Italian Cruise Ship Crash
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Italian cruise ship crash. AFPGetty Images ROME -- Italian Captain Francesco Schettino was found guilty today for causing the fatal shipwreck of the Costa Concordia and sentenced to 16 years in prison according to a. In 2015 he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison for his role in. Sadly five passengers were injured as a result.
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 trial for manslaughter and abandoning ship. Video Italy Cruise Ship Crash. On a larger scale a cruise ship crashed into a dock in Venice Italy around the same time.
Costa Concordia Italian pronunciation. A sixth body has been found on the stricken Costa Concordia which crashed into rocks off Italys Tuscan coast on Friday night. An Italian cruise ship crashed a few feet aware from shore because the captain wanted to wave at someone.
The ship hit rocks off the coast of Tuscany on Friday leaving 20 people injured in addition to those killed authorities said. Several of the ships crew notably Capt. Cruise ship staff member Rosalyn Rincon describes the moment that her ship ran aground in Italy.
A loud bang was the first indication. More than 4200 people were rescued though 32 people died. 247 Coverage of Breaking News and Live Events.
Costa Concordia disaster the capsizing of an Italian cruise ship on January 13 2012 after it struck rocks off the coast of Giglio Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Francesco Schettino were charged with various crimes. At least four people were injured when a cruise liner crashed into a port in the Italian city of Venice on Sunday.
