…captain of doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship and the man who is now at the centre of one of Italy's worse maritime disasters, is currently under arrest Francesco Schettino joined Costa Cruises in 2002, initially as an official in charge of security. He was promoted to the role of captain in 2006, having been second-in-command. As reports of an unplanned change of course and a terrifying and c…
…remain with his stricken ship. The official death toll rose to seven this morning after another body was pulled from the tilting wreckage. Last night the number of those still unaccounted for rose to 29 – 25 passengers and four crew. Francesco Schettino, who faces up to 12 years in jail for manslaughter, will appear in court today after his company chiefs accused him of an “unauthorised and unapp…
on the part of Captain Francesco Schettino for the grounding of the vessel. Costa Crociere chairman and CEO Pier Luigi Foschi told reporters the liner had passed all safety and technical tests in its 2011 evaluation. Asked about the suggestion that the captain had abandoned ship, senior prosecutor Francesco Verusio said: “Unfortunately, I must confirm that circumstance.” As an injured crewman and…
dered the turn too late” as the luxury ship sailed close to an island, according to a leaked interrogation transcript. The Costa Concordia ran aground with about 4,200 people on board. More than 20 people are still missing but the search for survivors has been halted. According to the leaked transcript quoted by Italian media, Captain Francesco Schettino said the route of the Costa Concordia…
Pictures of cruise ship rep Domnica Cemortan with her “lover” captain coward Francesco Schettino just a month before the Costa Concordia disaster have emerged this week. Moldovan Domnica Cemortan , 24, and Francesco Schettino, 52, are pictured at a restaurant table groaning under the weight of fresh oysters and crabs during a stop over on a previous cruise – while his unsuspecting wife Fabi…
Domnica Cemortan, the Moldovan blonde tour rep who was accused of causing the sinking of the Costa Concordia by romantically distracting Captain Francesco Schettino has given her first full newspaper interview “to set the record straight”. Domnica Cemortan, 25, had been dining and flirting with Captain Francesco Schettino, 52, before the disaster and was with him on the bridge when the ship struc…
Ahead of today’s pre-trial hearing over capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship, Captain Francesco Schettino was said by his family to be both depressed and afraid. Maurilio Russo, Francesco Schettino’s brother-in-law, said the captain was suffering in the knowledge that lives had been lost and was particularly affected by the death of the youngest victim, five-year-old Dayana Arlotti. “HeR…
n Francesco Schettino and a port official shortly after the crash appears to support some of the prosecutors’ accusations. Captain Francesco Schettino denies the claims. The local authority says 20 passengers are still missing. They include people from Germany, Italy, France and the US. Four crew members – one each from Italy, Hungary, India and Peru – are also missing. In the re…
e along with a gallery of photographs provided by Fabiola Russo among them a series of pictures showing her husband giving a safety demonstration when he was a captain with Renaissance cruise lines in 2000. Other pictures showed Francesco Schettino at a desk in his cabin on another ship, or where was sat on a lifeboat of a tanker while working for American petrol giants Sunoco. Amazingly Fabiola R…
Francesco Schettino, the Italian captain of Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground killing three person and injuring more than 20 more was arrested late Saturday and is being investigated for manslaughter and abandoning ship, said a local prosecutor in Grosetto, Italy. Francesco Schettino, had been earlier interviewed by investigators in Porto Santo Stefano about what happened when the 4,20…
Francesco Schettino, the captain of Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground killing more than 30 people in January, has said he is sorry for the disaster. In an interview on Italian TV, Francesco Schettino said he thought constantly about the victims. But he insisted others should also share the blame, saying the ship had been under the command of another officer at the time. Franc…
…les might have been contaminated. Italian consumer protection group Codacons is representing some survivors of the shipwrecked cruise liner, which rammed a reef near Giglio island the night of January 13. The Italian news agency ANSA quoted the forensic medical expert who carried out the toxicology test as dismissing Codacons’ concerns about the external trace of cocaine. Toxicology tests r…
…ould have hit the rocks with the bow. It would have been a catastrophe.” Italian investigators are holding an inquiry into the cause of the Costa Concordia disaster and a court hearing is due on 21 July at which the full results of technical analysis will be heard. …
