For 1st time since disaster off Italys coast left 32 people dead Capt.

The captain of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Captain Francesco Schettino left the ship as it sank and was convicted on 32 counts of manslaughter. Francesco Schettino captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank off Italy in 2012 killing 32 people takes the stand for the first time.

Several of the ships crew notably Capt. The court also ordered Captain Schettino and the company that operated the ship Costa Cruises to pay damages of 30000 euros or about 34000 in compensation to each passenger and several. Captain Francesco Schettino was this.