Costa Concordia captain denied plea bargain in deadly shipwreck

GROSSETO, Italy – Italian prosecutors on Tuesday rejected a plea bargain bid by the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off Italy last year, killing 32 people, defense lawyers said. Capt. Francesco Schettino is accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship before all 4,200 passengers and crew were evacuated.Defense lawyer Francesco Pepe said Schettino had wanted to defend himself at a trial but when the five other defendants in the shipwreck off the Tuscan coast all sought plea bargains during a closed-door hearing Tuesday, his defense team decided to change strategy.

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Costa Concordia captain: I will sail again

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The former captain of the Costa Concordia is convinced he can one day return to the helm of a cruise ship, despite being under investigation for abandoning ship and causing the deaths of 32 people. He was responding to journalists’ questions as he entered a court near Naples, where he is fighting his dismissal by Costa Cruises, the Italian company that owns the Concordia. He wants his job back, despite being blamed for the disaster that unfolded on the night of Jan 13 last year.

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Costa Concordia owners accused

Ialian prosecutors broadened the inquiry into the Costa Concordia disaster on Thursday, announcing that they will investigate alleged failings by the cruise line owners. The widening of the investigation is likely to be beneficial to former passengers, and the relatives of the 32 people who died in the tragedy, who have launched class actions against Costa Cruises and its parent company in the United States, Carnival Corporation. They are seeking tens of millions of pounds in compensation for the loss of loved ones and for the trauma they experienced on the night of Jan 13, 2012.

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Costa Concordia wreck attracts day trippers

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Costa Concordia wreck attracts day trippers. The site of the Costa Concordia tragedy – which earlier this year claimed the lives of 32 people – has become a magnet for “disaster tourism”. Costa Concordia wreck attracts day trippers. The vessel struck a…
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Costa Concordia: Capt Francesco Schettino ‘could be sentenced to 2500 years’

The captain of the capsized Costa Concordia could be sentenced to a cumulative total of more than 2500 years in prison if convicted of causing a shipwreck abandoning ship and multiple counts of manslaughter. The length of sentence was calculated by Italian newspapers, which totted up the jail terms that Capt Francesco Schettino could face if convicted on all the charges that are expected to be brought against him.

Costa Concordia: Italian woman sues over miscarriage after cruise

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An Italian woman who claims the terror and trauma of being involved in the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster caused her to have a miscarriage has filed for a million euros in damages and compensation. The woman, identified only as Cristina M, survived the ordeal but miscarried a week afterwards. Read More

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