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Costa Concordia, commanded by Captain Francesco Schettino at the time of grounding. Francesco Schettino (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko sketˈtiːno]; born 14 November 1960) [1] is an Italian former shipmaster who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when the ship struck an underwater rock and capsized off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012.
An investigation focused on shortcomings in the procedures followed by Costa Concordia 's crew and the actions of her captain, Francesco Schettino, who left the ship prematurely. He left about 300 passengers on board the sinking vessel, most of whom were rescued by helicopter or motorboats in the area.
Francesco Schettino, the ship's captain at that time, was tried and found guilty of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident, and abandoning his ship. He was sentenced to sixteen years in prison in 2015. The wreck was salvaged three years after the incident and then towed to the port of Genoa, where she was scrapped.
By Cristiano Corvino. GROSSETO, Italy Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:55pm EDT (Reuters) - A young Moldovan dancer who was on the bridge of the Costa Concordia cruise liner with Captain Francesco Schettino ...
Captain Francesco Schettino, who left his ship in the midst of the Costa Concordia disaster of 2012, was not only widely reviled for his actions, but received a 16-year sentence including one year for abandoning his passengers. Abandoning ship has been recorded as a maritime crime for centuries in Spain, Greece, and Italy. [5]
In Italy in 2012, that someone was Francesco Schettino, the captain of the luxury liner Costa Concordia who slammed it into a reef, capsizing off the Tuscan island of Giglio. Thirty-two people ...
On 13 January 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise ship, owned by the Costa Crociere shipping company and under the command of Francesco Schettino, impacted a rock in the waters of Isola del Giglio, opening a 36-meter-long hole on the port side, followed by the partial submersion of the ship.
In 2012, the Costa Concordia, under the command of the fatally incompetent Captain Francesco Schettino, ran aground and then sank off the Tuscan coast with 3,200 passengers and more than 1,000 ...