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. 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. If passenger accounts are correct Captain Schettino will long be considered a coward who abandoned his responsibilities and duties after wrecking the Concordia and killing scores. 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.

Costa Concordia cruise liner captain Francesco Schettino R is escorted by a Carabinieri in Grosseto January 14 2012. 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. 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.

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. Several of the ships crew notably Capt. More than 3200 passengers and 1000 crew members were on board.

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. Schettino allowed back on stricken vessel amid manslaughter probe. 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.

Francesco Schettino were charged with various crimes. The captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship Francesco Schettino takes place for his trial on July 9 2013 in Grosseto. Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship hit.

Italys shipwreck captain. Construction and maiden voyage. In 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Tuscany claiming 32 lives.