Italian Cruise Ship Captain Sentenced

Lawyers for Costa Concordia captain.

Italian cruise ship captain sentenced. 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. The captain of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

He is also seeking a plea bargain to reduce a possible jail sentence. Captain Francesco Schettino was this week sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter 234. Giuseppe Sotgiu was the master of the OSV Asso.

Captain Francesco Schettino was this week sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter. GROSSETO Italy - The captain of the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner was handed a prison sentence of 16 years and one month on Wednesday after being convicted of multiple counts of. The captain of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

The captain of an Italian-flagged OSV has been sentenced to prison for returning a group of maritime migrants to Libya their point of origin. The captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship was convicted Wednesday of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in jail Italian court officials said. Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship hit.

Captain Francesco Schettino 52 remains on trial for manslaughter and causing the loss of his ship. Schettino abandoned ship and was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison over the 33 deaths that occurred due to the disaster. Francesco Schettino the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship when it crashed into rocks off Gigilo island Italy in 2012 killing 32 people has been sentenced to 16 years in jail.

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. ROME An Italian court on Wednesday convicted the captain of a cruise liner that capsized in 2012 killing 32 people of manslaughter and sentenced him to just over 16 years in prison for his. Italys highest court has upheld the 16-year jail sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia which capsized in 2012 killing 32 people.