Italian Cruise Ship Sinking Captain

Francesco Schettino commander of the grounded Costa Concordia and Capt.

Italian cruise ship sinking captain. In 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Tuscany claiming 32 lives. Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship hit rocks and sank in 2012 killing 32 people. Captain Francesco Schettino was this week sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter.

A profile of 52-year-old Italian cruise liner captain Francesco Schettino jailed for manslaughter for his role in the Costa Concordia maritime disaster in January 2012. 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 ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship Francesco Schettino takes place for his trial on July 9 2013 in Grosseto.

Francesco Schettino were charged with various crimes. Several of the ships crew notably Capt. 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.

Italian cruise ship captain ordered back to shipSky News17 Jan 12 1359 GMTTRT 0355A dramatic recording has been released apparently r. Here is a translation of the transcript of the conversation between Capt. Francesco Schettino captain of the Costa Concordia could be slapped with manslaughter charges after the cruise ship hit rocks near the island of Giglio on Friday authorities said.

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 three-judge panel. Three people were confirmed to have died. Construction and maiden voyage.

The Italian captain of the ship that sank off the coast of Tuscany was detained by prosecutors as efforts continued to search for the missing. Secondly what happened to the captain of the Italian cruise ship. The Italian captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that capsized in 2012 killing 32 people says hell cope with prison life by going back to being ship boy.