Captain Of Cruise Ship That Sank In Italy

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.

Captain of cruise ship that sank in italy. Costa Concordia cruise liner captain Francesco Schettino R is escorted by a Carabinieri in Grosseto January 14 2012. The captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship Francesco Schettino takes place for his trial on July 9 2013 in Grosseto. The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship Francesco Schettino is taken into custody in Grosseto Italy Italian news agency Ansa said 4165 out of the 4234 people on-board were safe but did.

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. Construction and maiden voyage. More than 4200 people were rescued though 32 people died.

Various eyewitness accounts indicate that Schettino had been showing off to a female acquaintance moments before he crashed the Costa Concordia. 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. Captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship Francesco Schettino r is taken into custody in Grosseto Italy.

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. The Italian captain went back onboard the wreck for the first time since the sinking of the cruise ship on January 13 2012 as part of his. Schettino the captain of the Italian cruise liner that ran aground off Italys west coast was arrested on the charges of multiple manslaughter causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship police said.

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 was at the command of the cruise liner in January 2012 when it hit rocks off the coast of Tuscany and sank killing 32 people. Schettino allowed back on stricken vessel amid manslaughter probe.

Captain Francesco Schettino was this. Costa Concordia captain boards capsized cruise ship For 1st time since disaster off Italys coast left 32 people dead Capt. More than 3200 passengers and 1000 crew members were on board.