…h are in line with international standards”, Costa Crociere said in a statement. Francesco Schettino is suspected of manslaughter, but denies wrongdoing. At least five people have died but about 15 remain unaccounted for. Divers are trying to find more survivors. “It seems that the commander made errors of judgement that had serious consequences,” the statement by Costa Crociere…
Italian media reported today that a mystery woman was on the bridge alongside cowardly captain Francesco Schettino when Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off Giglio island on Friday night. The blonde woman is a 25-year-old Moldovan crew member who was not properly identified by investigators as she reportedly did not appear on any official manifest for the Costa Concordia. The woman was ide…
Francesco Schettino, the captain of doomed Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia had form before January’s disaster – he once crashed his ship while sailing too fast into a German port. Francesco Schettino “manoeuvred at a speed of 7.7 to 7.9 knots during entry into the port of Warnemunde, causing damage to the Aida Blu cruise ship”. The incident happened in June 2010. The captain resp…
…that clear? Captain: But we can no longer get on board now, the ship has sunk completely. PA: Why did you allow them to get off, Captain? Captain: I didn’t… We abandoned ship. PA: And with 100 people still on board you abandon ship? [expletive] Captain: I didn’t abandon any ship… because the ship turned on its side quickly and we were catapulted into the water. PA: We’…
nd were wearing life vests. The bodies were found near one of the assembly points where people were told to gather in an emergency. Before the bodies were discovered, Italian officials said there were 29 people still missing from the vessel. Teams of specialist divers have been helping with the rescue mission, but they have been hampered by bad weather. The ship, carrying 4,200 passengers and crew…
Salvage work on Costa Concordia cruise ship is expected to begin later on Wednesday, as hopes fade that any more survivors will be found on the stricken cruise ship. Rescuers have been through almost all of the ship that remains above the water line and experts believe there is little risk of a major fuel leak. Eleven bodies have been recovered so far and 24 people are missing. The captain of the…
…on the liner Atlantica with Francesco Schettino, 52, who is accused of abandoning the Costa Concordia after he steered it on to rocks and left 32 people dead, for a month between January and February 2010. The woman’s revelations to investigating prosecutor Francesco Verusio, were published by La Stampa newspaper and she said of her experiences with Genoa based Costa: “I found corruption, prostit…
A pre-trial hearing over the case of capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship begins today in Italy. At least 30 people are believed to have died when the ship struck rocks off the Tuscan coast on 13 January. Captain Francesco Schettino denies accusations of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship before all those aboard were evacuated. Francesco Schettino’s lawyer said he would not att…
A new amateur video has emerged showing the crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship reassuring passengers nothing was wrong, after the vessel had begun taking in water. In the footage, a crew member says “everything is under control” and asks passengers to go to their cabins. It is thought the delay in deciding to abandon the ship may have cost lives. At least 11 people died. Rescue w…
Fears are growing for the 29 people now listed as missing after the Costa Concordia crashed into rocks off Italy’s west coast on Friday night. Emergency crews have worked through the night at the wreck of a stricken cruise ship. Six people are known to have died in the disaster up to now. Local coast guard chief Marco Brusco said there was just a “glimmer of hope” that survivors…
…from charted routes are supposed to follow strict protocols that ensure safety: ports are informed, the company is informed, and certainly no ship of the Costa Concordia’s size would be charging 200-300 yards (meters) off shore at 16 knots. “For anyone who knows that zone, that ship with those characteristics shouldn’t have been there,” Luigi Foschi said. Francesco Schettino is under h…
More than 24 hours after Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian coast, three survivors have been found on the stricken cruise ship. Rescuers are trying to reach a third survivor, hours after a honeymooning South Korean couple were rescued. Three people are so far confirmed dead and about 40 are unaccounted for. Francesco Schettino, the Italian captain of the Costa Concordia has been arrested…
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