Is captain Schettino still in jail?
Francesco Schettino, the former cruise ship captain sentenced to 16 years for steering the Costa Concordia into rocks, was finally jailed Friday after his lengthy appeals process ran out.
Where is the Costa Concordia cruise ship now?
The vessel, carrying 4,252 people, met a tragic end in January 2012 when it hit an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio near Tuscany. Now, half a decade on, the wreckage of the tragic ship is being dismantled in the port of Genoa.
How many died on Concordia cruise?
32 dead
Today, January 13, 2019, marks the 7th anniversary of the Costa Concordia disaster which left 32 dead and 4,000 passengers and crew traumatized, after the cruise ship run aground at Isola del Giglio, an island off the coast of Tuscany, Italy.
What did the captain of the Costa Concordia do wrong?
The captain of the Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino was found guilty of manslaughter in 2016 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Francesco Schettino was given 10 years for multiple manslaughters, 5 years for causing a shipwreck, and 1 year for abandoning the passengers at the time of the sinking.
How many bodies were found on the Costa Concordia?
Today’s discovery would appear to support this theory since his body was found trapped under heavy furniture on that side of the ship which rested on the rocky sea floor in shallow water just 150 yards from the Giglio shoreline.
Did the owner of the Titanic go down with the ship?
The designer of the Titanic went down with his ship, whereas the man whose company owned the liner left on the last lifeboat, a decision he almost immediately regretted. The first man to see the iceberg that sank the liner was a reluctant witness at the two inquiries into the sinking, and ended up taking his own life.
Can a ship captain marry you?
A ship’s captain generally does NOT have the legal right to officiate a wedding at sea. In order for a Captain of a ship to perform a marriage at sea, he must also be a judge, a justice of the peace, a minister, or an officially recognized officiant such as a Notary Public.