Italy Cruise Ship Captain Abandoned

At least five people are confirmed dead and another 30.

Italy cruise ship captain abandoned. 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. 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. Im here Schettino replied.

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. Only a disgraceful man. Captain abandoned ship THREE people were saved from Italys shipwreck as questions linger about why the captain left ship before others.

Captain Francesco Schettino was on the bridge when the ship hit. Schettino was sentenced in 2015 after a court found him guilty of manslaughter causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship. The final and most dramatic call took place at 146am when after confirming that he was speaking to the captain a coastguard.

No way have I abandoned ship. Why did the captain of. It was a case of a captain hot-dogging and showing off his apparently limited navigation skills to a retired master mariner ashore.

According to Italian navigation code a captain who abandons ship before others are safe can face up to 12 years in prison AP reported. Francesco Schettino Italian pronunciation. Captain Coward fled from sinking cruise liner Costa Concordia leaving 300 passengers and crew to their fate Francesco Schettino was at the command of cruise liner in January 2012.

Its captain was accused of manslaughter and abandoning the 4200 passengers and crew on. 9 of 17 10 of 17 Four years after Costa Concordias tragic shipwreck photographer Jonathan Danko Kielkowski captured these images of the abandoned ship off the coast of Italy. Schettino who is denying all charges is accused of having abandoned the ship on Friday at 2330 while there were still about 230 people aboard -- including two newborns and four disabled people.