Italy Cruise Ship Captain Abandoned

On 13 January 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground capsized and later sank in shallow waters after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio Tuscany resulting in 32 deathsThe eight-year-old Costa Cruises vessel was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when it deviated from its planned route at Isola del Giglio sailed closer to the island.

Italy cruise ship captain abandoned. Only a disgraceful man. The captain of the cruise ship that sank off Italys coast leaving some 39 people dead or missing was ordered to return aboard from a lifeboat to oversee his ships evacuation according to. What happened to the captain of the Italian cruise ship.

The ships captain has been taken into. Italian cruise ship captain gets 16-year jail sentence Accusations included manslaughter causing shipwreck and abandoning ship while passengers were still aboard. Born 14 November 1960 is an Italian former sea captain who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when it struck an underwater rock and capsized with the deaths of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012.

The Costa Concordia was one of the best cruise ships in the world with 1500 cabins a multi-level theater a casino and could accommodate over 4000 passengers at a time. Its captain was accused of manslaughter and abandoning the 4200 passengers and crew on. Francesco Schettino Italian pronunciation.

40 Photos of Cruise Ship Left Abandoned For Years. Why did the captain of. An Italian appeals court has upheld the 16-year.

It was a case of a captain hot-dogging and showing off his apparently limited navigation skills to a retired master mariner ashore. Maps and graphics about the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off Italys west coast with 4000 on board. Schettino was sentenced in 2015 after a court found him guilty of manslaughter causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship.

17 2012 -- An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the doomed cruise ship Costa Concordia be released on house arrest following his first appearance in court today after he allegedly. Francesco Schettino denied he had abandoned ship before passengers and crew were evacuated. According to Italian navigation code a captain who abandons ship before others are safe can face up to 12 years in prison AP reported.